Tracey Wigfield

Tracey Wigfield (born June 19, 1983) is an American comedy writer, actress, comedian and producer. She created, produced and appeared in the NBC sitcom Great News. She also developed the Peacock teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, a revival of the original series of the same name created by Sam Bobrick.

Early life Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Wigfield attended Catholic schools throughout grade school. As a child, she was involved in both acting and dance.

Wigfield graduated from Boston College in 2005, where she majored in theater and English.

Career After graduating, Wigfield moved back home and took an internship at CNN, then transferred to the page program at Late Show with David Letterman.

Wigfield and Tina 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 30 Rock ended, Jack Burditt brought her to California to write for The Mindy Project, for which she and Mindy Kaling were co-executive producers. They have two daughters and a son.

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