Tina Fey | Saturday Night Live (SNL)

Elizabeth Stamatina Fey, or better known as Tina Fey, was born in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on May 18, 1970. Her father, Donald Henry Fey, used to write grants for a university, while her mother, Zenobia “Jeanne” Fey, is a retired brokerage employee. Fey attended Cardington-Stonehurst Elementary School and Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby. She then enrolled at the University of Virginia after graduating in 1988, where she studied playwriting and acting. During this time, she was awarded the Pettway Prize. She eventually earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama in 1992.

She began appearing in sketches in 2000, and she and Jimmy Fallon became co-anchors of Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update series. With fellow 30 Rock alum Robert Carlock, Fey created and directed the television comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in 2015. The series returned with an immersive special on May 12, 2020. The special was well-received by reviewers, and it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.