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• In an interview with Vanity Fair for their January, 2009 issue, Tina Fey and husband Jeff Richmond explained the origin of the faint scar on the actress and comedian's left cheek. Richmond states that, when Fey was 5 years old, a man walked into her yard and randomly cut her face. Fey apparently thought that the man had simply written on her cheek with a pen before walking away. As a result, Fey tends to favor her right side when appearing on camera.Vanity Fair: What Tina Wants (January, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Fey created and stars on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock
  2. Fey co-hosted Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" with Jimmy Fallon
  3. Does not typically deal with the scar in her comedy
  4. Stage performer doing improv in Chicago before becoming a writer with SNL
  5. Trained and mentored by Anchorman director Adam McKay

• Unknown Origin

  Before the Vanity Fair article, Fey had always declined to discuss specifics about her scar. When asked about it during an interview with The New York Times in 2001, she responded that "...it's a childhood injury that was kind of grim. And it kind of bums my parents out for me to talk about it."The New York Times: Update Anchor: The Brains Behind Herself (November 25, 2001) Fey explained to Vanity Fair her reluctance to discuss the scar, saying that she felt bringing it up publicly would be "exploiting it and glorifying it."Vanity Fair: What Tina Wants (January, 2009) Website AskMen has referred to the scar as "a hot little mystery waiting to be solved."http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_250/278_tina_fey.html

• Richmond Quotes

  • "It was in, like, the front yard of her house, and somebody who just came up, and she just thought somebody marked her with a pen."Vanity Fair: What Tina Wants (January, 2009)
  • "When you have that kind of thing happen to you, that makes you scared of certain things, that makes you frightened of different things, your comedy comes out in a different kind of way, and it also makes you feel for people."Vanity Fair: What Tina Wants (January, 2009)
  • "She wasn't Rocky Dennis developing a sense of humor because of her looks, like in Mask."Vanity Fair: What Tina Wants (January, 2009)

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  Tina Fey | Jeff Richmond | Vanity Fair | NBC | 30 Rock | Saturday Night Live

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