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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}} '''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.<ref name=thr>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-writer-sultan-pepper-dies-91092 |title=Comedy writer Sultan Pepper dies; Emmy winner wrote for 'Ben Stiller Show,' 'Mad TV' |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=2009-11-09 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=2015-04-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024042908/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/comedy-writer-sultan-pepper-dies-91092 |archive-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref>
==''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''.<ref name=thr/> Pepper was the only woman on ''The Ben Stiller Show'' writing team, which included David Cross, Ben Stiller and Judd Apatow.<ref name=thr/>
==Nickelodeon and after== Pepper later wrote for the HBO educational children's show ''Crashbox'' as well as the Nickelodeon animated series ''CatDog''.<ref name=thr/> She also worked as a writer for the late-night television talk show ''The Stephanie Miller Show'' during the 1990s.<ref name=thr/>
==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''.<ref name=thr/>
Pepper was contracted for a one-year development deal with Sony/Columbia Tri-Star Television beginning in 2002.<ref name=thr/> While with Sony/Columbia TriStar, Pepper wrote and produced on the television shows ''Pyramid'', ''Shipmates'' and ''The Rerun Show''.<ref name=thr/>
Pepper also wrote for the FOX Saturday night sketch comedy show ''Mad TV'' for two seasons.<ref name=thr/> The show's writing team, which included Pepper, was nominated for Writers Guild of America Awards in 2004 and 2005.<ref name=thr/>
Pepper died in Murrieta, California, on October 20, 2009, at age 47.<ref name=thr/>
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