Arkansas Governor's Mansion Has "30 Rock" Cameo

Steve Martin is not living at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion _ it just looks that way on TV.

A recent episode of the comedy series "30 Rock" saw stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin visit a character played by Martin in Connecticut. However, images of the supposedly agoraphobic multimillionaire's mansion actually were shots of Arkansas' ceremonial home for its governor.

Eric Van Der Werff, a photography director for NBC Universal Television Entertainment, said producers with "30 Rock" purchased the footage from stock images company Thought Equity for the show's use.

"The use in the show was unintentional," he said.

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