Jeff Richmond

Jeffrey Wayne Richmond (born January 7, 1961) is an American composer, actor, director, and producer. 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 his wife. 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.

Jeff Richmond
Richmond in April 2010
Born	Jeffrey Wayne Richmond January 7, 1961 Garrettsville, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Composer actor producer director
Years active	2004-present
Spouse(s)	Tina Fey ​ (m. after 2001)​
Children	2

Early life

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.[1] He attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, in the late 1980s, where he co-authored a number of musicals, and wrote a musical score to William Shakespeare's Othello.[2]

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.[3][4] 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 Disperioso; 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, Richmond composed the score to the film Baby Mama, which starred his wife, Tina Fey, opposite Amy Poehler.

Richmond has also appeared in a recurring role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as the short character of "Russian Hat Guy".[5]

Richmond is a recipient of the Child's Play Touring Theatre 2012 Victor Award.[6]

Richmond 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.[7]

Personal life

Richmond is married to Tina Fey, the creator and star of 30 Rock. They met while working at The Second City and dated for seven years before marrying in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 3, 2001.[8] They have two daughters.[9][10]

Works

Television

Year	Title	Credited as					Role	Network	Notes
		Producer	Director	Writer	Composer	Actor
2005-2018	Saturday Night Live				Yes (2)	Yes (2)	Singer	NBC
2006-2013	30 Rock	Yes	Yes (5)		Yes	Yes (8)	Alfonso Disparioso
2013	Inside the Actors Studio					Yes (1)	Self
2015	Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special			Yes					Television Special
2015-2019	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Yes	Yes (4)		Yes	Yes (1)	Pianist	Netflix
2016	Maya & Marty				Yes			NBC
2017-2018	Great News		Yes (1)		Yes
2018	Entertainment Tonight					Yes (1)	Self	CBS
	CBS News Sunday Morning					Yes (1)
	TODAY					Yes (1)		NBC
	Extra				Yes (1)			Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
2020	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs The Reverend	Yes			Yes			Netflix	Television Film
	30 Rock: A One-Time Special				Yes	Yes	Self	NBC	Television Special
2021	Girls5Eva	Yes						Peacock
	Mr. Mayor	Yes			Yes			NBC

Film

Year	Title	Producer	Composer	Actor	Role	Notes
2004	Mean Girls		Yes
2008	Baby Mama		Yes
2015	Sisters	Yes
	The Parker Tribe		Yes	Yes	Self (Special Thanks)	Short Film
	Hell and Back			Yes	Self (Special Thanks)
2016	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot	Yes

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Music	Lyrics	Notes
2016	Fully Committed	Music	Jeff Richmond	N/A	Play
2018	Mean Girls	Music	Jeff Richmond	Nell Benjamin

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Stars in the House	Self

References

1. Fredmonsky, Matt (March 11, 2010). "Kent State raises nearly $200 million". Record-Courier. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Richmond also is a graduate of James A. Garfield High School in Garrettsville and his parents still live in Portage County.
2. Dawidziak, Mark (2008-04-10). "Tina Fey's 30 Rock,' NBC Thursday-night shows roll out new episodes Ready to Rock'". Cleveland.com. The Plain Dealer. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
3. Riedel, Michael. "The unsexy way Tina Fey seduced her husband". Newyorkport.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
4. Schaefer, John. "Soundcheck Live: Television composer Jeff Richmond talks '30 Rock' and 'Saturday Night Live'". Newyorkport.com. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
5. Eisenberg, Carol (April 28, 2008). "Tina Fey's husband is bit player in 30 Rock, major player in her life | Muckety - See the news". Archived from the original on January 23, 2018.
6. "30 Rock Producer Jeff Richmond Receives Child's Play Touring Theatre 2012 Victor Award Full". Retrieved 10 January 2013.
7. Desk, BWW News. "Calling All Plastics! MEAN GIRLS Box Office Opens Today!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
8. "Tina Fey Biography". People.com. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
9. AP. SNL Star Tina Fey Gives Birth to a Girl. 1 October 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2006.
10. Hammel, Sara (2011-08-12). "Tina Fey Welcomes Daughter Penelope Athena". People. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

External links

• Jeff Richmond at IMDb
• Jeff Richmond at the Internet Broadway Database