Jeff Richmond
Jeffrey Wayne Richmond (born January 7, 1961) is an American composer, comedian, producer, and director. He composed the music for, and directed multiple episodes of 30 Rock, a sitcom created by and starring his wife, Tina Fey. He also executive produced and composed the music for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, another sitcom created by Fey.
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- Full name
- Jeffrey Wayne Richmond.
- Born
- 1961. · Garrettsville.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- composer, television producer, television director and actor.
- Education
- Kent State University and James A. Garfield High School.
- Languages
- English.
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Jeffrey Wayne Richmond (born January 7, 1961) is an American composer, comedian, producer, and director. He composed the music for, and directed multiple episodes of 30 Rock, a sitcom created by and starring his wife, Tina Fey. He also executive produced and composed the music for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, another sitcom created by Fey.
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Jeff Richmond (born 1961) is an actor, composer and television director, among other activities, of American nationality. The actor was born Jeffrey Wayne Richmond in Garrettsville. Jeff Richmond was educated at Kent State University. Languages used include English.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Jeffrey Wayne Richmond grew up in Portage County, Ohio, and graduated in 1979 from James A. Garfield High School in Garrettsville, where he won the John Philip Sousa award and where his mother still lives. He also played a key part in the creation of the Garrettsville Community Players, directing, choreographing, and lending his creative and artistic vision to many of its shows in its beginning. He attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio in the early 1980s, where he co-authored a number of musicals including his acclaimed Lobo-A-Go-Go, and wrote a musical score to William Shakespeare's Othello.
Career
Career
Richmond worked at The Second City and Child's Play Touring Theatre before he became music director for the late-night television variety show Saturday Night Live. Richmond left SNL in 2006 to produce and compose music for the situation comedy 30 Rock. Richmond has also appeared as an extra on various occasions on 30 Rock, as the character Alfonso Disparioso; and, beginning in 2010, he directed five episodes: "Argus", "Plan B", "The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell", "Today You Are a Man", and "A Goon's Deed in a Weary World". In 2008, he composed the score to the film Baby Mama, which starred Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Richmond has also appeared in a recurring role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as the short character "Russian Hat Guy". He wrote music for the Broadway stage adaptation of Mean Girls, which had its out-of-town Broadway tryout in Washington, DC. The musical began previews on Broadway March 12, 2018, and opened officially on Broadway on April 8, 2018. Mean Girls premiered on London's West End in June 2024.
Personal life
Personal life
Richmond is married to Tina Fey. They met while working at The Second City and dated for seven years before marrying on June 3, 2001. They have two daughters.

Jeff Richmond at the Broadway Opening Night of "Mr. Saturday Night," 4/27/22
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Recognition and awards
Richmond has won three Emmy awards for his production of the first three seasons of 30 Rock. He has also been nominated for an Emmy for his composition of 30 Rock's theme song. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2018 for Mean Girls. He is a recipient of the Child's Play Touring Theatre 2012 Victor Award.
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- 1.Fredmonsky, Matt. Kent State raises nearly $200 million. Record-Courier. March 11, 2010.
- 2.Dawidziak, Mark. Tina Fey's 30 Rock,' NBC Thursday-night shows roll out new episodes Ready to Rock'. Cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. April 10, 2008.
- 3.Riedel, Michael. The unsexy way Tina Fey seduced her husband. Newyorkport.com.
- 4.Schaefer, John. Soundcheck Live: Television composer Jeff Richmond talks '30 Rock' and 'Saturday Night Live'. Newyorkport.com.
- 5.Eisenberg, Carol. Tina Fey's husband is bit player in 30 Rock, major player in her life Muckety - See the news. April 28, 2008.
- 6.BWW News Desk. Calling All Plastics! MEAN GIRLS Box Office Opens Today!. BroadwayWorld.com.
- 7.TheArtsShelf. Full cast & creative team announced for West End premiere of 'MEAN GIRLS' at the Savoy Theatre. The Arts Shelf. 2024-03-28.
- 8.30 Rock Producer Jeff Richmond Receives Child's Play Touring Theatre 2012 Victor Award Full. YouTube. June 14, 2012.
- 9.Tina Fey Biography. People.
- 10.AP. SNL Star Tina Fey Gives Birth to a Girl . October 1, 2005. Retrieved February 7, 2006.
- 11.Hammel, Sara. Tina Fey Welcomes Daughter Penelope Athena. People. August 12, 2011.
- 12.Odman, Sydney. 'Mean Girls' Musical Composer Jeff Richmond Talks Upcoming Movie Adaptation, Working With Wife Tina Fey. The Hollywood Reporter. 2023-01-27.
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