Article: Tina on top: Tina Fey, star of 30 Rock and this month's Baby Mama, tells Amy Poehler what it's like to be a huge star--from ignoring underlings to playing pranks like Cloons and Damon.(Interview)(Cover story)

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I am in 30 Rock--the building, not the show--trying to find Tina Fey, whom I'm supposed to interview. It's taken hours. After giving three passwords, I finally spot her surrounded by a phalanx of hip-hop dancers and bodyguards. Eventually Fey breaks from the group, mounts a pilates Cadillac, and starts working out. I pull up a chair next to the machine and begin.

AMY POEHLER: I have a couple of things I want to ask you about. You were homeschooled, correct?

TINA FEY: Um, no. I was school-schooled.

AP: And you grew up in the North Pole?

TF: Pennsylvania. Did you Google me? Is that how you got your ...

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