Tina Fey Biography

Occup.	Comedian
From	USA
Born	May 18, 1970
Age	54 years

Early Life as well as Education
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey was born upon May 18, 1970, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. Her dad, Donald Fey, was a writer and her mommy, Zenobia "Jeanne" (née Xenakes), worked in a brokerage company. She has a sibling named Peter. Tina Fey is of Greek, German, as well as Scottish heritage.

Maturing, Fey went to Cardington-Stonehurst Elementary School and later Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby. She was a self-proclaimed "supernerd" in institution as well as participated in the dramatization club, student council, and also was an honor trainee. In 1988, she graduated from Upper Darby High School where she was understood for her sharp wit and also was a member of the institution newspaper's group. Ultimately, she enrolled at the University of Virginia, where she researched playwriting as well as acting and also finished with a Bachelor of Arts level in dramatization in 1992.

Starting Her Career in Comedy
After graduating from university, Tina Fey transferred to Chicago to seek her occupation in comedy. She took night classes at the famous improvisational funny team, The Second City, while operating at the Evanston YMCA throughout the day. In 1994, she ended up being a participant of the illustration funny performers, The Second City, where she honed her acting and creating skills.

Saturday Night Live
In 1997, Fey was hired as an author for the widely preferred television comedy program, Saturday Night Live (SNL). Tina Fey made history on the show when she came to be the program's initial female head author in 1999. As the head author, she was responsible for creating remarkable illustrations and also forming the voice of the show.

Fey also functioned as a co-anchor of SNL's significant "Weekend Update" segment alongside comedian Jimmy Fallon in 2000. This duo lasted up until Fallon left SNL in 2004, leaving Fey to proceed with Amy Poehler as her co-anchor.

Throughout her time on SNL, Fey posed numerous noteworthy somebodies, consisting of Sarah Palin, which became one of her most well-known impersonations. In 2001, she received her initial Primetime Emmy Award for her writing work with SNL.

30 Rock and Television Success
In 2006, Tina Fey created the seriously well-known television show, 30 Rock. Fey both produced and also starred in the show as the character Liz Lemon, who is the head author of a fictional illustration comedy program. 30 Rock is loosely based on her real-life experiences as a writer for SNL. The program included a skilled cast, consisting of Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, as well as Jane Krakowski, and also finally ended in 2013 after 7 effective seasons.

30 Rock got numerous awards and also distinctions, including Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and also Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fey herself got numerous Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and also a Screen Actors Guild Award for her acting as well as composing deal with the show.

Movie Career
Tina Fey made her movie debut as a writer and co-star in the 2004 teen funny, Mean Girls. The movie, starring Lindsay Lohan, came to be a cult classic and also showcased Fey's unique comical voice. She later starred in a number of effective films, such as Baby Mama (2008) with Amy Poehler, Date Night (2010) with Steve Carell, as well as Sisters (2015) again with Amy Poehler.

In 2016, Fey added a more major duty to her collection with the movie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, a dark comedy-war movie based upon journalist Kim Barker's narrative.

Solid Kimmy Schmidt
Tina Fey co-created the funny series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in 2015, together with Robert Carlock. The program, starring Ellie Kemper, adheres to the life of Kimmy Schmidt after she runs away from a doomsday cult in rural Indiana. Solid Kimmy Schmidt competed four periods, making multiple award nominations in the process.

Personal Life
Tina Fey married Jeff Richmond, that's a composer, supervisor, and also producer, in 2001. The couple has 2 children: Alice, birthed in 2005, and also Penelope, birthed in 2011. Richmond has actually frequently worked together with Fey on her projects, composing music for SNL, 30 Rock, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

In 2011, Fey released her publication, Bossypants, a funny memoir assessing her occupation, personal life, and also experiences in funny. Bossypants became a bestseller and got positive evaluations from movie critics and also readers alike.

Throughout her profession, Tina Fey has been a trendsetter for women in funny as well as stays an influential and revered figure in the show business today.

Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Tina.

Related authors: Lindsay Lohan (Actress), Alec Baldwin (Actor), Sarah Palin (Politician), Jeff Rich (Explorer), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Chris Kattan (Comedian), Amy Poehler (Comedian), Steve Carell (Actor), Jimmy Fallon (Comedian), Maya Rudolph (Actress)

9 Famous quotes by Tina Fey

"I was the editor of the school newspaper and in drama club and choir, so I was not a popular girl in the traditional sense, but I think I was known for being relatively scathing"

"Somewhere around the fifth or seventh grade I figured out that I could ingratiate myself to people by making them laugh. Essentially, I was just trying to make them like me. But after a while it became part of my identity"

"Most of the time you're too busy to think about it. But every now and then you say, 'I work at "Saturday Night Live," and that is so cool"

"If you want to make an audience laugh, you dress a man up like an old lady and push her down the stairs. If you want to make comedy writers laugh, you push an actual old lady down the stairs"

"Yeah, it's tough being smart and sexy, too. I have to say, I'm really not that attractive. Until I met my husband, I could not get a date. I promise you it's true. My husband Jeff Richmond saw a diamond in the rough and took me in"

"I think if you ask any of us here, we all dreamed of ending up on Saturday Night Live. I remember thinking, 'I'll just keep doing this as long as I can get away with it.'"

"I am constantly amazed by Tina Fey. And I am Tina Fey"

"An interim government was set up in Afghanistan. It included two women, one of whom was Minister of Women's Affairs. Man, who'd she have to show here ankles to to get that job?"

"A Harvard Medical School study has determined that rectal thermometers are still the best way to tell a baby's temperature. Plus, it really teaches the baby who's boss"