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Most Comedy Lead Actor Wins

This list features the actors that have won the most comedy lead actor awards at the Emmy Awards.

RANK

ACTOR

WINS

YEARS

1

Carroll O'Connor

4

All in the Family (1972), (1977), (1978), (1979)

2

Michael J. Fox

4

Family Ties (1986), (1987), (1988)

Spin City (2000)

3

Kelsey Grammer

4

Frasier (1994), (1995), (1998), (2004)

4

Jim Parsons

4

The Big Bang Theory (2010), (2011), (2013), (2014)

5

Dick Van Dyke

3

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964), (1965), (1966)

6

Don Adams

3

Get Smart (1967), (1968), (1969)

7

John Lithgow

3

3rd Rock from the Sun (1996), (1997), (1999)

8

Tony Shalhoub

3

Monk (2003), (2005), (2006)

9

Jack Klugman

2

The Odd Couple (1971), (1973)

10

Alan Alda

2

M*A*S*H (1974), (1982)

11

Judd Hirsch

2

Taxi (1981), (1983)

12

Richard Mulligan

2

Soap (1980)

Empty Nest (1989)

13

Ted Danson

2

Cheers (1990), (1993)

14

Alec Baldwin

2

30 Rock (2008), (2009)

15

Jeffrey Tambor

2

Transparent (2015), (2016)

16

Bill Hader

2

Barry (2018), (2019)

17

Jason Sudeikis

2

Ted Lasso (2021), (2022)

18

Jeremy Allen White

2

The Bear (2023), (2024)


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References

Wikipedia (2024) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Lead_Actor_in_a_Comedy_Series#Performers_with_multiple_wins (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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