Tina Fey is an actress, comedian, writer, and producer from the United States who is best known for her comedy series and film roles.
Early Years
Tina Fey’s birth name is Elizabeth Stamatina Fey, and she was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1970. Her father, a Korean War veteran, university administrator, and grand proposal writer was Donald Henry Fey, and her mother, Zenobia “Jeanne” Fey, worked at a brokerage business.
Fey was five years old when a stranger approached her in an alley behind her home and cut her face with a knife, causing a scar that she still bears today. In Upper Darby, she attended Cardington-Stone Hurst Elementary School and Beverly Hills Middle School. She was a comedy fan in high school. She was a member of the choir, theater club, and tennis team, as well as co-editor of the school newspaper. She received her diploma in 1988. She enrolled in the University of Virginia, where she received the Pettway Prize for playwriting and acting. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater in 1992.
Career
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She relocated to Chicago after graduating from college in 1992 to pursue a career in comedy. She joined Second City, a famous comedic training school where many Saturday Night Live (SNL) comedians began their careers.
In 1997, while acting with The Second City, she submitted many screenplays at the request of the company’s chief writer, who is herself a former actor. She was employed as a writer for Saturday Night Live. And relocate from Chicago to New York. Fey struggled on Saturday Night Live. She appeared as an extra in a 1998 episode, and after seeing herself on screen, she went on a diet and dropped 30 pounds. She was the first female head writer at Saturday Night Live in 1999.
Fey started acting in skits in 2000, and she and Jimmy Fallon became co-anchors of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update section. She was able to modify her image and create a fan following during the show’s 25th season. On the regular skit, Fey was cast as a news reporter, and she authored many of the portions with the most famous gags.
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Fey proposed a pilot episode for a situation comedy in 2002, but it was rejected. NBC approved the pilot after it was revised. In May 2003, Fey secured a deal with NBC that allowed her to keep her job as Head Writer on Saturday Night Live. She was required to generate a prime-time project as part of her contract. She was in charge of her connections with the show’s volatile performers as well as the network’s new president. The episode garnered positive reviews, however, it came in third place in its time slot. She earned several prizes as a result of this series.
Unbreakable Schmidt, Kimmy
With her colleague’s members, Fey wrote and produced the television sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Her old coworker also appears in the film. It was created for NBC but was later sold to Netflix. It became well-known, and a second season was ordered. On March 6, 2015, the program debuted. Fey also joins the cast in the second season. The next two seasons received Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Volunteering
Autism Speaks, a nonprofit that promotes or sponsors autism research, is one of Fey’s charitable endeavors. Mercy Corps, a worldwide relief and development organization, is another cause she supports. The primary goal is to eradicate global hunger. She also supports the nonprofit Love Our Children USA, which opposes child abuse.
Personal Experiences
She began dating Jeff Richmond, an American composer, actor, director, and producer, in 1994. On June 3, 2001, they married in a Greek Orthodox wedding. Alice Zenobia Richmond, born on September 10, 2005, and Penelope Athena Richmond, born on August 10, 2011, are their two daughters.
Nominations and Awards
Fey has received various accolades. She has been nominated for Grammy awards and has won nine Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, seven Writers Guild Awards, and three Producers Guild Awards. In 2010, she received the Mark Twain Award for American Humor. The mean girl also earned her first Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical.