Amy Poehler Biography

Occup.	Comedian
From	USA
Born	September 16, 1971
Age	53 years

Early Life
Amy Poehler was born upon September 16, 1971, in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. Her moms and dads, William, a high school instructor, as well as Eileen, an institution registered nurse, raised her and her more youthful bro Greg in the nearby city of Burlington. Amy developed an early passion for acting as well as comedy, taking part in college plays as well as various community theater manufacturings.

Education
In 1989, Amy Poehler started studying at Boston College, where she went after a level in Media and also Communications. While at Boston College, she became an energetic member of the university's improvisational funny team, "My Mother's Fleabag". In 1993, after finishing from Boston College, Poehler transferred to Chicago to further her occupation in comedy.

Early Career as well as Improv Comedy
In Chicago, Poehler registered at the Second City as well as ImprovOlympic, where she refined her improvisational performing and also funny abilities. She signed up with the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improv funny group, in 1996. This group, which included Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, as well as Matt Walsh, moved to New York City, where they ended up being normal entertainers at the now-famous Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

Amy came to be an essential component of the New York City improv scene and also on a regular basis done at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre as well as various other locations. This exposure captured the attention of Lorne Michaels, the manufacturer of Saturday Night Live (SNL).

Saturday Night Live (SNL)
In 2001, Poehler signed up with the cast of the long-running NBC illustration comedy collection Saturday Night Live. She promptly differentiated herself as a talented entertainer and came to be a fan fave via her humorous impersonations and also persisting personalities, such as Amber, one fifty percent of the "Bronx Beat" talk show duo, and Kaitlyn, a hyperactive little girl.

Amy Poehler made history in 2004 when she as well as comedy partner Tina Fey ended up being the very first female co-anchors of SNL's "Weekend Update" segment. Their comical chemistry and also Poehler's exceptional impersonations, including previous Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, made this period of SNL a standout duration in the program's long history.

In 2008, after 8 seasons, Amy Poehler left SNL to focus on her movie and television career.

Parks and Recreation
In 2009, Amy Poehler starred as Leslie Knope, a dedicated politician in the sectarian parks department, on the NBC comedy Parks and also Recreation. The show, produced by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, was met with critical acclaim and also has actually because become a cult standard. Her representation of the lovable and also ambitious Knope made Poehler a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014. Parks and also Recreation aired for seven seasons, ending in 2015.

Movie Career and also Other Projects
Amy Poehler has appeared in various movies, often collaborating with fellow comedians as well as SNL alumni. Several of her movie credit histories consist of Mean Girls (2004), Blades of Glory (2007), Baby Mama (2008), and Inside Out (2015), where she voiced the character of Joy.

Having actually discovered success on display, Amy set her sights on production also. In 2011, she started her very own production firm, Paper Kite Productions, which has taken place to generate hit shows such as Broad City and Russian Doll.

In 2014, Poehler launched a narrative labelled "Yes Please", which ended up being a New York Times bestseller. She has stayed energetic in the comedy and home entertainment world, hosting award shows and also making visitor looks in various tv projects.

Personal Life
Amy Poehler was wed to actor and also comedian Will Arnett from 2003 to 2016. The couple has two boys, Archibald (birthed 2008) and Abel (birthed 2010). Although both separated in 2012, they continue to co-parent their children and preserve a friendly connection.

Because her start as a young comedian in Massachusetts, Amy Poehler has actually come to be a significant figure in the entertainment industry. With her amazing talent for comedy, her devotion to equipping females in the area, and her enthusiasm for creating chances for others, Amy Poehler stays a precious and motivating number in the globe of funny and beyond.

Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Amy.

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9 Famous quotes by Amy Poehler

"It's not communism, it's shouldn't be that everybody gets a try no matter how good or bad they are. It's our profession and our art, so we should eventually strive to be working with the best people"

"Sometimes in my class I have people come in and do monologues inspired by people they know and I always find that to be useful to do specifics about somebody and then you're actually doing a character and not doing some random old lady or something"

"If you do a scene and you really like a character in it or a premise in it to write it down and to work on it so that you can have five or six characters that you can pull out in an audition"

"So, if you're doing good longform with talented people than you can step out and you can be the president or a construction worker and people accept that. It's really the roles you give yourself"

"I've always dreamed of growing up to be Amy Poehler"

"In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that - oh, who cares?"

"Improvisation is almost like the retarded cousin in the comedy world. We've been trying forever to get improvisation on TV. It's just like stand-up. It's best when it's just left alone. It doesn't translate always on TV. It's best live"

"I've said this before, that, when you're in school and you're the class clown, men are really good at making fun at other people and women are really good at making fun of themselves"

"I also think if you're an actor and you can improvise, when you go on an audition and you can improvise you're just a genius. If you can, you know, take a Tide commercial and you can just say one funny line that's not in the commercial they think you're a genius"