Tom Purcell

Tom Purcell is an American television writer and executive who is notable for his work with Stephen Colbert on The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He is the winner of seven Primetime Emmy Awards.

Early life and education Tom Purcell grew up in St. Joseph, Michigan, just north of South Bend, Indiana, and graduated from St. Joseph High School. While attending St. Josephs', he started writing comedy at 15 years old, having his own comedy column and serving as features editor for his high school comedy newspaper called The Wind Up.

After college, Purcell took a job at Loyola's law library to pay the bills while working on his comedy routine and attending improvisation classes at The Second City in Chicago.

Career From 1997 to 2000, while living in Los Angeles, Purcell served as story editor and writer for the Cosby TV series. He went on to write for such television shows as Grounded for Life, Run of the House, and The Daily Show.

Awards 2013 Emmy, Nominee, Writing for a variety series (Colbert Report)