Tina Fey

Background

Tina Fey can make anyone laugh. Her humor is what has made her famous, along with her infinite creativity and hard work. Fey was born on May 18, 1970, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. Her father and brother introduced her to the world of comedy by allowing her to stay up late to watch T.V. shows. She loved to write from a young age, participating in her school newspaper and writing a satirical column. She studied drama at the University of Virginia. After graduating, she moved to Chicago, where she started doing comedy on a more professional level by joining Second City.

After years of training and studying improv, she got the opportunity to write for the popular show “Saturday Night Live.” A few years later, she got promoted to head writer and became a regular actress in the sketches. She left the show in 2006 in order to create the successful comedy “30 Rock,” in which she also starred. However, she has appeared on occasion on “S.N.L.” as a host and guest. For her work, she has won awards in three different categories: acting, writing, and producing. In total, she has won nine Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and seven Writers Guild Awards. Her most recent notable T.V. work has been the creation of the show “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” for Netflix.

Her success isn’t limited to television. She wrote and acted in the film “Mean Girls,” which became a comedy cult classic. Said movie would later be adapted into a musical by Fey herself, earning her a Tony nomination. Her acting did not stop there; she also did films like “Date Night,” “Baby Mama,” and “Muppets Most Wanted.” She has also done a lot of voice acting for animated films; among the most notable ones are “Ponyo,” “Megamind,” and Pixar’s “Soul.” She and Amy Poehler have hosted the Golden Globes Awards four times because of their charming attitude and their line of comedy.