Satellite Awards / Television / Best Actor in a Series - Comedy / Musical
With the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series - Comedy / Musical are actors honored as lead actor outstanding performance in a film series of categories Comedy or Musical have shown.
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| Most frequently honored leading actor |
Jason Bateman for Arrested Development Bernie Mac for The Bernie Mac Show (two awards each) |
| Most frequently nominated leading actor | Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory (five nominations) |
| Most frequently nominated leading actor without a win | Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory (five nominations) |
The performers from the previous year are always honored.
Nominations and winners
Late 1990s
| year | Award winners | for the series | Nominations |
| 1996 | John Lithgow | Immediately to the left behind the moon |
Michael J. Fox for Chaos City Michael Richards for Seinfeld Garry Shandling for The Larry Sanders Show Rip Torn for The Larry Sanders Show |
| 1997 | Kelsey Grammer | Frasier |
Tim Allen for Listen Who's Banging Drew Carey for Drew Carey Show Michael J. Fox for Chaos City Garry Shandling for The Larry Sanders Show |
| 1998 | Drew Carey | Drew Carey Show |
Michael J. Fox for Chaos City Kelsey Grammer for Frasier John Lithgow for Hinterm Mond immediately left Paul Reiser for Crazy About You |
| 1999 | Jay Mohr | Action |
Ted Danson for Becker Thomas Gibson for Dharma & Greg Eric McCormack for Will & Grace David Hyde Pierce for Frasier |