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2008 was Tina Fey's year as the award-winning TV star, writer, and creator of 30 Rock, then completing her first hit movie Baby Mama, followed by a return as SNL's Sarah Palin. Fey is now one of the most sought after people in Hollywood.
Evidence of this can be found in the recent Barbara Walters interview listing her as one of the ten most interesting people of the year as well as the current issue of Vanity Fair.
Sarah Palin was a gold mine for political pundits, tabloids, and comedians alike during her run as the vice presidential sidekick of John McCain, but to none more than Tina Fey, the seven-time Emmy award-winning star and writer. Fey's satiric renditions of Palin brought more publicity to both women then either of them could have hoped for.
While Tina Fey got the financial rewards, Sarah Palin was a daily highlight reel and, with the election now behind her, still has enough continued interest in her persona to be offered book deals, acting roles, and photo shoots, not to mention some continued interest in her future political career.
The offers Palin is getting pale in comparison to the now hugely recognized, multi-talented Tina Fey, who has been saturating every form of media, with no end in sight.
Sheldon Liber is the CEO of a small private investment company and the principal for design and research at an architecture and planning firm. He writes the columns Chasing Value and Serious Money.
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