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Tina Fey Interesting Facts/Things you don’t know about Tina Fey:

• Fey’s birth name is actually Elizabeth Stamatina Fey. “Tina” is taken from the latter part of her middle name.
• Fey was exposed to comedy early in her life, and even remembers her parents sneaking her in to see “Young Frankenstein” (1974) as a toddler.
• She admits, however, that she wasn’t allowed to watch “The Flintstones” because her dad thought it ripped off “The Honeymooners.”
• Her humor and confidence as a child likely helped her overcome a tragic experience as a child. When she was 5 years old and playing in her front yard,a stranger approached her and cut her cheek with a knife
• As a teenager, she knew she was interested in comedy and, by high school, she was taking drama classes and writing consistently.
• It was Fey’s 8th grade teacher who encouraged her to be a writer.She told People Magazine that, originally, she thought, “I don’t want to be a writer, ’cause then you’re just by yourself in a room all the time. I want to be a star!”
• Needless to say, she put pen to paper and eventually became the co-editor of the school’s newspaper, “The Acorn.” She also wrote the newspaper’s satirical column — anonymously, of course.
• She went on to attend the University of Virginia, where she studied playwriting and acting.
• After graduating, she moved to Chicago to pursue her comedy career and eventually spent several years at Second City, a now famed comedy troupe where many “Saturday Night Live” cast members started out.
• When she began taking Second City’s first set of courses, she worked at the Evanston YMCA to support herself.
• Around this time, she also madethis incredible commercial for Mutual Savings Bank. (Click ahead to 2:35 to see Fey in action.) It was also her first television appearance.
• Fey’s first improv class at Second City was taught by Adam McKay, writer and director of “Anchorman” and frequent Will Ferrell collaborator.
• After McKay was made the head writer on “SNL,” he suggested Fey send a submission packet to become a writer on the show.
• Her first sketch on the show was a Sally Jessy Raphael satire, and starred Chris Farley as a giant baby.
• Within a few years, Fey became the first female head writer in the show’s history, following McKay’s exit.
• In 2000, Fey was approached to perform in sketches on the show. She and Jimmy Fallon began co-anchoring the show’s “Weekend Update” to rave reviews.

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