Amy Poehler: Summary
- Recent Role:
- Herself on Saturday Night Live
- Gender:
- Female
- Birthday:
- 0-0-0
- Birthplace:
- Burlington, Massachusetts
- Birth Name:
- Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actress. She rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, where she was known for her impressions of Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Ripa, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Nancy Grace, Michael Jackson and most famously, Hillary Clinton. She was promoted from featured player to full cast member during her first season on SNL, and is only the third person (the first two were Harry Shearer and Eddie Murphy) to earn this distinction.
Amy Poehler became a Weekend Update
co-anchor at the beginning the 2004-2005 season, where she co-anchored with Tina Fey. She later co-anchored Weekend Update with Seth Meyers, who had replaced outgoing cast member Tina Fey, who went on to do her own series titled, 30 Rock.
As a 1993 graduate of Boston College, Amy was a key member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. Poehler has appeared in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Mean Girls, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Envy,Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny and as the voice of Snow White in Shrek the Third.
In the past, Amy has often appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Andy Richter's little sister, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college "dramedy" Undeclared.
Amy has performed at Second City Chicago and the ImprovOlympic, and is a disciple of longform improv comic innovator, Del Close. She was one of the four players on Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade and is a co-owner and a performer of longform improv most Sunday evenings at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, that developed from the Comedy Central series.
Poehler has been married to Will Arnett since August 2003, of the now cancelled FOX comedy series, Arrested Development, and had recurring roles in the series as the wife of Arnett's character Gob. Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actress. She rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, where she was known for her impressions of Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Ripa, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Nancy Grace, Michael Jackson and most famously, Hillary Clinton. She was promoted from featured player to full cast member during her first...
Amy Poehler became a Weekend Update
co-anchor at the beginning the 2004-2005 season, where she co-anchored with Tina Fey. She later co-anchored Weekend Update with Seth Meyers, who had replaced outgoing cast member Tina Fey, who went on to do her own series titled, 30 Rock.
As a 1993 graduate of Boston College, Amy was a key member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. Poehler has appeared in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Mean Girls, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Envy,Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny and as the voice of Snow White in Shrek the Third.
In the past, Amy has often appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Andy Richter's little sister, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college "dramedy" Undeclared.
Amy has performed at Second City Chicago and the ImprovOlympic, and is a disciple of longform improv comic innovator, Del Close. She was one of the four players on Comedy Central's Upright Citizens Brigade and is a co-owner and a performer of longform improv most Sunday evenings at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, that developed from the Comedy Central series.
Poehler has been married to Will Arnett since August 2003, of the now cancelled FOX comedy series, Arrested Development, and had recurring roles in the series as the wife of Arnett's character Gob. Amy Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American comedian and actress. She rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, where she was known for her impressions of Sharon Osbourne, Kelly Ripa, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Nancy Grace, Michael Jackson and most famously, Hillary Clinton. She was promoted from featured player to full cast member during her first...
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Office producer pulls sheet off of upcoming project starring Saturday Night Live vet.
- 01/15/09 12:58 PM
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The Office spin-off is dead, but previously attached stars (including Aziz!) will carry on in new comedy.
- 11/18/08 3:20 PM
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The Saturday Night Live star will exit the show this winter.
- 09/17/08 4:51 PM
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Amy Poehler is in talks to star in NBC's spin-off of The Office.
- 07/16/08 10:25 AM
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Amy is an original who will be around for a very very long time, no doubt. ...Continue »
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