Sultan Pepper (April 22, 1962 – October 20, 2009) was an American comedy writer who worked on the Ben Stiller Show and Mad TV. Pepper won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for The Ben Stiller Show in 1993.[1]
The Ben Stiller Show
Pepper won The Ben Stiller Show's 1993 Emmy Award for "outstanding individual achievement in writing in a variety or music program", according to The Hollywood Reporter.[1] Pepper was the only woman on The Ben Stiller Show writing team, which included David Cross, Ben Stiller and Judd Apatow.[1]
Nickelodeon and after
Pepper later wrote for the HBO educational children's show Crashbox as well as the Nickelodeon animated series CatDog.[1] She also worked as a writer for the late-night television talk show The Stephanie Miller Show during the 1990s.[1]
2000s
In the 2000s, Pepper worked both as a writer and producer for the United States version of Don't Forget Your Toothbrush game show as well as Street Smarts and the reality show Blind Date.[1]
Pepper was contracted for a one-year development deal with Sony/Columbia Tri-Star Television beginning in 2002.[1] While with Sony/Columbia TriStar, Pepper wrote and produced on the television shows Pyramid, Shipmates and The Rerun Show.[1]
Pepper also wrote for the FOX Saturday night sketch comedy show Mad TV for two seasons.[1] The show's writing team, which included Pepper, was nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards in 2004 and 2005.[1]
Pepper died in Murrieta, California, on October 20, 2009, at age 47.[1]
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