Biography
Who is Tina Fey?
Early life and education
Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born on May 18, 1970, in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Her father, Donald Henry Fey, worked as a university administrator and grant proposal writer. Her mother, Zenobia, was born in Piraeus, Greece, and worked as a brokerage employee. She grew up with an older brother named Peter and encountered comedy early by watching television shows and films with her family.
She attended Cardington-Stonehurst Elementary School, Beverly Hills Middle School, and Upper Darby High School. During high school, she participated in the choir, drama club, and tennis team, and helped edit the school newspaper. She graduated in 1988 and enrolled at the University of Virginia. She studied playwriting and acting, joined the Delta Zeta sorority, and graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.
Career beginnings and Saturday Night Live
After college, Tina moved to Chicago, where she worked as a day receptionist at the YMCA and took night classes at The Second City improvisational comedy troupe. She started performing at Improv Olympic in 1993, working alongside future colleagues and her husband, Jeff Richmond. She eventually secured a job at Second City and performed in the revue Paradigm Lost.
In 1997, she submitted scripts to NBC's variety show Saturday Night Live and was hired as a writer. She later began performing in sketches and became the co-anchor of the Weekend Update segment alongside Jimmy Fallon. She became the show's first female head writer in 1999. When Fallon left the show, she co-anchored with Amy Poehler, making it the first time two women hosted the segment together. She departed the show after the 2005 to 2006 season.
Television and film career
Tina gained widespread acclaim for creating and starring as Liz Lemon in the NBC sitcom 30 Rock, which ran from 2006 to 2013. The role earned her multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. She later created several other television shows, including the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor, the Netflix series The Four Seasons, and executive produced the musical comedy series Girls5eva.
She also co-hosted the Golden Globe Awards multiple times alongside Amy Poehler. On the big screen, she has acted in films such as Mean Girls, Baby Mama, Date Night, Megamind, Admission, Muppets Most Wanted, Sisters, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Wine Country, Soul, and A Haunting in Venice.
Writing and awards
In 2011, Tina released her memoir titled Bossypants, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list for five weeks and earned a Grammy Award nomination. She also wrote the musical adaptation of Mean Girls, which premiered on Broadway in 2018 and received a Tony Award nomination. She later adapted the stage production into a 2024 musical film.
Her extensive work in television and comedy has earned her numerous accolades, including ten Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, Writers Guild of America Awards, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2010. She also appeared on the Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2009.
Birthday and age
Tina Fey was born on May 18, 1970, which makes Tina 56 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Tina shares the date with 35 other famous people.
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