30 Rock

30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series, which is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live, takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC. The series' name refers to 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, the address of the GE Building, in which the NBC Studios are located. This series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc., in association with NBCUniversal. 30 Rock is produced in a single camera setup, and is primarily filmed at...
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quick facts

On the air:	November 11, 2006
Number of seasons:	6
Network:	NBC
Producer:	Tina Fey, Jack Burditt, Robert Carlock
Genre:	Comedy

Honors and awards

Year	Award Won
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Tim Conway
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2007	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Elaine Stritch
2008	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Tina Fey
2009	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Tina Fey
2007	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Tina Fey
2007	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2008	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2010	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2012	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2010	Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Alec Baldwin

Year	Award Nomination
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Michael Engler
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Will Arnett
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Steve Buscemi
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Tim Conway
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Rip Torn
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Carrie Fisher
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Edie Falco
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Elaine Stritch
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Jerry Kupfer
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Comedy Series, Jack Burditt
2008	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
2007	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2007	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series, Jack McBrayer
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series, Tracy Morgan
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, Jane Krakowski
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Alan Alda
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Jon Hamm
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Comedy Series, Steve Martin
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Jennifer Aniston
2009	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Elaine Stritch
2007	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, Elaine Stritch
2007	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2008	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2009	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2008	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Tina Fey
2009	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Tina Fey
2009	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Joann Alfano
2008	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Robert Carlock
2010	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Don Scardino
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2010	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble - Comedy Series, Scott Adsit
2010	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, Jane Krakowski
2010	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2010	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2010	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
2010	Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Tina Fey
2010	Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical Series, Tina Fey
2010	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical Series, Alec Baldwin
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey
2011	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble - Comedy Series, Scott Adsit
2011	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy Series, Alec Baldwin
2011	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series, Jane Krakowski
2012	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble - Comedy Series, Jack McBrayer
2012	Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Comedy Series, Tina Fey

Award-winners from 30 Rock

Tina Fey

Character:Liz Lemon

Born:May 18, 1970

Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama . Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the...
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Alec Baldwin

Character:Jack Donaghy

Born:April 3, 1958

Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work, for two seasons , on the soap opera Knots Landing, in the role of Joshua Rush. He has since played both leading and supporting...
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Cast of 30 Rock

Megan Mullally

Character:Bev

Born:Nov. 12, 1958

Age:53

Rob Reiner

Character:Stanley the Dog

Born:Mar. 6, 1947

Age:65

Rob Reiner

Character:Rep. Rob Reiner

Born:Mar. 6, 1947

Age:65

Rob Riggle

Character:Reggie

Born:Apr. 21, 1970

Age:42

John Slattery

Character:Steven Austin

Born:Aug. 13, 1962

Age:49

Will Arnett

Character:Devon Banks

Born:May 4, 1970

Age:42

Robyn Lively

Character:Kelsey Winthrop

Born:Feb. 7, 1972

Age:40

Wayne Brady

Character:Steven Black

Born:June 2, 1972

Age:39

Sherri Shepherd

Character:Angie Jordan

Born:Apr. 22, 1967

Age:45

Jeff Dunham

Character:Pumpkin

Born:Apr. 18, 1962

Age:50

Judah Friedlander

Character:Frank Rossitano

Born:Mar. 16, 1969

Age:43

Vanessa Minnillo

Character:Carmen Chao

Born:Nov. 9, 1980

Age:31

30 Rock seasons

Season	Started	Ended	Episodes
30 Rock - Season 1	2006	2007	21
30 Rock - Season 2	2007	2008	15
30 Rock - Season 3	2008	2009	22
30 Rock - Season 4	2009		2
30 Rock - Season 5

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
When did the (tv show) "30 Rock" first appear on television?
A:
The television show first appeared in November, 2006.
Q:
Who is the producer of the the show, "30 Rock"?
A:
Tina Fey, Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock is the producer of the TV show.
Q:
Which director created the TV show "30 Rock"?
A:
Adam Bernstein is the director of the show.
Q:
The show, "30 Rock" is of which genre?
A:
The TV show is categorized as - Situation comedy, Satire and Comedy.
Q:
On which TV network did (television show) "30 Rock" debut?
A:
The show first aired with NBC.
Q:
Who is the creator of the (television show) "30 Rock"?
A:
Tina Fey is the TV program's creator.
Q:
How many episodes of "30 Rock" have been produced?
A:
There have been 39 total episodes televised.

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