Carol Creighton Burnett, an American actress, comedian, singer, and novelist, was born on April 26, 1933. One of the first programs of its sort to have a female host, The Carol Burnett Show was her ground-breaking comedy variety show that debuted on CBS. She has made appearances on every kind of stage, television show, and movie, including comedic and theater parts. She has received numerous honors, including seven Golden Globes, a Tony, six Primetime Emmys, and a Grammy. In addition to the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, Burnett also earned the Mark Twain Prize for American Comedy in 2013 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005.
She left her hometown of San Antonio, Texas, where she was born and reared, and relocated to Hollywood, California, with her family. She graduated from Hollywood High School and afterwards studied musical comedy and theater at UCLA. Later, she gave performances in New York City nightclubs. In 1959, she had a Broadway hit with Once Once a Time for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. She immediately made her TV debut, continued to appear often on The Gary Moore Show for the following three years, and in 1962 she received her first Emmy. In the 1963 CBS Dallas State Fair production of Calamity Jane, Burnett made her television debut as the titular character.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Burnett started her 11-year career as the host of the Carol Burnett Show on CBS Television from 1967 until 1978. Variety show The Carol Burnett Show (The Carol Burnett Show) is based on vaudeville and features comic sketches, song, and dancing. Comedy sketches often feature character vignettes and cinematic parodies. The show and Burnett have both received multiple Emmys and Golden Globe awards for her remarkable performances in a variety of iconic roles.
Burnett made numerous appearances in television and film ventures both during and after her variety program. The Front Page (1974), Four Seasons (1981), Annie (1982), Noises Off (1992), and Horton Hears a Who are just a few of the movies she appeared in (2008). She has a varied history on television, having performed on numerous sketch shows, dramatic parts in 6 Rms Deja Vu (1974) and Friendly Fire (1979), for which she received an Emmy, as well as specials starring Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton, Beverly Sears, and others. She made a comeback to Broadway in 1995 with “Beyond the Buffalo” and received another Tony Award nomination. She appeared in Better Call Saul in 2022.