Jeff Richmond
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| Born: | January 7, 1960 (age 47) |
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| Occupation: | Composer, actor and producer |
| Spouse: | Tina Fey |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Richmond (born January 7, 1960) is an American composer, actor and television producer. Richmond currently produces and composes the music for 30 Rock, a sitcom; the show is part of NBC's fall 2006 schedule.[1]
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[edit] Career
Richmond worked at The Second City before he began composing music for the series Saturday Night Live. Richmond left SNL in 2006 to produce and compose music for the situation comedy, 30 Rock, for NBC's fall 2006 schedule. The show's title is a reference to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, where SNL is produced.
The show debuted to mostly positive reviews, however ratings its original timeslot on Wednesdays at 8 PM were weak. Rather than cancel the show, NBC moved the show into a revamped Thursday Must See TV comedy lineup at the end of November sweeps. After its first episode in its new Thursday 9:30 PM timeslot on November 30, 2006, the network picked up the show for the entire season [1].
Richmond has also appeared in a recurring role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as the character of "Russian Hat Guy."
[edit] Personal life
Jeff Richmond is married to Tina Fey, a writer and cast member on SNL. They met before their jobs on SNL and dated for seven years before marrying in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 3, 2001 [2] They have a daughter, Alice Zenobia Richmond who was born on September 10, 2005.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ NBC Announces 2006-07 Primetime Schedule, a May 15, 2005 NBC press release via ComingSoon.net
- ^ Bio from IMDb. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
- ^ AP. SNL Star Tina Fey Gives Birth to a Girl. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2006.
- ^ Darel Jevens. From the 'SNL' Update desk: Fey a new mom. Chicago Sun-Times. 13 September 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2006.
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| NAME | Richmond, Jeffrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jeff Richmond |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American composer, television actor and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1960 |
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