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Tina Fey

  • Birthplace: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
  • Birthday: May 18, 1970

A graduate of the University of Virginia and alumni of Chicago’s famed Second City improv troupe, fashionably bespectacled writer-comedienne Tina Fey proved, once and for all, that a brainy woman could be sexy. A popular crush among political junkies, cultural literates, and highbrow frat boys across America, this proud, self-described “supernerd” first came onto the scene, first, as a writer and later, as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ) where she shown brightly as the sarcastic Weekend Update co-anchor to Jimmy F…more

Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Became the third female cast member to return and host NBC s Saturday Night Live ; earned an Emmy nomination for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

  • 2008

    Collaborated with former SNL castmate Amy Poehler for the comedy Baby Mama

  • 2006

    Cast (also wrote and co-executive produced) on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as Liz Lemon, the head writer and co-executive producer of a NY based sketch-comedy show; earned Emmy nominations for Acting (2007) and for Writing (2007)

  • 2004

    Penned (also starred) first feature, Mean Girls ; co-starred SNL cast members, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, and Amy Poehler

  • 2000 to 2006

    Appeared on camera as co-host (with Jimmy Fallon and later Amy Poehler) of the Weekend Update segment of SNL (NBC)

Awards

  • 2008

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 2008

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Comedy Series

  • 2008

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

  • 2008

    Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy

  • 2008

    Producers Guild of America Award: Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Television (Comedy)

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