#9: I’ll Have a Big Mac
While most actors will be expected to have some range, there is also something to be said about knowing what you do best and working hard to refine that skill. They say that comedy is one of the hardest genres to get right, and most people will tell you Tina Fey gets it right. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t try her shot at other avenues in the industry.
While it may have earned a few giggles, it’s probably not shocking she didn’t get the part in that commercial. As Tina later described it, “I never landed anything because I didn’t look like anything. I didn’t look like a mom, I had short permed hair, and I was goofy.” She never landed a commercial, but who needs that when you can be head writer for SNL and create and star in your own 11-time Emmy award-winning TV show?