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Tina Fey
The creator and star of 30 Rock, and the writer of Mean Girls.
Mean Girls · 30 Rock
- Born
- 18 May 1970
- Birthplace
- United States
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Tina Fey
Tina Fey moved from improvisational theatre to television writing and performing. Her comedy often examines workplaces, ambition and the gap between someone’s confidence and competence.
Early life
Pennsylvania childhood
Grew up in Upper Darby, outside Philadelphia.
University
Studied drama at the University of Virginia.
Career
- 1990s
Chicago comedy
Performed with the Second City.
- 1997–1999
SNL writing
Joined Saturday Night Live and became its first female head writer.
- 2006
Series creator
Launched 30 Rock, playing Liz Lemon.
- 2015
Another sitcom
Co-created Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Selected work
Mean Girls
Wrote the screenplay about teenage social hierarchies.
30 Rock
A sitcom set behind the scenes of a television comedy show.
Bossypants
A comic memoir about work and life.
Beyond work
Family
Married composer and producer Jeff Richmond.
Stage adaptation
Wrote the book for the Broadway musical version of Mean Girls.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Television Academy: Tina Fey ↗Photo: PhilipRomanoPhoto. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
