Amy Poehler
TV Actress 

BIRTHDAY: September 16, 1971
BIRTHPLACE: Massachusetts
AGE: 43 years old
BIRTH SIGN: Virgo

Facts about Amy Poehler 

ABOUT

Saturday Night Live star who co-anchored Weekend Update with her good friend Tina Fey and parodied politician Hillary Clinton. After her time on SNL, she starred as Leslie Knope on NBC's Parks and Recreation. The role earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014. Her many film credits include Wet Hot American Summer, Mean Girls, Blades of Glory and Baby Mama. She also provides the voice for the character Joy in the 2015 Disney film Inside Out.

BEFORE FAME

She was a member of the oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag, while attending Boston College. She graduated from BC in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in media and communications, then moved to Chicago to study improv at Second City.

TRIVIA

In 1999, she co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, an improv theatre and training center.

FAMILY LIFE

She married actor Will Arnett in August of 2003 and the couple had a pair of children together before separating in 2012. She then began a relationship with actor Nick Kroll in 2013. Her brother Greg Poehler has also had a career in entertainment as an actor and comedian.

ASSOCIATED WITH

In 2014, she became a producer on the Comedy Central series Broad City, starring Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson.

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