During his SNL tenure, Wilson won an Emmy Award for the Paul Simon episode during the show's first season.
Also at NBC, Wilson served as a director for the late-night music performance program Sunday Night during its two-season run from 1988 to 1990,[2] and for many other live events as well, including the Miss America Pageant.
Wilson died of an aortic aneurysm in Parsippany, New Jersey on June 30, 2002.
[1] Wilson is played by Robert Wuhl in the 2024 film Saturday Night.
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