What's Behind Tina's Fey-mous Scar?

Access Hollywood - December 1, 2008 11:50 AM PST
Story photo: What's Behind Tina's Fey-mous Scar?Tina Fey on Vanity FairVanity FairAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Tina Fey has become famous for her trademark glasses and spot on Sarah Palin impressions - not to mention her Emmy award-winning series "30 Rock." And now, the actress and husband Jeff Richmond are revealing the story behind the facial scar that she has refused to previously talk about.

"It was in, like, the front yard of her house, and some body just came up, and she just thought somebody marked her with a pen," Jeff told Vanity Fair in their January issue.

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Until now, the actress has not spoken about the scar.

"It's impossible to talk about it without somehow seemingly exploiting it," she said.

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The incident was not something Tina thought much about until her career thrust her in the spotlight.

"It's really almost like I'm able to forget about it, until I was on-camera," she told the mag. "It became a thing of 'Oh, I guess we should use this side' or whatever. Everybody's got a better side."

As for Tina's husband, he thinks her scar is captivating.

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"That scar was fascinating to me. This is somebody who, no matter what it was, has gone through something," Jeff added. "And I think it really informs the way she thinks about her life."

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  • Alex
    why should she have to explain it to any of you, it is something very tramatic that she has had to live with. an evil man man did this to her, probably for no better reason than that she was a little jewish girl. it is sick that someone would do that to any child
    report abuseposted August 4, 2009 10:13 PM PDT
  • Lightnin'
    NEW YORK - Tina Fey's husband is talking about something the "30 Rock" actress would rather not discuss: the scar on her left cheek. In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a stranger slashed Fey's face when she was 5 years old. He says the incident occurred in the front yard of her house. Says Richmond: "That scar was fascinating to me.
    report abuseposted December 2, 2008 10:17 AM PST
  • short-stuff!
    tina is great :D
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 4:39 PM PST
  • mlw"12
    Someone slashed her. Idon't know if it was for no reason or if theres a story behind it. I want to know the whole thing,
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:36 PM PST
  • johnny
    I really think she is so sexy not only because she is pretty but also because of her personality. I love her!
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:34 PM PST
  • Veronica M.
    WHAT HAPPENED EXACTLY? LOVE TINA BUT SHE NEEDS TO GET OVER HERSELF ON THIS ONE. IF SHE DOESN'T WANT US TO KNOW THAT'S FINE BUT WHY GIVE US 10% OF A STORY. BERNICE I DON'T THINK TOO MUCH IS MADE OVER HER, IN FACT I PREFER HEARING ABOUT HER THAN THE P*NIS POSSE PARIS, BRIT, LINDS...I MEAN AT LEAST TINA HAS REAL TALENT TO BE ON EVERY MAGAZINE.
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:23 PM PST
  • jo
    WTF???
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:22 PM PST
  • caprice93
    What the hell was that?
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:19 PM PST
  • wendeeba
    This story reveals absolutely nothing.
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:19 PM PST
  • Heather
    ummm, it forgot to say how she got it!
    report abuseposted December 1, 2008 3:16 PM PST
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