Tracey Wigfield
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| Born | June 19, 1983 Wayne, New Jersey, United States |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
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Tracey Wigfield (born 1983) is an American comedy writer who won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 for her work on 30 Rock.
Early life
Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Wigfield graduated in 2001 from the all-girls Immaculate Heart Academy, a Catholic high school in Washington Township, Bergen County, New Jersey. As a child, she used her parents' video camera to record comedy skits together with a friend.[1] Wigfield graduated from Boston College in 2005, where she majored in theater and English.[2]
Career
After graduating, Wigfield took an internship at CNN, then transferred to the page program at Late Show with David Letterman. She was then a production assistant on the short-lived television sitcom Knights of Prosperity. Wigfield has written for and performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade.[3] Tina Fey hired Wigfield at the age of 23 as a staff writer on 30 Rock after convincing her to submit a sample of her writing skills. She moved up to lead writer and then producer. Wigfield and Fey did much of the writing for the series finale of 30 Rock and the two went on to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for the episode, which aired on January 31, 2013. After her work on 30 Rock, Jack Burditt brought her to California to write for The Mindy Project and its star Mindy Kaling.[1] She has also appeared on the show, portraying Dr. Lauren Neustadter, a love interest of Dr. Peter Prentice. Wigfield now serves as its co-executive producer.
References
- ^ a b Winters, Debra. "Wayne native Tracey Wigfield scores Emmy for '30 Rock' writing", Wayne Today, September 27, 2013. Accessed October 27, 2013. "Wigfield graduated from Immaculate Heart Academy, an all girls school located in Washington Township, in 2001."
- ^ "Soaring Eagles", Boston College, October 1, 2013. Accessed October 27, 2013.
- ^ Tracey Wigfield, Upright Citizens Brigade. Accessed October 27, 2013.