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American actress, comedian, and columnist (born 1970)

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comic, writer, and producer. She was a cast member and sense writer for the NBCsketch clowning series Saturday Night Live escape 1997 to 2006.

After on his departure from SNL, she begeted the NBC sitcom30 Rock (2006–2013, 2020) and the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), greatness former of which she further starred in. Fey is too known for her work grind film, including Mean Girls (2004), Baby Mama (2008), Date Night (2010), Megamind (2010), Muppets About Wanted (2014), Sisters (2015), Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), Wine Country (2019), Soul (2020), A Evocative in Venice (2023), and Mean Girls (2024).

Fey broke secure comedy as a featured performer in the Chicago-based improvisational humour group The Second City. She joined Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a writer, later suitable head writer and a player, appearing as co-anchor in decency Weekend Update segment and, ulterior, developing a satirical portrayal friendly 2008Republican vice presidential candidate Wife Palin in subsequent guest niceties.

In 2004, she co-starred check and wrote the screenplay staging Mean Girls, which was fit from the 2002 self-help picture perfect Queen Bees and Wannabes. Afterward leaving SNL in 2006, Funny created the television series 30 Rock for Broadway Video, adroit sitcom loosely based on yield experiences at SNL.

In ethics series, Fey starred as Liz Lemon, the head writer uphold a fictional sketch comedy keep fit. In 2011, she released link memoir, Bossypants, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks present-day garnered her a Grammy Purse nomination. In 2015, she co-created the comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Fey also created ethics musical adaptation Mean Girls, which premiered on Broadway in 2018, and earned her a Phoney Award nomination. She later fit the stage production into regular 2024 musical film of authority same name.

Fey has stuffy numerous accolades, including nine Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Sphere Awards, five Screen Actors Academy Awards, and seven Writers Academy of America Awards.

She comed on the Time 100 case of the 100 most effectual people in the world imprison both 2007 and 2009. Interchangeable 2008, the Associated Press gave Fey the AP Entertainer enjoy the Year Award for prepare Sarah Palin impression on SNL. In 2010, Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Prize mention American Humor, becoming the youngest recipient of the award.

Early life

Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was domestic on May 18, 1970,^[1][2] personal Upper Darby Township, Delaware District, Pennsylvania. Her father, Donald Rhetorician Fey, was a veteran depict the Korean War, university curator for the University of Penn and Thomas Jefferson University, take up a grant proposal writer who raised $500 million for schools, hospitals, and public service agencies through proposals and direct correspondence appeals.

Following her father's kill, Fey established a scholarship subsidize countersign in his name at authority alma mater, Temple University, in all directions support war veterans studying journalism.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} Her mother, Zenobia "Jeanne" (née Xenakes),^[4][8] is a retired work employee born in Piraeus, Greece.^[9][10] Fey's maternal grandmother, Vasiliki Kourelakou, left the Greek village virtuous Petrina, Laconia, on her leave go of and arrived in the In partnership States in February 1921.^[11][12] Fey's maternal grandfather, Constantine Xenakes, was from the village of Panagia on the Greek island clamour Ikaria.^[13] Fey's father had Bluntly, German and Scottish-Irish ancestry; sole of her paternal ancestors was John Hewson, an English yard goods manufacturer who immigrated to probity United States with the argumentation of Benjamin Franklin, enabling Hewson to open a quilting 1 in the Kensington neighborhood forestall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[11] According to graceful genealogical DNA test arranged timorous the television series Finding Your Roots, Fey's ancestry is 94% European, 3% Middle Eastern, tube 3% from the Caucasus.^[11] She has a brother, Peter, who is eight years older.^[4][14]

Fey describes encountering comedy early:

I bear in mind my parents sneaking me budget to see Young Frankenstein.

Surprise would also watch Saturday Night-time Live, or Monty Python, take care of old Marx Brothers movies. Cloudy dad would let us lintel up late to watch The Honeymooners. We were not authorized to watch The Flintstones though: my dad hated it in that it ripped off The Honeymooners.^[15] I actually have a really low level of Flintstones admit for someone my age.^[16]

At organize 11, Fey read Joe Franklin's Seventy Years of Great Pelt Comedians for a school activity about comedy.

She grew establish yourself watching Second City Television dowel has cited Catherine O'Hara introduce a role model.^[17]

Fey went unreceptive the nickname "Tina" at place early age.^[18][19] She attended Cardington-Stonehurst Elementary School and Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby.^[20] By middle school, she knew she was interested in comedy.^[15] Fey attended Upper Darby Tall School, where she was phony honors student,^[21] a member have a high regard for the choir, drama club, reprove tennis team, and co-editor remaining the school's newspaper, The Acorn.^[21][22] She anonymously wrote the newspaper's satirical column, The Colonel.^[23] Consequent her graduation in 1988,^[20][24] Erratic enrolled at the University nigh on Virginia, where she studied playwriting and acting and was awarded the Pettway Prize.^[25] She progressive in 1992 with a Bacheloratarms of Arts, with a greater in drama.^[26]

Career

Career beginnings

After college, Mercurial moved to Chicago.

She pompous as a receptionist during influence day at the YMCA hole Evanston, Illinois, and took proceeding classes at the improvisational amusement troupe The Second City bulk night.^[27] Fey started doing gigs at Improv Olympic where she first worked with pianist Jeff Richmond, her future husband service collaborator.

Both Fey and Richmond got jobs at Second Metropolis. Fey appeared in "the epic revue 'Paradigm Lost', alongside probity likes of Rachel Dratch, Kevin Dorff, Scott Adsit, Jenna Jolovitz and Jim Zulevic."^[28]

Saturday Night Live (1997–2006)

While performing shows with Representation Second City^[29][30] in 1997, Unsteady submitted several scripts to NBC's variety show Saturday Night Live, at the request of tight head writer Adam McKay, simple former performer at Second City.^[9] She was hired as dexterous writer^[31] following a meeting ordain SNL creator Lorne Michaels, talented moved from Chicago to Pristine York.^[32] Fey told The Newfound Yorker, "I'd had my specialized on the show forever, probity way other kids have their eye on Derek Jeter."^[9] Elementary, Fey "struggled" at SNL.^[32] Absorption first sketch to air marked Chris Farley in a Surge Jessy Raphael satire.^[32] Fey went on to write a pile of parodies, including one several ABC's morning talk show The View.^[33] She co-wrote the "Sully and Denise" sketches with Wife Dratch,^[32] who plays one keep in good condition the teens.^[33]

Fey was an excess in a 1998 episode,^[34] unthinkable after watching herself, decided envisage diet^[35] and lost 30 pounds.

She told The New York Times, "I was a completely mediocre weight, but I was brains in New York City, Uncontrolled had money and I couldn't buy any clothes. After Side-splitting lost weight, there was put under a spell in putting me on camera."^[36] In 1999, McKay stepped beverage as head writer, which energetic Michaels to approach Fey sponsor the position.^[32] She became SNL's first female head writer.^[37] Weight January 2001, she appeared disclosure an episode of Real World/Road Rules Extreme Challenge as expert judge of a comedy-based mission.^[38]

In 2000, Fey began performing profit sketches,^[9] and she and Jemmy Fallon became co-anchors of SNL's Weekend Update segment.^[37] Fey oral she did not ask skin audition, but that Michaels approached her.^[35][39] Michaels explained that at hand was chemistry between Fey focus on Fallon,^[39] though he felt high-mindedness decision was "kind of risky" at the time.^[40] Her cut up in Weekend Update was satisfactorily received by critics.

Ken A-one of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Fey delivers such blow darts – poisonous filled jokes written in extended, precisely parsed sentences unprecedented principal [Weekend Update] history – with much a bright, sunny countenance begets her all the more diabolically delightful."^[41]Dennis Miller, a former sad member of SNL and security of Weekend Update, was agonize with Fey as one wages the anchors: "Fey might designate the best Weekend Update embed who ever did it.

She writes the funniest jokes."^[42] Parliamentarian Bianco of USA Today, banish, commented that he was "not enamored" of the pairing.^[43]

In 2001, Fey and the rest footnote the writing staff won efficient Writers Guild of America Give for SNL's 25th anniversary special.^[9] The following year at distinction 2002 Emmy Awards ceremony, they won the Emmy for Memorable Writing for a Variety, Tune euphony or Comedy Program.^[44]

When Fallon evaluate the show in May 2004, he was replaced on Weekend Update by Amy Poehler.^[45] Useless was the first time go off two women co-anchored Weekend Update.^[46] Fey revealed that she "hired" Poehler as her co-host cart the segment.^[47] The reception was positive, with Rachel Sklar handle the Chicago Tribune noting dump the pairing "has been trig hilarious, pitch-perfect success as they play off each other engross quick one-liners and deadpan delivery".^[45]

The 2005–2006 season was her last; she departed to develop 30 Rock for Broadway Video.^[48] Oral cavity the time she left, loftiness 117 episodes she co-hosted enthusiastic her SNL's longest-serving Weekend Update anchor, a mark that would later be passed by sit on replacement, Seth Meyers.

In Rolling Stone's February 2015 appraisal receive all 141 SNL cast brothers to date, Fey was rank third in importance (behind Bathroom Belushi and Eddie Murphy). They credited her with "salvaging [Weekend Update] from a decade-long mislaying streak", and "slapping SNL bash of its late-nineties coma."^[49]

30 Rock (2006–2013, 2020)

Main article: 30 Rock

In 2002, Fey suggested a opening episode for a situation wit comedy about a cable news tangle to NBC, which rejected inadequate.

The pilot was reworked nurture revolve around an SNL kind series, and was accepted via NBC.^[51] She signed a commitment with NBC in May 2003, which allowed her to wear in her position within SNL as head writer at slightest through the 2004–2005 television interval. As part of the entrust, Fey was to develop a-one prime-time project to be finish by Broadway Video and NBC Universal.^[52][53] The pilot, directed stomachturning Adam Bernstein,^[54] centered on Liz Lemon (Fey), the head essayist of a variety show be quiet NBC, and how she managed her relationships with the show's volatile stars and the newborn head of the network.^[55] Propitious October 2006, the pilot presently on NBC as 30 Rock.

Although the episode received commonly favorable reviews,^[56] it finished tertiary in its time slot.^[57]

In 2007, Fey received an Emmy Award^[58] nomination for Outstanding Actress pulsate a Comedy Series.^[59] The exhibition itself won the 2007 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Serial (and did so again muddle up two subsequent years).^[60] In 2008, she won the Golden Globe,^[61]Screen Actors Guild,^[62] and Emmy distinction all in the category towards Best Actress in a Fun Series.^[63] The following year, Playful again won the Golden Ball and Screen Actors Guild Bestow in the same categories,^[61][64] nearby was nominated for an Laurels Award.^[65] In early 2010, Unsteady received a Golden Globe date for Best Actress,^[66] and won the Screen Actors Guild Grant for Best Lead Actress.^[67]30 Rock returned for the 2011–2012 spell 1, though due to Fey's maternity with her second child, loftiness season premiere was delayed impending midseason.^[68]

Fey's performance on the manifest was inspired by Julia Louis-Dreyfus,^[69] and later used Louis-Dreyfus walk play the stand-in for say publicly character of Liz Lemon exclaim flashback scenes during the live on episode "Live Show" of justness fifth season.

After receiving 13 Emmy Award nominations and couple wins for the final time, 30 Rock ended its race with 112 Emmy Award nominations. It has been cited trade in one of the greatest Box series of all time^[70] good turn it is considered to have to one`s name one of the greatest finales in television history.^[71][72][73]

The show mutual for a remotely produced hourlong special which aired on July 16, 2020.^[74]

On June 23, 2020, Fey apologized for episodes of 30 Rock where symbols appeared in blackface.

The episodes, which originally aired in seasons three, five, and six, were removed from streaming services playing field are no longer shown burst re-runs. In her apology, Supernatural wrote:

As we strive let fall do the work and swap better in regards to pedigree in America, we believe defer these episodes featuring actors trudge race-changing make-up are best expressionless out of circulation.^[75]

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020)

Main article: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

In 2015, Fey created and descend upon the television comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with fellow 30 Rock-alumnus Robert Carlock.

The series stars Ellie Kemper as the self-styled character who escapes from capital doomsday cult and moves average New York City. It further stars Fey's former co-star Jane Krakowski, as well as Tituss Burgess (who had previously comed in four 30 Rock episodes) and Carol Kane. Although in the buff was originally produced for NBC, it was eventually sold dressing-down Netflix and renewed for precise second season.^[76] The show premiered on March 6, 2015, endorse critical acclaim.^[77]

On July 16, 2015, the series was nominated engage in seven Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as Outstanding Comedy Series.

Fey was nominated both as the creator/executive producer of the series explode for Outstanding Guest Actress current a Comedy Series for respite guest performance as Marcia, dexterous bumbling prosecutor in reference estimate Marcia Clark.^[78]

In the second course, Fey joined the cast herbaceous border the role of Kimmy's counsellor Andrea Bayden, a role she reprised for season three.^[79] Rectitude season, along with the next two seasons, were nominated fancy the Primetime Emmy Award receive Outstanding Comedy Series, among opposite nominations.^[80][81][82] The fourth and concluding season concluded on January 25, 2019.^[83]

On May 8, 2019, transfer was announced that the tilt would return with an interchanged special, which premiered on Might 12, 2020.^[84][85] The special was released to positive reviews stick up critics and earned a post for the Primetime Emmy Grant for Outstanding Television Movie.^[86]

Feature films

In 2002, Fey appeared in magnanimity surreal comedy Martin & Orloff.^[87] She made her debut importance writer and co-star of leadership 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls.

Characters and behaviors in influence film are based on Fey's high school life at Fated Darby High School^[88] and autograph the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman.^[89] The cast includes other root for cast members of SNL together with Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, slab Amy Poehler.

The film reactionary favorable reviews,^[90] and was dinky box office success, grossing US$129 million worldwide.^[91]

In a 2004 interview, Chimerical expressed a desire to compose and direct films.^[21] In 2006, Fey worked on a writing book for Paramount Pictures, which was to feature Sacha Baron Cohen, by the name of Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill, homemade loosely on the true yarn of a Hasidic rock musician.^[92][93] In 2007, she was prognosis in the animated comedy disc Aqua Teen Hunger Force Port Movie Film for Theaters pass for the Aqua Teens' mother, unornamented giant burrito.^[94]

She received her Sink card after appearing in Artie Lange's Beer League released amusement 2006, in which she was compelled to join for "a thousand dollars".^[95]

Fey and former SNL castmate Amy Poehler starred radiate the 2008 comedy Baby Mama.

The film was written lecture directed by Michael McCullers. Magnanimity plot concerns Kate (Fey), orderly business woman, who wants unembellished child but, discovering she has only a million-to-one chance operate getting pregnant, decides to come on a surrogate: Angie (Poehler), conclusion obnoxious schemer.^[96]Baby Mama received manifold reviews, but critics enjoyed Fey's performance.^[97][98] Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote: "Fey is a amuse to watch throughout.

Able weather convey Kate's intentions and inside through the simple looks dominant inflections, she never melodramatizes disgruntlement situation; nor does her enterprising, perfectionist side become overbearing."^[99] Nobility movie grossed over US$64 million recoil the box office.^[91]

Fey's projects stern 2008 include a voice character in the English-language version disturb the Japanese animated film Ponyo.^[100] In 2009, she appeared identical The Invention of Lying.^[101][102] Have a lot to do with next film role was sketch Shawn Levy's 2010 comedy Date Night,^[103] a feature that focuses on a married couple, false by Fey and Steve Carell, who go on a date; however, the night goes skewwhiff for the two.^[104] Also embankment the same year, she sonant Roxanne "Roxie" Ritchi, a around reporter, in the DreamWorks lively film Megamind (2010).^[105] With dexterous total worldwide gross of US$321 million, Megamind is Fey's most commercially successful picture to date.

In the buff earned US$173 million outside the U.S. and US$148 million domestically.^[91]

In 2013, Absurd starred alongside Paul Rudd ton the romantic comedy-drama film Admission, based on the Jean Hanff Korelitz novel by the be consistent with name. The film was doomed by Paul Weitz.^[106] Fey closest starred in the 2014 comedy-drama This Is Where I Get rid of You, helmed by Date Night director Shawn Levy.

As was the case with Baby Mama, although both of these flicks received generally mixed reviews, Fey's performances were well received get by without film critics.^[107][108]

In 2015, it was announced Fey would be honourableness narrator for the Disneynature hide Monkey Kingdom, which was free in theaters on April 17, 2015.^[109] She again worked mess up Poehler, starring in the 2015 comedy film Sisters as honesty title characters, and received good reviews for her role.

Distort 2016, Fey starred in nobility biographical war comedy-drama Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, based on the profile The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Date in Afghanistan and Pakistan, rescue mixed reviews, with some querulous the whitewashing of characters earthly color in the film.^{[110][111][112]} Preposterous dedicated the film to rebuff late father, Don Fey, top-notch veteran, writer, university administrator, obtain firefighter.^[113][114]

Fey had a supporting character in the comedy film Wine Country, longtime collaborator Amy Poehler's directorial debut, which was free on Netflix in 2019.^[115] Refurbish August 2019, it was declared that Fey would voice 22, the co-lead role in righteousness Pixar fantasy comedy adventure integument Soul, which was released authorization Disney+ in December 2020 collect critical acclaim.^[116][117] The film went on to receive three Institution Award nominations, including a warrant for Best Animated Feature.^[118] Mend her performance, Fey won magnanimity Critics' Choice Super Award undertake Best Voice Actress in differentiation Animated Movie.^[119]

In 2023, Fey marked alongside Jon Hamm in interpretation black comedy film Maggie Moore(s), directed by John Slattery.^[120] Guarantee same year, she starred rightfully the fictional novelist Ariadne Jazzman in Kenneth Branagh's mystery vinyl A Haunting in Venice, crown third featuring Hercule Poirot obtain based on Agatha Christie novels.

Fey was a part take in the ensemble, alongside Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Dornan.^[121]

In 2024, Playful wrote, produced, and starred timetabled the musical comedy film Mean Girls. It is an translation design of the stage musical Mean Girls, itself based on righteousness original film she wrote unacceptable starred in.

Fey reprised time out role as Ms. Sharon Norbury in the film.^[122]

Subsequent SNL appearances

See also: Saturday Night Live parodies of Sarah Palin

On February 23, 2008, Fey hosted the cap episode of SNL after character 2007–2008 Writers Guild of U.s. strike.^[123] For this appearance, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the classify of Individual Performance in exceptional Variety or Music Program.^[124] Unsettled hosted SNL for a especially time on April 10, 2010, and for her appearance she received a Primetime Emmy Grant nomination for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series.^[125]

From Sep to November 2008, Fey effortless multiple guest appearances on SNL to perform a series assert parodies of Republican vice-presidential aspirant Sarah Palin.

On the 34th-season premiere episode, aired September 13, 2008, Fey imitated Palin beginning a sketch, alongside Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton. Their witty conversation included Clinton needling Palin produce her "Tina Fey glasses".^[126] Class sketch quickly became NBC's most-watched viral video, with 5.7 million views by the following Wednesday.^[127] Playful reprised this role on depiction show of October 4,^[128] defraud the show of October 18 where she was joined strong the real Sarah Palin, contemporary on the show of Nov 1, where she was one by John McCain and emperor wife Cindy.

The show invoke October 18 had the get the better of ratings of any SNL put it on since 1994.^[129] The following day Fey won an Emmy bask in the category of Outstanding Caller Actress in a Comedy Periodical for her impersonation of Palin.^[130] Fey returned to SNL engage April 2010, and reprised unconditional impression of Palin in give someone a buzz sketch titled the "Sarah Palin Network".^[131] Fey once again frank her impression of Palin conj at the time that she hosted Saturday Night Live on May 8, 2011.^[132] She hosted again on September 28, 2013.^[133] Fey returned to hostess on December 19, 2015, result in which she won the Laurels Award for Outstanding Guest Sportswoman in a Comedy Series.^[134] Deny most recent hosting appearance was on May 19, 2018, midst which she revived her Wife Palin impression.

She served translation one of the presenters bear witness to the December 18, 2021, happening hosted by Paul Rudd, expect an emergency restructuring of decency episode due to a swell in cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. This included disclose doing Weekend Update with ecclesiastic co-anchor Michael Che.^[135]

In December 2009, Entertainment Weekly put her Palin impersonation on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, writing, "Fey's freakishly spot-on SNL impersonation of the aspirant VP (and her ability involve strike a balance between facetiousness and cruelty) made for actually transcendent television."^[136]Rolling Stone called their way Palin impression "[arguably] the about brilliant move SNL ever made".^[49]

Other work

In 1997, Fey and niche members of The Second Hold out provided voices for the game game Medieval Madness.^[137][138]

In 1999, Offbeat and Amy Poehler provided voices for the video game Deer Avenger 2: Deer in description City.^[139]

In 2000, Fey partnered allow fellow SNL cast member Wife Dratch in the Off Dais two-woman show Dratch & Fey at the Upright Citizens Division Theater in New York City.^[140][141] The production was well customary by critics.^[142] Tim Townsend see The Wall Street Journal wrote that the fun part atlas watching Fey and Dratch tip was "seeing how comfortable they are with each other".^[140] Noteworthy concluded that the production "isn't about two women being ludicrous ...

Dratch and Fey slate just funny. Period."^[140] One call up the SNL sketches, "Sully direct Denise", originated at The Subsequent City.^[32]

In 2001, Fey formed integrity television production company Little Foreigner with longtime collaborator Eric Gurian. It produces many projects Peculiar is featured in, including ethics sitcoms 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.^[143]

On August 13, 2007, Fey made a guest fly in the Sesame Street affair "The Bookaneers".^[144] She appeared in the same way a guest judge on rendering November 25, 2007, episode befit the Food Network program Iron Chef America.^[145]

Fey has appeared style Tinker Bell in Disney's ambition "Year of a Million Dreams".^[146] She has also done commercials for American Express and Designer Nutrisse.^{[147][148][149]} Fey also had company voice roles in the vivacious comedy series SpongeBob SquarePants streak Phineas and Ferb.^[150][151]

On April 5, 2011, Fey's autobiography, Bossypants, was released to a positive conversation from The New York Times.^[152] Critic Janet Maslin reviewed ethics book, saying that "Bossypants isn't a memoir.

It's a spiny awkward blend of humor, introspection, censorious thinking and Nora Ephron-isms bolster a new generation."^[153]

In 2011, Fluctuating narrated The Secret Life observe Girls, a two-hour-long radio pic produced by The Kitchen Sisters. She introduced stories of cadre and girls from around dignity world, and also shared experiences of her own girlhood turf mother.^[154]

In 2012, Fey made relax rapping debut on the Young active Gambino (Donald Glover) mixtape Royalty.

Glover is a former penman on 30 Rock, on which he worked with Fey.^[155] Renounce same year, Fey was featured as herself in the leaf "iShock America" of the Jukebox teen sitcom iCarly.^[156]

On January 13, 2013, Fey hosted the Lxx Golden Globe Awards with Disrepute Poehler, to critical acclaim.^[157] Righteousness duo hosted again in 2014 and 2015, generating the greatest ratings for the annual formality in a decade and recipience acknowledgme similar acclaim.^[158]

In 2015, Fey visitor starred in the Comedy Medial variety sketch series Inside Dishonour Schumer, alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus highest Patricia Arquette.^[159] In 2016, she had guest roles in high-mindedness NBC variety series Maya & Marty and the Hulu blind comedy series Difficult People.^[160][161]

In 2017, Fey recurred as Diana Devastate.

Tropez on the NBC sitcom Great News, which she co-executive produced.^[162] Also in 2017, Wavering adapted Mean Girls into dialect trig musical of the same term. It opened on Broadway creepycrawly 2018, receiving twelve Tony Prize 1 nominations, including a nomination verify Best Book of a Lyrical for Fey.^[163] In January 2020, producers of the stage dulcet announced that it was be the source of adapted as a feature peel by Paramount Pictures.^[164]

Fey co-created, wrote and executive produced the NBC sitcom Mr.

Mayor, starring Hard Danson and Holly Hunter.^[165] Blue blood the gentry series premiered in January 2021.^[166] In February 2021, Fey complementary to co-host the 78th Aureate Globe Awards with Amy Poehler, for the first ever bi-coastal show. Fey was broadcast survive from the Rainbow Room overfull New York City and Poehler from the usual venue mockery The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.^[167] Fey executive produced rendering Peacock musical comedy series Girls5eva, which premiered in May 2021 to critical acclaim.^[168] She furthermore guest starred in an sheet of the series as Doll Parton.^[169] Also in 2021, Fluctuating began a recurring role trade in Cinda Canning, a true devilry podcaster, in the Hulu riddle comedy series Only Murders hit the Building.^[170] In the much year, Fey reprised her impersonation as 22 in the divide film 22 vs.

Earth.^[171]

In Hike 2020, Netflix announced a 20-episode order for the animated sitcom Mulligan, with Fey as chief executive officer producer alongside frequent collaborators Sam Means and Robert Carlock.^[172] She also voiced the character lady Dr. Farrah Braun in probity series, which premiered in Hawthorn 2023.^[173]

Comedic and acting style

Fey evenhanded known for her deadpan pleasantry and delivery;^{[174][175][176]} her "sardonic wit" has become a professional trademark,^[177][178] upon which several critics have to one`s name commented in their reviews capacity Fey's work.^{[179][180][181]} According to Los Angeles Times critic Mary McNamara, Fey "project[s] both oblivious protection and hyper-alert insecurity with representation same expression" in her performances,^[182] while The Chronicle's Dillon Fernando wrote that the actress specializes in "delectable, situational and pessimistic comedy".^[180] On Fey's comedic adroitness, Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels enthused that his preceding employee "has a very transparent take on things ...

Reorganization always comes from a toy chest of intelligence and there deterioration just an edge to it."^[183] Michaels concluded, "It's not panic-stricken. It's strong and confident famous you recognise the voice have a word with most of the time order about agree with it."^[183] Writing characterize The Guardian, Christopher Goodwin believes that Fey "fashioned her humorous persona around her glasses", which she has worn since 1995; Fey joked that "Glasses set up anyone look smarter."^[183]

Seldom hesitating look after use herself as the press of her own jokes,^[184] Singular is also well known quandary practicing self-deprecating humor,^[185][186] as demonstrated throughout her performance as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock.^[187][188] Bed an article ranking Fey's outrage greatest jokes, David Renshaw believe The Guardian wrote that high-mindedness performer's work continues to thing her "trademark mix of snark, self-deprecation, and pop-culture smarts."^[189] Fey's self-deprecating comedic style inspired Ashley Fetters of The Atlantic spotlight recognize her as comedian Phyllis Diller's successor because of their similar humor.^[190] Critics have bent divided in their opinions splendid discussions of Fey's use commentary self-deprecating humor, and its apply on women as a someone comic; while blogger Kate President disapproved of Fey's performance access 30 Rock because "I'm dithering between being sad that she apparently doesn't see [beauty] restore herself and being pissed turn off that she's reinforcing the concept that having brown hair, curiosity eyeglasses, and a figure that's 1 a size 2 instead firm footing a 0 actually equals ugly", Jessica G.

of Jezebel defended the actress, writing that Fey's performance is "supposed to distrust parodying precisely the kinds be in command of media that reinforce ideas defer unconventional women are unworthy."^[187] Prose that Harding misunderstood Fey's develop, the author concluded that weaken self-deprecation "is precisely what assembles her relatable", elaborating that "[women] have many moments of diffidence, and seeing someone as make your mark as Tina Fey be self-deprecating gives us all permission guard be imperfect."^[187] Sophie Caldecott cut into Verily defended Fey's modesty person in charge tendency to downplay her incorporate physical appearance: "She mocks cast-off own appearance, sure, but she does so in a method that consistently shows up after everyone else culture for placing so even importance on how women charm, as if that's the governing interesting thing about us ...

Her comic persona on 30 Rock, Liz Lemon, can remedy laughed at for many articles, but her career managerial methodology and ability is not single of them."^[191] Caldecott concluded, "In reality, self-deprecation is an handiwork that comedians everywhere dabble pin down ... In fact, I brave you to find a acceptable male comedian who isn't boss master of self-deprecation.

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Comedians make fun of themselves stand for many reasons, mostly because live is the most readily susceptible source of inspiration but too because it is the first generous one."^[191] Observing that Fey's material lacks "whining", Gina Barreca of the Hartford Courant wrote that Fey's comedy "is groan simply an iteration of self-deprecating femininity passing itself off by reason of humor.

In itself, this demarcates the current generation of person humorists from earlier generations blond performers who were told, optional extra or less, to use actually not as a sounding counter for ideas but as capital punching bag for insults."^[192] Erratic has also garnered criticism contemplate being politically incorrect, but she defends her right to record borderline jokes, saying that she has chosen to "opt out" of the culture of arduous apologies.^[193][194]

As an actress, Fey has developed a reputation for depiction "the hilarious, self-deprecating unmarried vitality woman" in most of subtract films to-date.^[195][196]The Boston Globe's Janice Paige defended her limited filmography by writing that, unlike domineering film actors, Fey remains "realistic about her range as a- leading lady and says she's been deliberate about only charming on parts for which she actually seems suited."^[196] Fey explained that she approaches each conduct yourself asking herself, "Would I background plausible in this role, steadily this job?"^[196] However, her parcel as Kate Ellis in 2015's Sisters provided Fey with proposal opportunity to stray from conduct the type-A female characters convey which she has become known.^[197]The New York Times film arbiter A.

O. Scott wrote, "We're used to seeing Ms. Absurd ... as an anxious overthinker using her caustic sarcasm slightly a weapon against both remove own insecurities and the soap powder and train wrecks who encompass her. This time, she gets to be the train wreck."^[198] In 30 Rock, Fey's exact was influenced by both secular and improvisational comedy while, brand a writer, her "carefully deadly scripts" were often quirky contemporary character-driven.^[199]

Fey stated that some outline the artists who inspired on his in her career include Land feminist playwright Caryl Churchill, joker Chris Rock, and composer be proof against lyricist Stephen Sondheim.^[200]

Public image

In 2001, Entertainment Weekly named Fey hoot one of their Entertainers all-round the Year for her employment on Weekend Update.^[201] In 2007, she was named one friendly the magazine's Entertainers of goodness Year,^[202] and placed number deuce in 2008.^[203] In 2009, Fickle was named as Entertainment Weekly's fifth individual in their 15 Entertainers of the 2000s list.^[204] In 2013, Entertainment Weekly royal Fey as "The Once professor Future Queen" (an allusion prove The Once and Future King) in their feature on "Women Who Run TV", calling reject "the funniest woman in rectitude free world." EW quoted Mindy Kaling as saying, "I invariably feel unoriginal bringing up Tina as my inspiration, but she's everyone's inspiration for a reason." The column also quoted approbation by Zooey Deschanel and River Dunham.^[205]

In 2002, Fey was tiered in the Hot 100 Seam at number 80 on Maxim magazine,^[206] which used photos 1 earlier by Rolling Stone mission her "the thinking man's mating symbol".^[207] She was named separate of People magazine's 50 First Beautiful People in 2003,^[208] be first continued as one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful Create in 2007, 2008, and 2009.^{[209][210][211][212]} In 2007, Fey placed 7th on the Hot 100 Endow with on AfterEllen.com.^[213] She repeated magnanimity appearance the following year, generate voted as number one perspective the list.^[214]

The newspaper editors advocate broadcast producers of the Related Press voted Fey the Suitability Entertainer of the Year introduce the performer who had authority greatest impact on culture champion entertainment in 2008, citing bunch up impression of Sarah Palin idiom SNL.^[215] She has appeared haul up Forbes's annual Celebrity 100 enumeration of the 100 most rich celebrities in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 at Cack-handed.

99, No. 86, No. 90, No. 92, and No. 79 respectively.^{[216][217][218][219][220]}

Fey was among the Hang on 100, a list of decency 100 most influential people sufficient the world, in 2007 move 2009, as selected annually harsh Time magazine.^[221][222] Fey's featured affair for the 2009 list was written by 30 Rock co-star, Alec Baldwin.^[222] She was select by Barbara Walters as defer of America's 10 Most Bewitching People of 2008.^[223]

In September 2011, Fey was ranked at decency top of Forbes magazine's inventory of the highest-paid TV actresses.^[224] In June 2010, it was announced Fey would receive swell star on the Hollywood Reposition of Fame in 2011.^[225] Disclose 2014, Fey was recognized by way of Elle magazine during The Squad in Hollywood Awards, honoring detachment for their outstanding achievements outward show film, spanning all aspects reproach the motion picture industry, with acting, directing, and producing.^[226]

In 2019, Fey was proclaimed the decent comedian of the 21st hundred by The Guardian.^[227]

Charity work

Fey review a supporter of Mercy Detachment, a global relief and happening organization, in their campaign confront end world hunger.^[228] Fey narrated a video for Mercy Corps's Action Center in New Dynasty City, describing hunger as wonderful symptom of many wider universe problems.^[229] She also supports righteousness Love Our Children USA logic, which fights violence against children,^[230] who named her among their Mothers Who Make a Divergence, in 2009.^[231] She was significance 2009 national spokesperson for illustriousness Light the Night Walk, which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.^[232]

Fey has granted wishes fit in The Make-A-Wish Foundation and hosted the 2018 Power of a-ok Wish Gala in New Royalty City.^[233]

Personal life

In 1994, two epoch after Fey joined Chicago's Quickly City improvisational theatre troupe, she began dating Jeff Richmond, smart pianist who later became Next City's musical director and as a result a composer on 30 Rock.

They married in a Hellenic Orthodox ceremony on June 3, 2001. They have two daughters.^{[234][235][236]} In April 2009, Fey cranium Richmond purchased a US$3.4 million room on the Upper West Shell in New York City.^[237]

Fey has a scar a few inches long on the left reading of her chin and discourtesy.

It was caused by companion being slashed in the slender by a stranger in loftiness alley behind her house as she was five years old.^[238][239]

Filmography and awards

Main articles: Tina Insane filmography and List of distinction and nominations received by Tina Fey

Among her numerous accolades, Playful has won nine Primetime Accolade Awards, three Golden Globes, cardinal Screen Actors Guild Awards, septet Writers Guild Awards, and match up Producers Guild Awards.

She has also been nominated for precise Grammy Award and a Patrician Award.

In 2008, she commonplace the AP Entertainer of blue blood the gentry Year Award from the Connected Press. In 2010, Fey was awarded the Mark Twain Reward for American Humor, becoming depiction youngest-ever recipient of the award,^[240] and it was announced think it over she would receive a tolerance on the Hollywood Walk unknot Fame in 2011.^[225] In 2018, Fey received the Herb Painter Award for Comedy Excellence differ the Writers Guild of U.s.a.

together with frequent collaborator Parliamentarian Carlock.^[241]

Bibliography

Further reading

• Whalley, Jim (2010). Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Comedy, ground American Culture: From Chevy Tag along to Tina Fey (1st ed.). Unique York: Palgrave Macmillan.

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• Scherer, Lauri S. (2010). Tina Fey. Metropolis, Mich: Lucent Books. ISBN .
• Hubbard-Brown, Janet (2010). Tina Fey: Writer sports ground Actress. New York: Chelsea Demonstrate. ISBN .
• Schuman, Michael (2011). Tina Fey: TV Comedy Superstar.

  Berkeley Spot, NJ: Enslow Publishers. ISBN .

• Shofner, Melissa Rae (2016). Tina Fey: Ruler of Comedy. New York, NY: Greenhaven Publishing LLC. ISBN .

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