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Has Hollywood Punished Rachel Dratch for Her Looks?

Matt Cantor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:58:36 CDT

In her new book, Girl Walks Into a Bar , Rachel Dratch says her looks have cursed her career. "By Hollywood standards, I’m a troll, ogre, woodland creature, or manly lesbian," she writes, and that's prevented her from getting the roles she wants—NBC replaced her as a 30 Rock lead,...

Tina Fey: End of 30 Rock 'on the Horizon'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:36:31 CDT

The good news: Despite the fact that Alec Baldwin went on a Twitter tirade threatening to leave NBC, he is not bowing out of 30 Rock early, Tina Fey assured the ladies of The View today. The bad news? The show, currently in its sixth season, may not be around...

30 Celebs and Their Not-So-Glamorous Pre-Celeb Jobs

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:48:50 CDT

It hasn’t always been glossy magazine covers and red carpet appearances for Tinseltown’s VIPs. Perez Hilton offers up 30 celebs and the decidedly less glamorous jobs they took before becoming famous: Alexander Skarsgard : The True Blood vamp once served in the Swedish military. James Franco : Among the renaissance man’s many...

TV's Highest Paid Actress Is...

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:02:44 CDT

Tina Fey is the highest-paid woman on television, but she’ll have to share the top spot with a Desperate Housewife. Forbes ’ annual ranking covers the period between May 2010 and May 2011, during which the top 10 ladies made a total of $94 million, and includes salaries, syndication deals,...

Tina Fey Welcomes Baby No. 2

Polly Davis Doig — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:11:13 CDT

Tina Fey has a second kid on the ground, having given birth to a daughter on Wednesday, People reports. Penelope Athena joins big sister Alice, 5. The 41-year-old comedian announced the pregnancy , which she called "easy," earlier this year while promoting her book, Bossypants. Fey is married to 50-year-old composer...

Fox Mixes Up Sarah Palin, Tina Fey

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 06:28:00 CDT

How good is Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin? So good it even fooled Palin employer Fox News. Fox posted a photo of Tina Fey posing as Sarah Palin last week while reporting that Palin says she's still "50/50" about running for president, reports Sheya . Maybe Fox meant that Tina...

Tina Fey Tweaks Sarah Palin Again

John Johnson — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:05:00 CDT

Tina Fey returned to both Saturday Night Live and a familiar character last night. Her Sarah Palin persona made another appearance during a debate skit with other GOP candidates, including The Donald, notes Entertainment Weekly . “It’s just so great to be back on Fox News, a network that both pays...

Jane Curtin: Belushi Was Totally Sexist

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:59:05 CDT

You hear a lot of nostalgic reminiscing about John Belushi and how funny he was , but not from Jane Curtin. Yesterday on Oprah she recalled the "misogynistic environment" of Saturday Night Live in the 1970s, noting that Belushi was particularly to blame. "[John] said, 'Women are just fundamentally not funny,...

Tina Fey Expecting Baby No. 2

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:30:00 CDT

Tina Fey certainly has a lot going on for her right now: not just a new book , but a new baby. The 30 Rock star is five months pregnant with her second child, her rep confirms to People . Fey, 40, first revealed the news yesterday while taping an episode of...