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Born | Jeffrey Wayne Richmond January 7, 1961 Garrettsville, Ohio, U.S. |
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Years active | 2004–present |
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Children | 2 |
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 .
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]
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]
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]
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Network | Notes | ||||
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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 | ||||
2021–2022 | Mr. Mayor | Yes | Yes | NBC | |||||
2021–present | Girls5eva | Yes | Yes | Peacock | |||||
2023–present | Mulligan | Yes | Netflix | ||||||
Year | Title | Producer | Composer | Actor | Role | Notes |
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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 | ||||
2024 | Mean Girls | Yes | Post-production [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Music | Lyrics | Notes |
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2016 | Fully Committed | Music | Jeff Richmond | — | Play |
2018 | Mean Girls | Music | Jeff Richmond | Nell Benjamin | |
2023 | Hello, Dolly! | Horace Vandergelder | Jerry Herman | Herman |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
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Richmond also is a graduate of James A. Garfield High School in Garrettsville and his parents still live in Portage County.