Amy Poehler

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Recent Role:
Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation
Gender:
Female
Born:
9-16-1971
Birthplace:
Burlington, Massachusetts
Birth Name:
Amy Meredith Poehler
Amy Poehler 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. In the 2004-2005 season, Amy replaced Jimmy Fallon as the Weekend Update co-anchor and joined forces with Tina Fey, creating the firstMore all-female team on the popular SNL skit. When Fey left the show to produce and star in her own show (30 Rock), Amy continued with Fey's replacement, SNL head writer Seth Meyers.

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 acclaimed comedy series, Arrested Development, and had recurring roles in the series as the wife of Arnett's character, Gob.

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    7.5 Good
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    Amy Poehler, - Amy is a comedian best known for her crazy upbeat humor. I first heard of her when she was on SNL. Not my favorite on the show. She bothered me with her domination of the show, appearing in every sketch. But after she left, she left strong memory. She start with the UCB and contineued on to become a succesfull person in the workforce known as hollywood. Being in films such as, Mean Girls and Baby Mama. Amy left SNL to star in a new show called Parks and Recreation. A show the reminds us why we enjoy her talen. Time will tell what will happen. Over the years my viewpoint of her has changed.

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    5 Mediocre
    Not that funny. hide show

    I will admit that she was kind of funny on SNL. I actually thought that she should have stayed on the show for life because I thought she wouldn't be able to last outside of the show. I think I am right. Outside of SNL, she is not even close to being funny. Plenty of humor that she emulates is forced and seems to predictable. I have always wondered why so many people think she is funny when I can't see anything that they see. Overall, not a funny person unless she is on SNL. I guess that is the point. Thank you.

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    8 Great
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    Amy Poehler is one of the most talented (and popular) female cast members of "Saturday Night Live" in recent times. Yes, she is hilarious, but I'd really like to see her pull off some different types of roles.

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    10 Perfect
    Amy, you are freaking COOL. hide show

    I have been a longtime viewer of "Saturday Night Live", and I may honestly say that Amy Poehler is one my all-time favorite performers. Unlike many actresses, Amy possesses an innate ability to make people laugh. When she appears on "SNL", I sit up and pay closer attention to her than I do to some of the people who've been guest hosts. One of my favorite characters she's played is Caitlin (did I spell the name right?), the hyper little girl. I absolutely crack up when I see her as Caitlin, and I wish they'd have more sketches with her. I may be the only person to say this, but if you watch Amy on "SNL", she sometimes gets this devilish twinkle in her eyes which I find endearing. I wish her well always, and hope she will be around a long time!

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    10 Perfect
    Amy is an original who will be around for a very very long time, no doubt. hide show

    Amy is the most hilarious person I've ever seen. Her comedy is very unique - there is no one else like her! She seems to do amazingly well with characters and plays an incredible range of characters seamlessly. I have been a huge fan of Amy's ever since I first saw her with the Upright Citizens Brigade. She is absolutely amazing. I love love love seeing her on SNL every week, and though I'll be sad the day she leaves the show, the girl is going to go on to do BIG things because she's awesome and talented and works hard and she is beautiful and sweet and a rebel. There is definitely no one like her, she ROCKS!

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