She then joined SNL as a writer, later becoming head writer and a performer, known for her position as co-anchor in the Weekend Update segment. in 2004 she adapted the screenplay Mean Girls in which she also co-starred. After leaving SNL in 2006, she created the television series 30 Rock, a situation comedy loosely based on her experiences at SNL. She has a brother, who is eight years older, named Peter. She also anonymously wrote the newspaper’s satirical column, The Acorn. Following her graduation in 1988, Fey enrolled at the University of Virginia, where she studied playwriting and acting. Fey told The New Yorker, “I’d had my eye on the show forever, the way other kids have their eye on Derek Jeter.” Originally, Fey “struggled” at SNL. She became SNL’s first female head writer, a milestone she downplays.
Tina Fey Is Making Another Movie! Maybe this one will be good!! Do NOT get us wrong. We LOVE LOVE LOVE Tina Fey, but since Mean Girls her movies have been pretty “meh.” We’re sure deep down inside Tina knows it too! That’s probs why she signed on to star in a dramedy by Oscar nominated writer and director Nancy Meyers [...] [link]
