Tina Fey
Keynote Speaker | Writer, Comedian, Actress, Producer & Author
TINA FEY is a writer, comedian, actress, producer, and author. She continues to be applauded for the iconic and groundbreaking seven-season run as the executive producer, head writer, and star of NBC’s three-time Emmy Award-winning, one-of-a-kind comedy series, 30 Rock. Her performances earned an Emmy, two Golden Globes, four SAG Awards, and a People’s Choice Award. Prior to creating 30 Rock, Fey completed nine seasons as head writer, cast member, and co-anchor of the Weekend Update segment on Saturday Night Live. Fey is an Emmy winner and two-time Writers Guild Award winner for her writing on SNL and won an Emmy for Guest Appearance by an Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Sarah Palin. Fey also made Emmy history when she and Amy Poehler became the first joint winners of Best Comedy Series Guest Actress for their SNL co-hosting appearance. Fey expanded to feature films as both a screenwriter and an actress in the hit comedy, Mean Girls, which earned her a nomination for a Writers Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Fey starred opposite Amy Poehler in Baby Mama, opposite Steve Carell in Date Night, and was a featured voice in the Dreamworks animated film, Megamind. Fey’s book, Bossypants, topped the New York Times best seller list and remained for 39 consecutive weeks, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album. Fey and Robert Carlock, co-executive produced and created the hit Netflix original comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. On Broadway, Fey’s adaptation of Mean Girls with music written by her husband, Jeff Richmond, received 12 Tony Award nominations, including best book by Tina Fey.