She graduated to head writer two years later and was added to the cast the following year. By 1997, she joined the writing staff of the US satirical sketch show Saturday Night Live, the long-running late-night show responsible for launching the careers of John Belushi, Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy among many others. More than anything, Fey's savagely spot-on skits of former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin propelled her into the spotlight, adding an Emmy to her growing collection of awards including five other Emmys, two Golden Globes and numerous Writers Guild awards.īorn Elizabeth Stamatina Fey in suburban Philadelphia, she majored in drama, moving to Chicago where she trained with famed improv troupe Second City, while working a local YMCA desk by day. Introduced to British audiences as luckless Liz Lemon in TV's 30 Rock, writer Tina Fey has come a long way for a self-confessed "super-nerd" whose career once revolved around making other people sound funny.
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