Chuck Lorre - Rodney Respect Award

CHUCK LORRE is one of the most accomplished television comedy writer/producers of the past 20 years. He co-created and executive produces the blockbuster comedy series Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory; and also executive produces the hit sitcom Mike & Molly. Previously, he created hits such as Dharma & Greg, Grace Under Fire and Cybill, and served as co-executive producer on Roseanne.

Chuck has been nominated six times for primetime Emmys, and also garnered numerous nods from the Producer's Guild and the Writer's Guild. Among his many other honors, he was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame; was named Television Showman of the Year at the 46th Annual ICG Publicists Awards; and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also is the recipient of the BMI Crystal Award, the NATPE Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, and the David Angell Humanitarian Award.