Richmond left SNL in 2006 to produce and compose music for the situation comedy 30 Rock. Richmond worked at The Second City and Child's Play Touring Theatre before he became music director for the late-night television variety show Saturday Night Live.

He attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, in the late 1980s, where he co-authored a number of musicals, and wrote a musical score to William Shakespeare's Othello. He also played a key part in the creation of the Garrettsville Community Players, directing, choreographing, and lending his creative and artistic vision to many of its shows in its beginning. Garfield High School in Garrettsville, where he won the John Philip Sousa award and where his mother still lives. Richmond grew up in Portage County, Ohio, and graduated in 1979 from James A. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2018 for Mean Girls. He has also been nominated for an Emmy for his composition of 30 Rock 's theme song. Richmond has won three Emmy awards for his production of the first three seasons of 30 Rock. He also executive produced and composed the music for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, another sitcom created by his wife. He composed the music for, and directed multiple episodes of 30 Rock, a sitcom created by and starring his wife, Tina Fey.

Jeffrey Wayne Richmond (born January 7, 1961) is an American composer, director, and producer.

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