goody bag
Tina Rocks!
We recently snagged the busiest mom in showbiz to chat
about starring in a new Sesame Street DVD, running a hit
show (
30 Rock), and raising 3-year-old Alice.
Argh! I’m
a pirate.
What made you want to do Elmo and the
Bookaneers Having grown up watching the
show, you don’t think t wice. If they call and ask
if you want to be on Sesame Street, you’re just
like “Absolutely! When and where?” I was
excited when I heard I was going to be with
Elmo, because Elmo’s a rock star! And when I got
to the set I found out what a juicy part I had—a
pirate captain. Just the coolest.
MOTHER’S DAY
WISH LIS T
* Homemade art
The day o
* A Duncan
Hines cake
Do you watch the show with your daughter?
We do sometimes, but we’ve actually tried to cut
out morning-time TV because it makes her a bit
antsy. She definitely knows the characters, though.
Which Sesame Street character would you want to
guest-star on
30 Rock? Grover because he’s my favorite.
I feel like he’d blend in pretty easily in the
30 Rock world.
He could be another confused page like Kenneth.
Does she have a favorite? She, like most children,
is in love with Elmo. And she also likes Murray.
Did she go to the Sesame Street set with you?
She did, and she met Elmo and
Oscar, though she was less than
2 at the time and a little scared
of Oscar—but she got her photo
taken inside his trash can.
Do you take your daughter to work? I try to take her
once a week after preschool. Both my husband and I work
here, so it’s nice that she gets to see us. Just recently, she
started to sit on the set and yell “action” and “cut.”
It’s funny
that no matter
what your
status is at
work or in the
outside world,
when you come
home, you are
the person who
cleans up your
kid’s poops.
The DVD focuses on reading.
What books do you t wo read?
We’ve been reading Little Bear
books—he’s sweet. And my old
Babar books from when I was a
kid. But the number-one story
in our household is Peter Pan.
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Does she have any idea that Mommy is famous? She’s
starting to, and I’m trying to figure out how to downplay it.
I want her to know that to be famous is not really important
and not a sign of any kind of merit. But I do like her coming
on the set and seeing how di erent jobs work and that
people have di erent roles in making the show.
We think that you’re hilarious. Does
your daughter think you’re funny?
I think she thinks that Daddy is
funnier. And she’s right. She also
knows that it’s good to be funny.
WEARABLE ART
And we don’t mean
paint-covered hands.
This easy-to-use kit
puts your kid’s
fave drawing on
a T-shirt so he
can show o
his creativity in
too-cute style.
T-shirt kit, $33; poloppo.com
When Speed Dating
Meets Supernanny
