Tina Fey
Also known as Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey, Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright
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Tina Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright who has worked across multiple entertainment formats. She matters because she has been a significant creative force in comedy and television, contributing as a performer, creator, and producer of major entertainment projects.
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Elizabeth Stamatina Fey (born May 18, 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, writer, comedienne, producer and creator of the popular show 30 Rock. She has received six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Writers Guild of America Awards. In 1997, Fey became a writer for the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and was promoted to the position of head writer in 1999. Fey made her feature film debut as writer and co-star of the 2
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- “On 30 Rock and Studio 60 and the Sunset Strip airing in the same year: "We’ll probably end up doing a terrible crossover, where the Matthew Perry character on the drama rapes my character on the comedy—and then the ‘Law & Order’ team solves the crime."”
- “"It is an impressively arrogant move to conclude that just because you don’t like something, it is empirically not good."”
- “"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."”
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Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (/feɪ/ ; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Known for her comedic roles in sketch comedy, television and film, Fey has received numerous accolades, including ten Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. She appeared on the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in both 2007 and 2009 and was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010.
Fey broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. She appeared on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1997 to 2006 for which she served as a head writer, a performer, and co-anchor of Weekend Update. She later returned to the show portraying a satirical version of 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin in subsequent guest appearances. She gained acclaim for creating and starring as Liz Lemon in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013) which earned her several accolades including the Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
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