Coordinates	38°53′51.61″N77°2′11.58″N
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A Golden Globe Award is an accolade presented by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) to recognize excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year with the Academy Awards.

The 1st Golden Globe Awards were held in January 1944 at the 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles. The 68th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2010, were presented on January 16, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, where they have been held annually since 1961.

Ceremony

The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars and the Grammy Awards. Until Ricky Gervais hosted the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards Ceremony in 2010, the award ceremony was one of two major Hollywood award ceremonies (the other being the Screen Actors Guild Awards) that did not have a regular host; every year a different presenter introduced the ceremony at the beginning of the broadcast. Gervais returned to host the 68th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2011.

History

The first Golden Globe Awards were held in 1944, at the 20th Century Fox studios. It has since been held annually, at various locations. Throughout the next decade, it will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish a special award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. To give importance to the award and recognize its subject as an international figure in the entertainment industry, the initial award was presented to director and producer Cecil B. DeMille. The official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

In 1963, the Miss Golden Globe concept was introduced. In its inaugural year, two Miss Golden Globes were awarded, one for film and one for television. They were respectively, Eva Six (of the films ''Operation Bikini'' and ''Beach Party'') and Donna Douglas (of television's ''The Beverly Hillbillies'').

In 1964, the national telecast was distributed through a special segment on ''The Andy Williams Show''.

Recognizing the impact that animated films have on the industry, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced in 2006 that a Golden Globe would be awarded for the Best Animated Feature at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards.

The awards show income has enabled the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to donate millions of dollars to entertainment-related charities, as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and television professionals.

2008 disruption

On January 7, 2008, it was announced that due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, the 65th Golden Globe Awards would not be telecast live. The ceremony was faced with a threat by striking writers to picket the event and by actors, threatening to boycott the ceremony, rather than cross picket lines. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to adopt another approach for the broadcast.

NBC originally had exclusive broadcast rights to the ceremonies, but on January 11, HFPA President Jorge Camara announced there would be no restrictions placed on media outlets covering the January 13 press conference, announcing the winners at 6:00pm PST. As a result, E!, CNN, the TV Guide Network and KNBC-TV, the network's Los Angeles owned-and-operated affiliate, aired the 31-minute event, emanating from the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel live, leaving NBC to fill the hour from 9:00–10:00pm ET with announcements, made after-the-fact by ''Access Hollywood'' hosts Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell. The remaining hours of programming, set aside for the ceremonies by the network, were filled with a special two-hour edition of ''Dateline'', hosted by Matt Lauer, that included film clips, interviews with some of the nominees and commentary from comedienne Kathy Griffin and the panelists from ''Football Night in America''.

Award categories

Motion picture awards

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Best Director

Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

Best Original Score

Best Original Song

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Animated Feature Film (2006–present)

Cecil B. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures

Television awards

Awarded since 1956:

Best Drama Series

Best Comedy Series

Best Actor in a Television Drama Series

Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series

Best Actress in a Television Drama Series

Best Actress in a Television Comedy Series

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television

Retired awards

Best Documentary Film • Last awarded in 1977 at the 34th Golden Globe Awards

Best English-Language Foreign Film This award allowed British films, such as Laurence Olivier's ''Hamlet'', which was of course made in English, to be given their own category

New Star of the Year – Actor • Last awarded in 1983 at the 40th Golden Globe Awards

New Star of the Year – Actress • Last awarded in 1983 at the 40th Golden Globe Awards

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Female) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979

Henrietta Award (World Film Favorite – Male) • Awarded from 1950 to 1979

Best Film Promoting International Understanding (1945–63)

Performers with the most Golden Globes

In acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Golden Globe wins with seven. However, including special awards, such as the Henrietta Award – World Film Favorite Actor/Actress or Cecil B. DeMille Award – Barbra Streisand leads with 11 awards. Jack Nicholson, Angela Lansbury and Alan Alda have six awards each. Behind them is Rosalind Russell and Sophia Loren with five wins. Streep also holds the record for most nominations with twenty-five (as of the 2010 nominations) and Jack Lemmon is second with twenty-two.

Only four people have won two acting awards in the same year:

Sigourney Weaver (1989)

*Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, ''Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey''

*Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, ''Working Girl''

Joan Plowright (1993)

*Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, ''Enchanted April''

*Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or TV Film, ''Stalin''

Helen Mirren (2007)

*Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, ''The Queen''

*Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film, ''Elizabeth''

Kate Winslet (2009)

*Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, ''Revolutionary Road''

*Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, ''The Reader''

Controversies

Both the Golden Globe Award ceremony and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has been involved in a number of controversies. Some of the more notable events include:

1968-1974 NBC broadcast ban

The HFPA has had a lucrative contract with NBC for decades, which began broadcasting the award ceremony locally in Los Angeles in 1958, then nationally in 1964. However, in 1968, the Federal Communications Commission claimed the show “misled the public as to how the winners were determined” (winners were determined by lobby; if winners did not attend the event then another name would be chosen) and admonished NBC for participating in the scandal. Subsequently, NBC refused to broadcast the ceremony from 1968 until after 1974.

Pia Zadora awarded 1981 "Newcomer-of-the-Year"

In 1981, Pia Zadora won a Golden Globe in the category "Newcomer-of-the-Year" for her performance in ''Butterfly,'' over such competition as Elizabeth McGovern (''Ragtime'') and Kathleen Turner (''Body Heat''). Accusations were made that the Foreign Press Association members had been bought off. Zadora's husband, multimillionaire Meshulam Riklis, flew voting members to his casino, the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, which gave the appearance that they voted for Zadora to repay this. Riklis also invited voting members to his house for a lavish lunch and a showing of the film. He also spent a great deal on advertising. The film had not been released in the U.S. at the time of the awards, which should have made Zadora ineligible for an award associated with it. Furthermore, Zadora had made her film debut some 17 years earlier as a child performer in ''Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.''

2011 ''The Tourist'' Best Musical/Comedy nominations

The nominations for the 2011 Globes drew initial skepticism, as the Foreign Press Association nominated ''The Tourist'' in its Best Musical/Comedy category, despite the critical failures of the film. The skepticism turned to outrage when rumors surfaced that Sony, the distributor of ''The Tourist'' had "treated" Globes voters to an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas, culminating in a concert by Cher.

See also

List of Golden Globe Awards ceremonies

List of Golden Globe Awards winners

List of Golden Globe Award winning films

68th Golden Globe Awards

References

External links

Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Awards listing at the Internet Movie Database

Complete Downloadable List of Golden Globe Nominees and Winners

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James Joseph "Jim" Parsons (born March 24, 1973) is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper on the CBS sitcom ''The Big Bang Theory'', with his performance often cited as a significant reason for the program's success. He has received several awards for his performance, including the Television Critics Association award for the highest individual achievements in comedy, the National Association of Broadcasters Television Chairman's Award for a significant breakthrough in a specific art discipline, the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy.

Early life

Parsons was born and raised in Houston, Texas, the older of two children. After playing the role of the Kola-Kola bird in a school production of ''The Elephant's Child'' at age six, Parsons was determined to become an actor. The young Parsons was heavily influenced by sitcoms, particularly ''Three's Company'', ''Family Ties'', and ''The Cosby Show''. He attended Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas, a northern suburb of Houston. Parsons points to a role in ''Noises Off'' during his junior year as the first time "I fully connected with the role I was playing and started to truly understand what it meant to be honest on stage".

After graduating from high school, Parsons received an undergraduate degree from the University of Houston. He was prolific during this time, appearing in 17 plays in 3 years. He was a founding member of Infernal Bridegroom Productions, and regularly appeared at the Stages Repertory Theatre. Parsons enrolled in graduate school at the University of San Diego in 1999. He was one of seven students accepted into a special two-year course in classical theater, taught in partnership with the Old Globe Theater. Program director Rick Seer recalled having reservations about admitting Parsons, saying, "Jim is a very specific personality. He's thoroughly original, which is one reason he's been so successful. But we worried, ‘Does that adapt itself to classical theater, does that adapt itself to the kind of training that we're doing?' But we decided that he was so talented that we would give him a try and see how it worked out." Parsons enjoyed school, and told an interviewer that he would have pursued a doctorate in acting if possible: "school was so safe!...you frequently would surprise yourself by what you were capable of, and you were not surprised by some things." Parsons graduated in 2001 and moved to New York.

Career

In New York Parsons worked in off Broadway productions and made several television appearances. In a much-discussed 2003 Quiznos commercial, Parsons played a man who had been raised by wolves and continued to nurse from his wolf "mother". He had a recurring role on the television show ''Judging Amy'' and appeared on the television series ''Ed''. Parsons also had minor roles in several movies, including ''Garden State'' and ''School for Scoundrels''.

Parsons has estimated that he auditioned for between 15 and 30 television pilots. On the rare occasions when he was cast in the role, the show generally failed to be purchased by a television network. The exception came with ''The Big Bang Theory''. After reading the pilot script, Parsons felt that the role of Sheldon Cooper would be a very good fit for him. Although Parsons did not feel any sort of relationship with the character, he was enchanted by the dialogue structure, the way the writers "brilliantly use those words that most of us don't recognize to create that rhythm. And the rhythm got me. It was the chance to dance through that dialogue, and in a lot of ways still is."

In his audition, Parsons so impressed series creator Chuck Lorre that Lorre insisted on a second audition to see if Parsons could replicate the performance. Parsons was given the role, a genius physicist with nonexistent social skills who interacts with his other nerdy friends and the attractive waitress who lives across the hall. The role requires Parsons to "rattle off line after line of tightly composed, rhythmic dialogue, and then do something with his face or body during the silence that follows." Parsons credits his University of San Diego training with giving him the tools to break down Sheldon's lines.

Television critic Andrew Dansby compares Parsons' physical comedy to that of Buster Keaton and other silent film stars. Lorre praises Parsons' instincts, saying that "You can't teach that." Lorre describes Parsons' "great sense of control over every part of his body, the way he walks, holds his hands, cocks his head, the facial tics" as "inspired". Reviewer Lewis Beale describes Parsons' performance as "so spot-on, it seems as if the character and the actor are the same person." Parsons admits that the work is "more effort than I ever thought a sitcom would take. And that's really the fun of it."

In August 2009 Parsons won the Television Critics Association award for individual achievement in comedy, beating Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, and Neil Patrick Harris. He was nominated for Emmy awards in 2009 and 2010, winning in 2010 for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. In September 2010 Parsons and costars Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco signed new contracts, guaranteeing each of them $200,000 per episode for the fourth season of ''The Big Bang Theory'', with substantial raises for each of the next three seasons. The three were also promised a percentage of the show's earnings. In January 2011 he won the Golden Globe award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy (the award was presented by co-star Cuoco).

In 2011 Parsons is set to appear alongside Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Steve Martin and Rashida Jones in the comedy film ''The Big Year''. It is scheduled for release in October.

Personal life

Parsons lives in Los Angeles. His hobbies include playing the piano and watching sports, especially tennis, baseball, and basketball.

Stage appearances

''The Balcony''

''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' (1994) .... Rosencrantz

''La Ronde'' (1995)

''Endgame'' (1995) .... Clov (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Marat/Sade'' (1995) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Guys and Dolls'' (1996) .... Rusty Charlie (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre)

''Eddie Goes to Poetry City'' (1996) .... Eddie (New York Theatre)

''Jack and the Future Is In Eggs'' (1996) .... Father Jack

''Othello'' (1996) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Suicide in B-flat'' (1996) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Woyzeck'' (1996) .... Doctor / Horse's Head (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''The Cherry Orchard'' (1997) .... Yasha, a young man servant (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Chili Queen'' (1997) .... Buddy (Stages Repertory Theatre, World Premiere) ''Camino Real'' (1997) .... Baron (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Last Rites'' (1997) .... Tiger Clean (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere) ''Threepenny Opera'' (1998) .... MacHeath (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre)

''Below the Belt'' (1998) .... Dobbitt

''In the Jungle of the Cities'' (1998) .... J. Finnay (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Tamalalia 3: The Cocktail Party'' (1998) .... Psychotic psychiatrist (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere) ''King Ubu is King'' (1998) .... Tom, Mister Nice Guy (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere)

''The Pitchfork Disney'' (1998) .... Presley Stray (Stages Repertory Theatre)

''Marie and Bruce'' (1999) .... Herb / Fred / Waiter (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre) ''Tamalalia 4: The Camp-Out'' (1999) (Infernal Bridegroom Theatre, World Premiere)

''What Happened Was'' (2002) .... Jackie (The Paradise Theatre)

''The Castle'' (2002) .... Jeremiah (Manhattan Ensemble Theatre) ''Tartuffe'' (2002) .... Valère (La Jolla Playhouse) ''The Love for Three Oranges (Gozzi)'' (2004) .... Prince Tartaglia (La Jolla Playhouse) ''The Normal Heart'' (2011) .... Tommy Boatwright (John Golden Theatre)

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2003	''Nowhere to Go But Up''	Casting assistant
2004		Tim
		Sidney
''The Great New Wonderful''	Justin
	Oliver
		Receptionist
	Classmate	Cameo
	''On the Road with Judas''	Jimmy Pea
''Gardener of Eden''	Spim
2011	''The Big Year''	Crane	Post-Production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002		Chet	Episode: "The Road"
2003	''Why Blitt?''	Mike	TV Pilot
2004		Kris	TV Pilot
2004–2005	''Judging Amy''	Rob Holbrook	7 episodes
2007–present	''The Big Bang Theory''	Sheldon Cooper
2009	''Family Guy''	Sheldon Cooper	Episode: "Business Guy"
2010	''Glenn Martin, DDS''	Draven	Episode: "Jackie's Get-Witch-Quick Scheme"
2011	''The Super Hero Squad Show''		Episode: "Blind Rage Knows No Color"
2011	''iCarly''	Caleb	Episode: "iLost My Mind"

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	"Up 2 You + Me" Featuring Jim Parsons (Music Video)	Himself	Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Initiative

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Category	Award Show
2008	|	Best Actor in a Comedy Series	Ewwy Award#1st Ewwy Awards (2008)>Ewwy Awards
rowspan="3"	2009	|	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series	61st Primetime Emmy Awards>Emmy Awards
	Individual Achievement in Comedy
	Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series
rowspan="4"	2010	|	Favorite TV Comedy Actor	36th People's Choice Awards>People's Choice Awards
	Individual Achievement in Comedy
	Choice TV Actor: Comedy
rowspan="2"	2011	|	Best Actor - Television Series - Musical or Comedy	68th Golden Globe Awards>Golden Globe Awards

References

External links

CBS Biography

Movieline interviews Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons On Learning Lines, Emmy Nods and Cast Ping Pong Deathmatches

Fresh Air Interview: Jim Parsons On The Science Of Sheldon, 'Big Bang'

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Coordinates	38°53′51.61″N77°2′11.58″N
name	Richard Roeper
birth date	October 17, 1959
birth place	Chicago, Illinois
occupation	Film critic, journalist
nationality	American
subject	Film
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Richard E. Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is an American columnist and film critic for ''The Chicago Sun-Times'' and now a co-host on ''The Roe Conn Show'' on WLS-AM. He co-hosted the television series ''At the Movies'' with Roger Ebert from 2000–2008, as the late Gene Siskel's replacement.

Early life

Roeper was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised in south suburban Dolton, Illinois. He attended Thornridge High School and graduated from Illinois State University in 1982.

Career

Roeper began working as a columnist for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' in 1987. The topics of his columns range from politics to media to entertainment. He has written seven books, on topics from movies to urban legends to conspiracy theories to the Chicago White Sox. In 2009 Roeper appeared on Howard Stern's show and said he had written a book on gambling, entitled ''Bet the House'', which was released in the first quarter of 2010.

Roeper also was a radio host on WLS AM 890 in Chicago. He also hosted shows on WLUP-FM, WLS-FM and WMVP-AM in Chicago. He won three Emmy awards for his news commentaries on Fox in the 1990s, and was the film critic for CBS in Chicago for three years in the early 2000s. He won the National Headliner Award as the top newspaper columnist in the country in 1992, and has been voted best columnist in Illinois by the Associated Press on numerous occasions.

His columns have been syndicated by the New York Times to publications around the world. Roeper has written for a number of magazines, including ''Esquire'', ''Spy'', ''TV Guide'', ''Playboy'', ''Maxim'' and ''Entertainment Weekly''. He was once named as one of People magazine's most eligible bachelors.

Roeper has been a frequent guest on the ''Tonight Show'', ''Live with Regis and Kelly'', ''The O'Reilly Factor'' and countless other national programs. He is currently the host of ''Starz Inside'', a monthly documentary series airing on the Starz network since the fall of 2007. Roeper appeared on the first episode of the fifth season of Entourage reviewing the fake movie ''Medellin'' starring fictional movie star Vincent Chase. In April 2008, Roeper was the central figure on an episode of ''Top Chef'', in which the contestants served up movie themed dishes to Roeper and his friends, including Aisha Tyler.

In February 2009, Roeper launched his own web site, , which features movie reviews, blog entries about politics, sports and movies, photos and Twitter entries. For most of the year Roeper was posting print reviews and blog entries. In December 2009, he launched a video section, with on-camera reviews of movies. The video segments are produced in partnership with the Starz premium cable channel. Roeper announced the reviews will appear first on his site, then on the Starz channel.

In December 2009, it was reported Roeper had signed a "six-figure" deal with ReelzChannel to be a regular contributor. He will continue to review movies online for his website and for Starz.

As of Monday, April 12, 2010, he is now the co-host of ''The Roe Conn Show'' on Chicago's WLS-AM 890 radio station from 2-6pm CST.

Work as a film critic

After Gene Siskel of ''Siskel & Ebert'' died on Saturday, February 20, 1999, Roger Ebert did the show with nearly 30 co-hosts. After 10 guest stints, Roeper was offered the opportunity to permanently co-host the popular film review show with Ebert. The series was renamed ''Ebert & Roeper at the Movies'' in 2000, and shortened to ''Ebert & Roeper'' in 2002.

Beginning in August 2006, while his co-host Roger Ebert was recovering from cancer surgery, Roeper was joined by guest critics, including ''Clerks'' director Kevin Smith and ''The Tonight Show'' host Jay Leno. On Sunday, July 20, 2008, Roeper announced he was leaving the show in mid-August and would return with a new show later in the year. He continues to write his general interest column, and also contributes reviews to the ''Sun-Times'' and to newspapers across the country.

Bibliography

''He Rents, She Rents: The Ultimate Guide to the Best Women's Films and Guy Movies'', with Laurie Viera (1999)

''Hollywood Urban Legends: The Truth Behind All Those Delightfully Persistent Myths of Films, Television, and Music '' (2001)

''Urban Legends: The Truth Behind All Those Deliciously Entertaining Myths That Are Absolutely, Positively, 100% Not True'' (2001)

''Ten Sure Signs a Movie Character is Doomed, and Other Surprising Movie Lists'' (2003)

''Schlock Value: Hollywood At Its Worst'' (2005)

''Sox and the City: A Fan's Love Affair with the White Sox from the Heartbreak of '67 to the Wizards of Oz'' (2006)

''Debunked!: Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, and Evil Plots of the 21st Century'' (2008)

''Bet the House: How I Gambled Over a Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports, Poker, and Games of Chance'' (2010)

References

External links

Biography from TV Tome

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Coordinates	38°53′51.61″N77°2′11.58″N
name	Tina Fey
birth name	Elizabeth Stamatina Fey
birth date	May 18, 1970
birth place	Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
occupation	Actress, comedian, writer, producer
years active	1994–present
spouse	Jeff Richmond (2001-present)
children	2 }}

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), the NBC comedy series ''30 Rock'', and films such as ''Mean Girls'' (2004), ''Baby Mama'' (2008), and ''Date Night'' (2010).

Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the Chicago-based improvisational comedy group The Second City. She later 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''. In the series, Fey portrays the head writer of a fictional sketch comedy series. In 2008, she starred in the comedy film ''Baby Mama'', alongside former ''SNL'' co-star Amy Poehler. Fey next appeared in the 2010 comedy films ''Date Night'' and ''Megamind''.

She has received seven Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards. She was singled out as the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment in 2008 by the Associated Press, which gave her its AP Entertainer of the Year award for her satirical portrayal of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in a guest appearance on ''SNL''. In 2010, Fey was the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the youngest-ever winner of the award.

Early life

Fey was born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, a township just west of Philadelphia. She is the daughter of Zenobia "Jeanne" (née Xenakes) – a brokerage employee of Greek descent – and Donald Fey, a university grant proposal-writer of German and Scottish descent. She has a brother, who is eight years older, named Peter.

Fey was exposed to comedy early. She recalls:

She also grew up watching ''Second City Television'' (''SCTV'') and cites Catherine O'Hara as a role model.

Fey attended Cardington Elementary School and Beverly Hills Middle School in Upper Darby. By middle school, she knew she was interested in comedy, even doing an independent-study project on the subject in eighth grade. Fey attended Upper Darby High School, where she was an honor student, a member of the choir, drama club, and tennis team, and co-editor of the school's newspaper. 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. She graduated in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.

Career

Early career

After graduating, Fey originally had plans to do graduate work in drama at DePaul University in Chicago, but she "just got this feeling like it wasn't going to work out ...[that] they were going to take my money and then cut me from the program." She moved to Chicago anyway, knowing about the improvisational comedy troupe, The Second City. She took night classes at Second City, and had a day job working at the front desk of a YMCA facility in Evanston to pay for her classes. Once her Second City training began, she immersed herself in the "cult of improvisation", becoming, as she described it later, "like one of those athletes trying to get into the Olympics. It was all about blind focus. I was so sure that I was doing exactly what I'd been put on this earth to do, and I would have done anything to make it onto that stage. Not because of ''SNL'', but because I wanted to devote my life to improv. I would have been perfectly happy to stay at Second City forever."

In 1994, she joined the cast of The Second City, where she performed eight shows a week, for two years. She was also in the revues ''Citizen Gates'' (1996) and ''Paradigm Lost'' (1997), where she performed alongside Scott Adsit, Kevin Dorff, Rachel Dratch, Jenna Jolovitz, and Jim Zulevic. Improvisation became an important influence on her initial understanding of what it means to be an actress, as she noted in an interview for ''The Believer'' in November 2003:

While in Chicago, Fey also made what she later described as an "amateurish" attempt at stand-up comedy. She also performed at the ImprovOlympic theater.

''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2006)

While performing shows with the Second City in 1997, Fey submitted several scripts to NBC's variety show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), at the request of its head writer Adam McKay, a former performer at Second City. She was hired as a writer for ''SNL'' following a meeting with ''SNL'' creator Lorne Michaels, and moved to New York. 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''. Her first sketch to air starred Chris Farley in a Sally Jessy Raphael satire. Fey went on to write a series of parodies, including one of ABC's morning talk show ''The View''. She co-wrote the "Sully and Denise" sketches with Rachel Dratch, who plays one of the teens.

Fey played an extra in one of the episodes in 1998, and after watching herself, decided to diet and lost 30 pounds. She told ''The New York Times'', "I was a completely normal weight. But I was here in New York City, I had money and I couldn't buy any clothes. After I lost weight, there was interest in putting me on camera." In 1999, McKay stepped down as head writer, which led Michaels to approach Fey for the position. She became ''SNL'''s first female head writer, a milestone she downplays.

In 2000, Fey began performing in sketches, and she and Jimmy Fallon became co-anchors of ''SNL's Weekend Update'' segment. Fey said she did not ask to audition, but that Michaels approached her. Michaels explained that there was "chemistry" between Fey and Fallon. Michaels, however, revealed that choosing Fey was "kind of risky" at the time. Her role in ''Weekend Update'' was well-received by critics. Ken Tucker of ''Entertainment Weekly'' wrote: "...Fey delivers such blow darts – poison filled jokes written in long, precisely parsed sentences unprecedented in ''Update'' history – with such a bright, sunny countenance makes her all the more devilishly delightful." Dennis Miller, a former cast member of ''SNL'' and anchor of ''Weekend Update'', was pleased with Fey as one of the anchors for the segment: "...Fey might be the best ''Weekend Update'' anchor who ever did it. She writes the funniest jokes". Robert Bianco of ''USA Today'', however, commented that he was "not enamored" of the pairing.

In 2001, Fey and the writing staff won a Writers Guild of America Award for ''SNL'''s 25th anniversary special. The following year at the 2002 Emmy Awards ceremony, she and the writing team won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program.

The pairing of Fey and Fallon ended in May 2004 when Fallon last appeared as a cast member. He was replaced by Amy Poehler. It was the first time that two women co-anchored ''Weekend Update''. Fey revealed that she "hired" Poehler as her co-host for the segment. The reception to the teaming of Fey and Poehler was positive, with Rachel Sklar of the ''Chicago Tribune'' noting that the pairing "has been a hilarious, pitch-perfect success as they play off each other with quick one-liners and deadpan delivery".

The 2005–2006 season was her last; she thereafter departed to develop ''30 Rock''.

''30 Rock'' (2006–present)

In 2002, Fey suggested a pilot episode for a situation comedy about a cable news network to NBC, who rejected it. The pilot was reworked to revolve around an ''SNL'' style series, and was accepted by NBC. She signed a contract with NBC in May 2003, which allowed her to remain in her ''SNL'' head writer position at least through the 2004–2005 television season. As part of the contract, Fey was to develop a primetime project to be produced by Broadway Video and NBC Universal. She began developing the pilot project under the working title ''Untitled Tina Fey Project''. The pilot, directed by Adam Bernstein, centered on the head writer of a variety show and how she managed her relationships with the show's volatile star and its executive producer. In October 2006, the pilot aired on NBC as ''30 Rock''. Although the episode received generally favorable reviews, it finished third in its timeslot.

The network renewed the series for a second season, which began in October 2007. The show's third season premiered on October 30, 2008. The premiere episode set records for the highest ratings of the series. In January 2009, NBC renewed ''30 Rock'' for the 2009–2010 season.

In 2007, Fey received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. The show itself won the 2007 Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. In 2008, she won the Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Emmy awards all in the category for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. The following year, Fey again won the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award in the same categories, and was nominated for an Emmy Award. In early 2010, Fey received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress, and won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Lead Actress. ''30 Rock'' was renewed for the 2010–2011 season in March 2010. It will return for the 2011-2012 season, though due to Fey's pregnancy with her second child, the season premiere will be delayed until midseason.

Impersonation of Sarah Palin

From September to November 2008, Fey made frequent guest appearances on ''SNL'' to perform a series of parodies of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. On the 34th season premiere episode, aired September 13, 2008, Fey imitated Palin in a sketch, alongside Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton. Their repartee included Clinton needling Palin about her "Tina Fey glasses". The sketch quickly became NBC.com's most-watched viral video ever, with 5.7 million views by the following Wednesday. Fey reprised this role on the October 4 show, on the October 18 show where she was joined by the real Sarah Palin, and on the November 1 show where she was joined by John McCain and his wife Cindy. The October 18 show had the best ratings of any ''SNL'' show since 1994. The following year Fey won an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her impersonation of Palin. Fey returned to ''SNL'' in April 2010, and reprised her impression of Palin in one sketch titled "Sarah Palin Network". Fey once again did her impression of Palin when she hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' on May 8, 2011.

In December 2009, ''Entertainment Weekly'' put her impersonation on its end-of-the-decade, "best-of" list, writing, "Fey's freakishly spot-on ''SNL'' impersonation of the wannabe VP (and her ability to strike a balance between comedy and cruelty) made for truly transcendent television."

Other work

In 2000, Fey partnered with fellow ''SNL'' cast member Rachel Dratch in the Off Broadway two-woman show ''Dratch & Fey'' at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York City. The production was well received by critics. Tim Townsend of ''The Wall Street Journal'' in review of ''Dratch & Fey'', wrote that the fun part of watching them perform was "seeing how comfortable they are with each other". He concluded that the production "isn't about two women being funny. [...] Dratch and Fey are just funny. Period." One of the ''SNL'' sketches, "Sully and Denise", originated at Second City in Chicago.

On August 13, 2007, Fey made a guest appearance on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', in the episode, "The Bookaneers". She appeared as a guest judge on the November 25, 2007 episode of the Food Network program ''Iron Chef America''. Fey has appeared in Disney's campaign "Year of a Million Dreams" as Tinker Bell, along with Mikhail Baryshnikov as Peter Pan and Gisele Bündchen as Wendy Darling. She has also done commercials for American Express credit card.

On February 23, 2008, Fey hosted the first episode of ''SNL'' after the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. For this appearance, she was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. Fey hosted ''SNL'' for a second time on April 10, 2010, and for her appearance she received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.

On April 5, 2011, her book, an autobiographical comedy entitled ''Bossypants'', was released. It received a positive review from ''the New York Times''.

Feature films

In 2002, Fey appeared in the surreal comedy ''Martin & Orloff''. She made her debut as writer and co-star of the 2004 teen comedy ''Mean Girls''. Characters and behaviors in the movie are based on Fey's high school life at Upper Darby High School and on the non-fiction book ''Queen Bees and Wannabes'' by Rosalind Wiseman. The cast includes other past cast members of ''SNL'' including Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, and Amy Poehler. The film received favorable reviews, and was a box office success, grossing $129 million worldwide.

In a 2004 interview, Fey expressed that she would like to write and direct movies in which she has small parts. In 2006, Fey worked on a movie script for Paramount Pictures, which was to feature Sacha Baron Cohen, by the name of ''Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill'', based loosely on the true story of a Hasidic rock musician. In 2007, she was cast in the animated comedy film ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters'' as the Aqua Teens' mother, a giant burrito.

Fey and former ''SNL'' castmate Amy Poehler starred in the 2008 comedy ''Baby Mama''. The movie was written and directed by Michael McCullers. The plot concerns Kate (Fey), a business woman, who wants a child but, discovering she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant, decides to find a surrogate: Angie (Poehler), a white-trash schemer. ''Baby Mama'' received mixed reviews, but many critics enjoyed Fey's performance. Todd McCarthy of ''Variety'' wrote: "Fey is a delight to watch throughout. Able to convey Kate's intentions and feelings through the simple looks and inflections, she never melodramatizes her situation; nor does her efficient, perfectionist side become overbearing." The movie grossed over $64 million at the box office.

Fey's projects after 2008 include her lending her voice to the character Lisa in the English language version of the Japanese animated film ''Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea'' (titled ''Ponyo'' for its U.S. release). In 2009, she appeared in ''The Invention of Lying'', alongside Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, and Christopher Guest. Her next film role was in Shawn Levy's 2010 comedy ''Date Night'', a feature that focuses on a married couple, played by Fey and Steve Carell, who go on a date; however, the night goes awry for the two. Also in the same year, she voiced Roxanne Ritchie, a television reporter, in the DreamWorks animated film ''Megamind'' (2010). With a total worldwide gross of $321 million, ''Megamind'' is Fey's most commercially successful picture to date. It earned $173 million outside the U.S. and $148 million domestically.

In July 2010 it was announced that Fey will star in an upcoming comedy entitled ''Mommy & Me'' alongside Meryl Streep, who will play her mother. The film will be directed by Stanley Tucci.

In the media

Fey was ranked in the Hot 100 List at number 80 on ''Maxim'' magazine in 2002. She was named one of ''People'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003, and one of ''People'' magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In 2007, she was included in ''People'''s 100 Most Beautiful issue. Also in 2007, Fey placed seventh on the Hot 100 List on AfterEllen.com. She repeated the appearance the following year, however, being voted as number one on the list.

In 2001, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Fey as one of their Entertainers of the Year for her work on ''Weekend Update''. She again was named one of the magazine's Entertainers of the Year in 2007, and placed number two in 2008. In 2009, Fey was named as ''Entertainment Weekly'''s fifth individual in their 15 Entertainers of the 2000s list. The newspaper editors and broadcast producers of the Associated Press voted Fey the AP Entertainer of the Year as the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and entertainment in 2008, citing her impression of Sarah Palin on ''SNL''. She has appeared on ''Forbes''' annual Celebrity 100 list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in 2008, 2009, and 2010, at No. 99, No. 86, and No. 90 respectively.

In 2007, the ''New York Post'' included Fey in New York's 50 Most Powerful Women, ranking her at number 33. Fey was among the Time 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the world, in 2007 and 2009, as selected annually by ''Time'' magazine. Fey's featured article for the 2009 list was written by ''30 Rock'' co-star, Alec Baldwin. She was selected by Barbara Walters as one of America's 10 Most Fascinating People of 2008.

Personal life

Fey is married to Jeff Richmond, composer on ''30 Rock''. They met at Chicago's Second City and dated for seven years before marrying in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 3, 2001. The couple have two daughters: Alice Zenobia Richmond (born September 10, 2005) and Penelope Athena Richmond (born August 10, 2011). Alice was born during Fey's tenure at ''SNL''. Fey returned to the show on October 22, saying "I had to get back to work. NBC has me under contract; the baby and I have only a verbal agreement." In April 2009, Fey and Richmond purchased a $3.4 million apartment in the Upper West Side in New York City.

Fey has a scar a few inches long on the left side of her chin and cheek. Responding to questions about its origin, Fey was quoted in the November 25, 2001, ''New York Times'' article as saying: "It's a childhood injury that was kind of grim. And it kind of bums my parents out for me to talk about it". Later, in an interview with Fey and Richmond in the January 2009 issue of ''Vanity Fair'', Richmond revealed the scar resulted from a slashing incident, which happened when she was five. Richmond said: "It was in, like, the front yard of her house, and somebody just came up, and she just thought somebody marked her with a pen." She has said she was reluctant to discuss the incident in part because "It's impossible to talk about it without somehow seemingly exploiting it." Fey favors the right (non-scar) side of her face when acting as her character Liz Lemon.

Her charity work includes support of Autism Speaks, an organization that sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. At the 64th Golden Globe Awards, Fey wore a blue puzzle piece pin to raise awareness for the organization. In April 2008, she participated in Night of Too Many Stars, a comedy show benefit for autism education.

Fey is also a supporter of Mercy Corps, a global relief and development organization, in their campaign to end world hunger. Fey narrated a video for Mercy Corps's Action Center in New York City, describing hunger as a symptom of many wider world problems. She also supports the Love Our Children USA organization, which fights violence against children, who named her among their Mothers Who Make a Difference in 2009. She is the 2009 national spokesperson for the Light the Night Walk, which benefits the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

In June 2010, it was announced she would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.

Detailed works

+ As a writer
Year(s)	Title	Medium	Notes
1997–2006	''Saturday Night Live''	TV	Head writer 1999–2006
2004	''Mean Girls''	Film	Screenplay adapted from ''Queen Bees and Wannabes''
2006–present	''30 Rock''	TV	Episodes written:Season 1: (8/21) "Pilot", "The Aftermath", "Tracy Does Conan", "The Head and the Hair"‡, "Black Tie"‡, "Up All Night", "The C Word", "Hiatus"Season 2: (4/15) "SeinfeldVision", "Somebody to Love"‡, "MILF Island"‡, "Cooter"Season 3: (5) "Do-Over", "Christmas Special"‡, "St. Valentine's Day"‡, "The Bubble", "The Natural Order"‡Season 4: (4) "Season 4", "Secret Santa", "Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter"‡, "I Do Do"Season 5: (3) "The Fabian Strategy", "Live Show"‡, "100"‡‡''denotes episode co-written.''
2011	Bossypants	Book

+ As an actress
Year(s)	Title	Medium	Role(s)	Notes
1998–2006, 2008, 2010, 2011	''Saturday Night Live''	TV	Multiple	Includes being a cast member from 1998 to 2006, host of ''Weekend Update'' (2000–2006), host in 2008, 2010, and 2011, and made five appearances impersonating Sarah Palin.
1999	''Upright Citizens Brigade''	TV	Kerri Downey	One episode
2002	''Martin & Orloff''	Film	Southern Woman
2004	''Mean Girls''	Film	Ms. Norbury	Features several colleagues from ''Saturday Night Live''
2006	''Artie Lange's Beer League''	Film	Gym Secretary
2006		Film	Herself	''SNL''s ''Weekend Update'' with Fey and Amy Poehler was featured in the movie
2006–present	''30 Rock''	TV	Liz Lemon	Main role
2007	''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters''	Film	Giant Burrito
2008		Film	Kate Holbrook	Re-teams with Amy Poehler, colleague from ''SNL''
2009		Film	Lisa
2009	''''	Film	Shelley
2009	''SpongeBob's Truth or Square''	TV	Herself
2010	''Date Night''	Film	Claire Foster
2010	''Megamind''	Film	Roxanne Ritchi	Voice
2011	''Phineas and Ferb	TV	Annabelle	Voice

Awards and nominations

The following awards are categorized under the year they were announced (and not necessarily the year covered by the award ceremony).

! Year	! Award	! Category	! Work	! Result
2001	Emmy Award	Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	''Saturday Night Live''
2001		Comedy/Variety series	''Saturday Night Live''
2001		Comedy/Variety special	''Saturday Night Live'': 25th Anniversary Special
2002	Emmy Award	Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	''Saturday Night Live''
2002	WGA Award	Comedy/Variety series	''Saturday Night Live''
2003	Emmy Award	Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	''Saturday Night Live''
2003	WGA Award	Comedy/Variety Series	''Saturday Night Live''
2003	WGA Award	Comedy/Variety Special	''Saturday Night Live'': NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2004	Teen Choice Award	Choice TV Actress: Comedy	''Saturday Night Live''
2005	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Funny Female Star
2005	Teen Choice Award	Choice Comedian
2005	WGA Award	Best Adapted Screenplay	''Mean Girls''
2007	Emmy Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2007	Emmy Award	Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2007	Emmy Award	Writing for a Comedy Series	"Tracy Does Conan" for ''30 Rock''
2007	WGA Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2007	WGA Award	New Series	''30 Rock''
2007	WGA Award	Comedy/Variety Special	''Saturday Night Live''
2008	Emmy Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2008	Emmy Award	Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2008	Emmy Award	Writing for a Comedy Series
2008	Emmy Award	Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	''Saturday Night Live''
2008	Golden Globe Award	Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2008	Golden Globe Award	Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2008	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Female Actor in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2008	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Ensemble in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2008	WGA Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2009	Golden Globe Award	Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2009	Golden Globe Award	Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2009	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Female Actor in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2009	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Ensemble in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2009	WGA Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2009	WGA Award	Episodic Comedy	"Cooter" for ''30 Rock''
2009	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	Portrayal of Sarah Palin on ''Saturday Night Live''
2009	Emmy Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2009	Emmy Award	Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2010	Golden Globe Award	Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2010	Golden Globe Award	Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2010	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Female Actor in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2010	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Ensemble in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2010	Emmy Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2010	Emmy Award	Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2010	Emmy Award	Writing for a Comedy Series	"Lee Marvin vs. Derek Jeter" for ''30 Rock''
2010	Emmy Award	Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	''Saturday Night Live''
2010	Teen Choice Award	Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
2010	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor	American Humor
2011	Golden Globe Award	Actress in a Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2011	Golden Globe Award	Best Television Series — Musical or Comedy	''30 Rock''
2011	The Comedy Awards	Best Actress in Film Comedy	''Date Night''
2011	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Acting in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2011	Emmy Award	Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2011	Emmy Award	Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''30 Rock''
2011	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''

References

Further reading

Baldwin, Kristen. "'Update' With Destiny." ''Entertainment Weekly''. May 2, 2002. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Smith, Kyle. "Leap of Fey." ''People Magazine''. May 3, 2004. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Schwartz, Missy. "The Smartest Girl in The Class." ''Entertainment Weekly''. May 7, 2004. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Ryder, Caroline. "A Conversation with Tina Fey." ''Women's Health Magazine''. March 2007. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Rys, Richard. "Exit Interview: Tina Fey." ''Philadelphia Magazine''. April 3, 2008. Accessed July 15, 2009.

Baldwin, Kristen. "Tina Fey: One Hot 'Mama'." ''Entertainment Weekly''. April 9, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Jacobs, A.J. "Tina Fey, Make Us Laugh." ''Esquire Magazine''. May 1, 2008. Accessed July 15, 2009.

Carnwath, Ally. "Queen of the jokers." ''The Guardian''. May 4, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Goodwin, Christopher. "And funny with it." ''The Guardian''. May 11, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Moran, Caitlin. "Tina Fey and Sarah Silverman: the new queens of comedy." ''The Times'' October 3, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Carter, Bill. "It’s Easy to Find Tina Fey on TV, but Not Her Show." ''The New York Times''. October 13, 2008. Accessed July 14, 2009.

Brown, Laura. "Tina Fey Rocks." ''Harper's Bazaar''. November 2009. Accessed October 7, 2009.

Pringle, Gill. "Tina Fey — From spoofer to movie stardom." ''The Independent''. March 19, 2010. Accessed March 19, 2010.

Walker-Mitchell, Donna. "Witty woman." ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. March 28, 2010. Accessed March 28, 2010.

External links

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Coordinates	38°53′51.61″N77°2′11.58″N
name	Steve Carell
birth date	August 16, 1962
birth name	Steven John Carell
birth place	Emerson Hospital, Concord, Massachusetts
nationality	American
notable works	''The Daily Show'' ''The Office''
yearsactive	1991–present
spouse	Nancy Carell (m. 1995)
children	Annie Carell (b. 2001) John Carell (b. 2004)
occupation	Actor, comedian, voice artist, producer, writer, director }}

Steven John "Steve" Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', he found greater fame in Hollywood for playing Michael Scott on ''The Office''. He has also starred in lead roles in the films ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', ''Little Miss Sunshine'', ''Evan Almighty'', ''Dan in Real Life'', ''Get Smart'', ''Date Night'', ''Dinner for Schmucks'', and ''Crazy, Stupid, Love.''; and voiced characters in the animated films ''Over the Hedge'', ''Horton Hears a Who!'', and ''Despicable Me''. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in ''Life'' magazine, and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series for playing the lead role of Michael Scott for ''The Office'' in 2006.

Early life

Carell, the youngest of four brothers, was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, and was raised in nearby Acton by his parents, Harriet T. (née Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical engineer. His maternal uncle, Stanley Koch, worked with Allen B. DuMont to create cathode ray tubes. Carell's paternal grandfather was Italian; his father was born with the surname "Caroselli", later shortening it to "Carell". Carell was raised Roman Catholic, and was educated at The Fenn School and Middlesex School. Carell also played ice hockey as a teenager for his high school. He played the fife, performing with other members of his family, and later joined a reenacting group portraying the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot. Carell attributed his interest in history to this, in which he earned his degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1984. While at Denison, Carell was a member of Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Company, a student-run improvisational comedy troupe. He originally aspired to become a radio broadcaster, deejaying at WDUB in Granville.

Early career

Before opting for a career as a performer, Carell claims that he worked as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts, where he met his future wife, Nancy Walls. He later recounted that he quit after a few months because his boss told him he was not very good as a mail carrier; he needed to be more efficient. He planned on attending law school, but was unable to write an explanation on his application form as to why he wanted to be a lawyer. Early in his performing career, Carell acted on the stage in a touring children's theater company and later in the comedy musical, Knat Scatt Private Eye. He also acted in a television commercial for Brown's Chicken in 1989. After that, Carell performed with Chicago troupe The Second City in 1991, where Stephen Colbert was his understudy for a time. That same year, he obtained his first film work in a minor role as Tesio in ''Curly Sue''.

During the spring of 1996, he was a cast member of ''The Dana Carvey Show'', a primetime sketch comedy program on ABC. Along with fellow cast member Stephen Colbert, Carell provided the voice of Gary, half of ''The Ambiguously Gay Duo'', the Robert Smigel-produced animated short which continued on ''Saturday Night Live'' later that year. While the program lasted only seven episodes, ''The Dana Carvey Show'' has since been credited with forging Carell's career. During this time, he also played a supporting character for several series including ''Come to Papa'' and the short-lived 1997 Tim Curry situation comedy ''Over the Top''. He has made numerous guest appearances, including on an episode of ''Just Shoot Me!'' titled "Funny Girl." Carell's other early screen credits includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus's short-lived situation comedy ''Watching Ellie'' (2002–2003) and Woody Allen's ''Melinda and Melinda''. He has also made fun of himself for auditioning for ''Saturday Night Live'' but losing the job to Will Ferrell. Carell was a correspondent for ''The Daily Show'' from 1999 until 2005, with a number of regular segments including "Even Stevphen" with Stephen Colbert and "Produce Pete."

''The Office''

During 2005, Carell signed a deal with NBC to star in an American version of the BBC British TV show ''The Office'', a "mockumentary" about life at a mid-sized paper supply company. He plays Michael Scott, the idiosyncratic regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Inc, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Although the first season of the adaptation suffered mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season due to the anticipated success of Carell's movie ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and the series subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award during 2006 for his ''Office'' role. He has also received five Emmy nominations for his work in the series (2006–2010). His last episode for the show, "Goodbye, Michael" aired on April 28, 2011.

Carell earned approximately US$175,000 per episode of the third season of ''The Office'', twice his salary for the previous two seasons. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' interview, he commented on his salary, saying "You don't want people to think you're a pampered jerk. Salaries can be ridiculous. On the other hand, a lot of people are making a lot of money off of these shows." Carell was allowed "flex time" during filming to work on theatrical films. Carell worked on ''Evan Almighty'' during a production hiatus during the second season of ''The Office''. Production ended during the middle of the fourth season of ''The Office'' because of Carell's and others' refusal to cross the picket line of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Carell, a WGA member, has written two episodes of ''The Office'': "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man". Both episodes were praised, and Carell won a Writer's Guild of America award for "Casino Night".

On April 29, 2010, Carell stated he would be leaving the show when his contract expires at the conclusion of the 2010–2011 season.

His last episode, "Goodbye, Michael," aired April 28, 2011. Michael Scott is last seen walking to his Colorado-bound plane to live with his fiancée, Holly Flax.

Film career

Carell's first starring role was in the 2005 film ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', which he developed and co-wrote. The film made $109 million in domestic box office and established Carell as a leading man. It also earned Carell an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance and a WGA Award nomination, along with co-writer Judd Apatow, for Best Original Screenplay.

Carell acted as "Uncle Arthur", imitating the camp mannerisms of Paul Lynde's original character for the 2005 remake of ''Bewitched'' with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also voiced a starring role for the 2006 computer-animated film ''Over the Hedge'' as Hammy the Squirrel. He also voiced for the 2008 animated film ''Horton Hears a Who!'' as the mayor of Whoville, Ned McDodd. He starred in ''Little Miss Sunshine'' during 2006, as Uncle Frank. His work in the films ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,'' ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and ''Bewitched'' established Carell as a member of Hollywood's so-called "Frat Pack" group. (This set of actors includes Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson).

Carell acted as the title character of ''Evan Almighty'', a sequel to ''Bruce Almighty'', reprising his role as Evan Baxter, now a U.S. Congressman. Although, ostensibly, God tasks Baxter with building an ark, Baxter also learns that life can generate positive returns with people offering Acts of Random Kindness. During October 2006, Carell began acting for the film ''Dan in Real Life'', co-starring Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche. Filming ended December 22, 2006, and the film was released on October 26, 2007.

Carell played Maxwell Smart for a movie remake of ''Get Smart'', which began filming February 3, 2007 and was filmed in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Moscow, Russia. The movie was successful, grossing over $200 million worldwide. During 2007, Carell was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Carell filmed a movie during late 2008 opposite Tina Fey, titled ''Date Night''. It was released on April 9, 2010 in the U.S. He voiced Gru who is the main character in the Universal CGI movie ''Despicable Me'' along with Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, and Julie Andrews, which was very successful (he will likely be reprising the role for the upcoming sequel). He has several other projects in the works, including a remake of the 1967 Peter Sellers film ''The Bobo''. He is currently doing voiceover work in commercials for Wrigley's Extra gum.

Carell has launched a television division of his Carousel Prods., which has contracted a three-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios, the studio behind his NBC comedy series. Thom Hinkle and Campbell Smith of North South Prods., former producers on Carell's alma mater, Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'', have been hired to manage Carousel's TV operations.

Personal life

Carell is married to ''Saturday Night Live'' alumna Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children, Elisabeth Anne "Annie" (born May 25, 2001) and John "Johnny" (born June 2004). In addition to working with him as a fellow correspondent on ''The Daily Show'', Nancy also acted with him on ''The Office'' as his realtor and short-lived girlfriend Carol Stills, and also cameoed as a sex therapist in ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin''.

The Carells have homes in Toluca Lake, California, Marshfield, Massachusetts and in Florida. They recently helped to preserve some of the town's history by purchasing the 155-year-old Marshfield Hills General Store, an antique country store well-known for its candy counter.

Filmography

Film

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Television

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Other awards

Carell won the Spike TV 2008 "Guys Choice", Funniest M.F. Award.

References

External links

in 2007

Dateline NBC's interview with Carell

Carell's antique country store in Marshfield, MA

USA Today article on real-life CEO lessons

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