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Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright. Fey was a cast member and head writer of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2006 and co-anchor of Weekend Update, as well as the show's head writer. After her departure from SNL, she created the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013, 2020) and the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), the former of which she also starred in. Fey is also known for her work in film, including Mean Girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010), Megamind (2010), Muppets Most Wanted (2014), Sisters (2015), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), Wine Country (2019), and Soul (2020).

Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. She joined Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a writer, later becoming head writer and a performer, appearing as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment and, later, developing a satirical portrayal of 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in subsequent guest appearances. In 2004, she co-starred in and wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls, which was adapted from the 2002 self-help book Queen Bees and Wannabes. After leaving SNL in 2006, Fey created the television series 30 Rock for Broadway Video, a sitcom loosely based on her experiences at SNL. In the series, Fey starred as Liz Lemon, the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series. In 2011, she released her memoir, Bossypants, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks and garnered her a Grammy Award nomination. In 2015, she co-created the comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Fey also created the musical adaptation Mean Girls, which premiered on Broadway in 2018, and earned her a Tony Award nomination.

Fey has received numerous accolades, including nine Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Writers Guild of America Awards. In 2008, the Associated Press gave Fey the AP Entertainer of the Year award for her Sarah Palin impression on SNL. In 2010, Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, becoming the youngest recipient of the award.

Because of this, she rarely appeared in any sketches. She returned to host 6 times: the first being on February 23, 2008, with musical guest Carrie Underwood, the second being on April 10, 2010, with musical guest Justin Bieber, the third being on May 7, 2011, with musical guest Ellie Goulding, the fourth being September 28, 2013, which is the Season 39 premiere, with musical guest Arcade Fire, and the fifth being December 19, 2015, the ninth episode and the Christmas show of Season 43, with her longtime friend, longtime former cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor, Amy Poehler. She is the third former cast member to join the Five-Timers Club, and the first female cast member to join in. The six being on May 19, 2018, which is the Season 43 finale, with musical guest Nicki Minaj.



Impressions/Characters[]

Impressions[]

Characters[]

  • Anna Faye
  • Bedelia's Mother
  • Misty Peppers
  • Rialto Grande Cocktail Waitress
  • Space Lesbian

Personal Life[]

Fey is married to composer Jeff Richmond, who wrote the music for her sitcom 30 Rock. They have two daughters together: Alice Zenobia and Penelope Athena Richmond, born September 10, 2005 and August 10, 2011 respectively.

SNL Career[]

Trivia[]

  • She is left handed.
  • It had been considered by fans she should be impersonated in the future. As Fey & Jimmy Fallon were dual anchors in Weekend Update for four seasons. On his hosted episode, Fallon was impersonated by Andy Samberg as his mirror side during the "Dressing Room" sketch.

Gallery[]

Preceded by:
Colin Quinn
Weekend Update Anchor with Jimmy Fallon
(20002004)
Followed by:
Herself and Amy Poehler
Preceded by:
Herself and Jimmy Fallon
Weekend Update Anchor with Amy Poehler
(20042006)
Followed by:
Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers
Preceded by:
Adam McKay
Head writer
(October 2, 1999May 20, 2006)
Followed by:
Seth Meyers, Andrew Steele, and Paula Pell
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