In 2005, Burnett was recognized as "one of America's most cherished entertainers" and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom "for enhancing the lives of millions of Americans and for her extraordinary contributions to American entertainment", by President George W. She returned to the Broadway stage in 1995 in Moon Over Buffalo, for which she was again nominated for a Tony Award.īurnett has written and narrated several memoirs, earning Grammy nominations for almost all of them, including a win for In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox. She has a diverse television background, having appeared in other sketch shows in dramatic roles in 6 Rms Riv Vu (1974) and Friendly Fire (1979) in various well-regarded guest roles, such as in Mad About You, for which she won an Emmy Award and in specials with Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton, Beverly Sills, and others. Her film roles include Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), The Front Page (1974), The Four Seasons (1981), Annie (1982), Noises Off (1992) and Horton Hears a Who! (2008).
Burnett created many memorable characters during the show's run, and both she and the show won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.ĭuring and after her variety show, Burnett appeared in many television and film projects. The comedy sketches included film parodies and character pieces. With its vaudeville roots, The Carol Burnett Show was a variety show that combined comedy sketches with song and dance. Burnett moved to Los Angeles and began an 11-year run as star of The Carol Burnett Show on CBS television from 1967 to 1978. Burnett had her television special debut in 1963 when she starred as Calamity Jane in the Dallas State Fair Musicals production of Calamity Jane on CBS. She soon made her television debut, regularly appearing on The Garry Moore Show for the next three years, and won her first Emmy Award in 1962. Later she performed in nightclubs in New York City and had a breakout success on Broadway in 1959 in Once Upon a Mattress, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. She attended Hollywood High School and eventually studied theater and musical comedy at UCLA. She has also appeared on various talk shows and as a panellist on game shows.īorn and raised in San Antonio, Texas, her family moved to California where she lived in the Hollywood area. She has achieved success on stage, television and film in varying genres including dramatic and comedic roles. It was one of the first of its kind to be hosted by a woman.
She is best known for her groundbreaking comedy variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS.
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