You might have seen him on 30 Rock as Alfonso Disparioso. He also directed several episodes of the NBC show. He was an executive producer for and composed the music for 30 Rock. He composed the music for Fey and Poehler's 2008 movie, Baby Mam a. Richmond and Fey have collaborated on several projects. He's a very accomplished composer and is behind some of the funniest songs in modern comedy He came out to New York City to visit Fey and, according to Thrillist, 'do a bit' on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Fey left for SNL in 1997, but Richmond stayed behind. Per Thrillist, Fey and Richmond bonded over their mutual love of Guys and Dolls and The Music Man cast recordings. They share two daughters, Alice (born in 2006) and Penelope (born in 2011). Richmond and Fey met while they were both at Second City and dated for seven years before getting married at a Greek Orthodox church in 2001. He and Fey have known each other since their Second City days Īfter Second City, Richmond moved to SNL as music director for the sketch show. and directed several shows, including History Repaints Itself with 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer. In 1998, he started directing for Second City etc. After that, he moved on to be the musical director at 'The Second City e.t.c.' in 1995. After college, he stayed in the Midwest but moved to Chicago, where he worked with Children's Play Touring Theater. He attended college at Kent State University. Richmond, 60, grew up in Portage County, Ohio, where, according to his Second City bio, helped form the Garrettsville Community Players. 'With his spools of curly brown hair and oversize eyes, Jeff resembles a Margaret Keane painting.'Īlec Baldwin-jokes aside, who is Jeff Richmond, Tina Fey's husband of nearly 20 years? Richmond is from Ohio 'When I saw him, I thought, What's she doing with him?,'' he wrote, jokingly. In his memoir, Nevertheless, Fey's 30 Rock co-star Alec Baldwin writes that Fey describes her husband as 'travel-size.' Richmond remains behind-the-scenes more than Fey, but he's also a funny, creative spirit. In real life, though, Fey has been married to her husband, Jeff Richmond, since 2001. 'We have worked long enough that I feel like I own half of what Tina has.'

'We are common-law of comedy wives at this point,' Poehler told Seth Meyers in 2015, around the release of their movie Sisters. Nominees will be attending remotely from all over the world.įey and Poehler have been a well-known comedy duo since their Saturday Night Live days. Tonight, NBC will air the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards, and while it's going to look a lot different than awards shows usually look (thanks so much, COVID-19), there is one really good, familiar thing about this year: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are back as co-hosts.įey will be hosting from the Rainbow Room in New York City, and Poehler will be on the West Coast in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton, where the Globes are usually held.

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