Jeff Richmond

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Jeff Richmond
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Richmond in 2022
Born
Jeffrey Wayne Richmond

(1961-01-07) January 7, 1961 (age 63)
Occupations
  • Composer
  • producer
  • director
  • comedian
Years active2004–present
Spouse
(m. 2001)
Children2

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 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 .

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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 early 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 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, 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

YearTitleCredited asRoleNetworkNotes
ProducerDirectorWriterComposerActor
2005–2018 Saturday Night Live Yes (2)Yes (2)Singer NBC
2006–2013 30 Rock YesYes (5)YesYes (8)Alfonso Disparioso
2013 Inside the Actors Studio Yes (1)Self
2015 Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special YesTelevision Special
2015–2019 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt YesYes (4)YesYes (1)Pianist Netflix
2016 Maya & Marty YesNBC
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 YesYesNetflixTelevision Film
30 Rock: A One-Time Special YesYesSelfNBCTelevision Special
2021–2022 Mr. Mayor YesYesNBC
2021–present Girls5eva YesYes Peacock/Netflix
2023–present Mulligan YesNetflix

Film

YearTitleProducerComposerActorRoleNotes
2008 Baby Mama Yes
2015 Sisters Yes
The Parker TribeYesYesSelf (Special Thanks)Short Film
Hell and Back YesSelf (Special Thanks)
2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Yes
2024 Mean Girls Yes [11]

Stage

YearTitleRoleMusicLyricsNotes
2016 Fully Committed MusicJeff RichmondPlay
2018 Mean Girls MusicJeff Richmond Nell Benjamin
2023 Hello, Dolly! Horace Vandergelder Jerry Herman Herman

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Stars in the House Self

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