Jack Donaghy
John Francis "
Jack"
Donaghy ( ) is a fictional character on the
NBC sitcom ''
30 Rock'', airing from 2006 to 2013. The character was created by series creator
Tina Fey, and is portrayed by
Alec Baldwin. He was introduced as the Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for
General Electric. As Vice President, he serves as the protagonist
Liz Lemon's (Fey) boss as well as her personal mentor. As the series progresses, their relationship develops and informs their respective storylines. Donaghy climbs up the
corporate hierarchy to achieve his professional dream of leading General Electric as its president and chairman.
Donaghy's penchant for wealth, power, authority,
conservative values, and social status has been acclaimed as a high point of the series and his characterization. Fey intended for the character to serve as an oppositional but complementary counter to Lemon, expressed through various gender, social, and power dynamics. Baldwin received two
Primetime Emmy Awards, three
Golden Globe Awards, seven
Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one
Television Critics Association Award for his portrayal of this character.
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