Amy Poehler

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Hometown:: Newton

Bio:
Amy Poehler (born Amy Meredith Poehler, in Newton, MA, on Sept. 16, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, voice artist, director, producer and writer. She studied improv at The Second City and ImprovOlympic, before moving to NYC and becoming part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. Amy became a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008, where she worked alongside Tina Fey. The two friends also starred in the 2008 comedy, Baby Mama together. Amy then went on to star in the hit sitcom Parks and Recreation. Amy received five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the show. She stars in 2015’s Sisters with Tina.

Best Known For:
Amy is best known for starring on Saturday Night Live and Parks and Rec, and for her friendship with Tina Fey.

Personal Life:
Amy married actor Will Arnett on Aug. 29, 2003. On Oct 25, 2008, Amy gave birth to their first child, and then in 2010 their scond son was born. In Sept. 2012, Amy and Will announced they were ending their marriage. In 2013, Amy began dating actor and comedian Nick Kroll. They split in 2015. Amy started Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls at the Party, an online community for young girls and the young at heart, which encourages women to pursue volunteerism, activism, and culture.

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Taylor Swift Fans Thrilled She’s ‘Buried Hatchet’ With Amy Poehler To Present At Golden Globes

‘Shaking off’ that ‘bad blood’! Taylor Swift and Amy Poehler buried the hatchet and presented an award together at the 2020 Golden Globes, 7 years after Amy roasted Taylor’s dating life!

January 6, 2020

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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Diss Emma Stone’s ‘Big Eyes’ – See Reaction

That’s gotta hurt! In their opening Golden Globes monologue on January 11, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler came ready to play and they threw down some serious burns. Check out how they dissed Emma Stone!
We knew they wouldn’t hold anything back! Three-peat Golden Globes hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler brought out their signature snark during this year’s telecast and, as we had learned from their previous outings as co-hosts, nothing was off limits and no one was safe. You’ve gotta hear the way that our favorite funny ladies burned Birdman star, Emma Stone — and watch her reaction!

January 11, 2015

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Amy Poehler Tricks Strangers Into Thinking She’s Pitbull – Watch

Best prank ever. We can only imagine how excited we’d be if Amy approached us on the street and made us a part of her hilarious skit.
Comedian Billy Eichner has been recruiting celebrities to run around NYC harassing people, and this week, he enlisted his Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler,. Things got super silly when she put on a Pitbull mask and did her best to imitate the rapper. She didn’t have anyone fooled – but she did get us laughing hysterically. Watch – and laugh – for yourself!

April 23, 2014

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Tina Fey Disses Leonardo DiCaprio With Inappropriate Vagina Joke

Well that’s awkward. It’s no secret that Leonardo DiCaprio likes himself some supermodels, but we weren’t expecting Tina Fey to call him out on it! She totally dissed him before introducing him at the 71st Annual Golden Globes — and it was seriously hysterical!
Leonardo DiCaprio took home his second Golden Globe on Jan. 12, and wasn’t about to let a hilarious (and a tad inappropriate) joke from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler get him down. However, we’ve got to say, it was a pretty intense dig, and he simply just laughed it off!

January 13, 2014

Rachel Dratch Had Given Up Hope Of Ever Being A Mom, And Says When She Found Out She Was Pregnant, 'I Was Hyperventilating!'

Rachel Dratch, who just gave birth to her first child, a boy named Eli, has been secretive about her baby daddy, but she’s finally revealed who he is.
Two months after giving birth to her son Eli, funny lady Rachel Dratch, 44, is revealing the story behind her surprise pregnancy and is finally revealing the identity of her baby daddy! “This whole [experience] leaves me speechless,” Rachel tells People about being a new mom. The former Saturday Night Live star has never let the name of Eli’s father slip — until now. The daddy is Rachel’s boyfriend of a year, John Wahl, a consultant to a natural-foods businesses. And while the truth behind his identity may not be that crazy, Rachel says the whole experience has been “crazy for me.”

October 27, 2010

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