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Amy Poehler
A picture of Amy Poehler at the 2024 CinemaCon
Poehler in 2024
Born(1971-09-16)September 16, 1971(age 52)
Newton, Massachusetts,U.S.
EducationBoston College(BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1996–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
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(m.2003;div.2016)​
Children2
RelativesGreg Poehler(brother)
AwardsFull list
Comedy career
Medium
  • Television
  • film
  • theatre
  • books
Genres
Subject(s)

Amy Poehler(/ˈpoʊlər/POH-lər;born September 16, 1971)[1]is an American actress and comedian. After studyingimprovatChicago'sSecond CityandImprovOlympicin the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupeUpright Citizens Brigade.The group moved toNew York Cityin 1996, where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series onComedy Centralin 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of theUpright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

In 2001, Poehler joined theNBCsketch comedyshowSaturday Night Live(SNL) as acast member.From 2004 until 2008, she served as co-anchor of the show's news parody segment,Weekend Update.Poehler leftSNLhalfway throughher eighth seasonto star asLeslie Knopein the sitcomParks and Recreation,which she produced and starred in until 2015.

Poehler served as an executive producer on the television seriesWelcome to Sweden,Broad City,Difficult People,Duncanville,Three Busy Debras,andRussian Doll.She frequently collaborated withTina FeyonSNLand later acted with her in the feature filmsMean Girls(2004),Baby Mama(2008),Sisters(2015), andWine Country(2019). Fey and Poehler hosted theGolden Globe Awardsfour times in the years2013,2014,2015,and2021.Poehler also provided voice acting roles for the animated filmsShrek the Third(2007),Horton Hears a Who!(2008),Monsters vs. Aliens(2009),Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil(2011),Free Birds(2013), and theInside Outfranchise (2015–present).

In 2015, Poehler received a star on theHollywood Walk of Famefor her contributions to television. She won aGolden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Seriesin 2014 and aCritics' Choice Awardfor Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012. She and Fey won the 2016Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Seriesfor co-hostingSNL.

Early life, family and education[edit]

Poehler was born inNewton, Massachusetts[2][3]to school teachers Eileen and William Poehler.[1][4]Poehler credits her father with encouraging her to break social protocols and take risks.[5]She has one younger brother,Greg,who is also a producer and actor.[6][5]Poehler's ancestry isIrish,along withGerman,Portuguese,andEnglish;her Irish roots originate fromCounty SligoandCounty Cork.[4]Her great-grandmother immigrated fromNova Scotia,Canada to Boston in the late 1800s.[7]She was raised as aCatholic.[8]

Poehler grew up in nearbyBurlington, Massachusetts,which she describes as a blue-collar town.[1][5]Her favorite performers and influences included sketch comediansCarol Burnett,Gilda RadnerandCatherine O'Hara.[9]When she was ten years old, Poehler playedDorothy Galein her school's production ofL. Frank Baum'sThe Wizard of Oz.[10]The experience inspired Poehler's love of performing.[10][11]Poehler continued acting in school plays atBurlington High School.She also participated in other activities during her time in high school including student council, soccer, and softball.

After graduating from high school in 1989, she enrolled atBoston College.[12]During college, Poehler became a member of theimprovcomedy troupe My Mother's Fleabag.[1]She graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in media and communications in 1993.[13]

Career[edit]

Improv and Upright Citizens Brigade[edit]

Poehler's time studying improv in college inspired her to pursue comedy professionally.[14]After graduating from college, she moved toChicago,where she took her first improv class, taught byCharna HalpernatImprovOlympic.[15]Early on, Poehler worked as a waitress and at other jobs to earn money.[14]Through ImprovOlympic, Poehler learned fromDel Closeand she was introduced to friend and frequent collaboratorTina Fey.[15][16]Poehler and Fey joined aSecond Citytouring company at the same time, and Poehler went on to join one of Second City's main companies where Fey was her eventual replacement.[16]

Matt Walsh,Amy Poehler,Matt Besser,andIan Robertsat the Del Close Marathon in New York City in 2015

The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB)formed as a sketch and improv group in Chicago in 1991.[17][18]Early members includedHoratio Sanz,Adam McKay,Ian Roberts,Neil FlynnandMatt Besser,although the membership was not static.[17][18][19]McKay left the fledgling group in 1995 and Poehler became his replacement.[17][18]In 1996, a core group of four UCB members, Poehler, Besser, Roberts andMatt Walsh,moved toNew York City.[19][20][21]The "UCB Four" began performing shows at small venues around the city which evolved into four regular live shows after a few months.[17]To earn money outside of the shows, UCB taught improv classes.[17]Poehler also started making appearances onLate Night with Conan O'Brien,often playing her recurring role asAndy Richter's younger sister, Stacy.[8][22]

In 1998,Comedy Centraldebuted UCB'seponymous half-hour sketch-comedy series.[17]During the show's second season, the group founded animprov theater/training centerin New York City on West 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club.[17]The UCB Theatre held shows seven nights a week, in addition to offering classes in sketch-comedy writing and improv.[8]In the summer of 2000, Comedy Central canceled the Upright Citizens Brigade program after its third season,[19]although the UCB Theatre continued to operate.[23]Poehler, Besser, Roberts and Walsh are considered the founders of UCB and have been credited with popularizing long-form improv in New York.[17][24][25]By 2011, UCB had two theaters in New York and a theater in Los Angeles with 8,000 students taking classes per year.[17]

Saturday Night Live[edit]

Cast member[edit]

From left to right, Fred Armison, Amy Poehler, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, and Jason Sudeikis stand in a line. Michaels holds an award.
SNLcolleaguesFred Armisen,Poehler,Lorne Michaels,Seth MeyersandJason Sudeikisat thePeabody Awardsin 2008.

Poehler joined the cast ofSaturday Night Live(SNL) at the start of the2001–2002 season,afterTina Feyhad tried to recruit her forSNLfor years.[16]Poehler made her debut in the first episode produced after the9/11 attacks.She was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her the second cast member,[a]and first woman, to earn this distinction.[26][27]Poehler's recurring characters included hyperactive ten-year old Kaitlyn, one-legged reality show contestant Amber and Bronx Beat talk show co-host Betty Caruso.[19][28]In addition to her original characters, Poehler performed a number of impressions, includingHillary Clinton,Dakota Fanning,Avril Lavigne,Michael Jackson,Kim Jong-Il,Nancy Grace,Kelly Ripa,Katie Couric,Sharon Stone,Sharon Osbourne,Julia Roberts,Britney Spears,Madonna,Paula Abdul,Dolly Parton,Dennis Kucinich,Ann Coulter,Pamela Anderson,Christian Siriano,Rosie Perez,Catherine Zeta-Jones,Martha Stewart,Anna Nicole Smith,Paula Zahn,Norah O'DonnellandFarrah Fawcett.[19][28]

Beginning with the2004–2005 season,she co-anchoredWeekend Updatewith Tina Fey, replacingJimmy Fallon.Fey and Poehler became the first female co-anchors of the longtimeSNLstaple.[16]Poehler, Fey andMaya Rudolphwere among the show's biggest stars that season, and contributed to a shift in the show to featuring more female driven sketches.[19][27][29]When Fey left after the2005–2006 seasonto devote time to the sitcom she created,30 Rock,Seth Meyersjoined Poehler at theWeekend Updateanchor desk. In 2008, Poehler was nominated for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series,[30]the first yearSNLcast members were eligible for the category.[31]

TheSNLpremiere of the2008–2009 seasonopened with Fey and Poehler asSarah PalinandHillary Clinton,respectively discussingsexism in political campaigning.[32][33]The sketch, which Poehler co-wrote with Meyers, became the biggest viral video of the year.[32][34]Days after the season premiere, NBC announced Poehler, pregnant with her first child, would not return after her upcoming maternity leave.[35]On the October 25 episode, Meyers announced duringWeekend Updatethat Poehler was in labor. At the end ofWeekend Update,special guest Maya Rudolph and cast memberKenan Thompsonsang a custom rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"for Poehler.[36]Poehler had been rehearsing for that week's show until the day before the birth.[36]

After giving birth, Poehler appeared during a pre-taped "SNLPresidential Bash '08 "prime time special on November 3.[37][38]Despite the prior announcement that Poehler would not return after her maternity leave, she came back for two more live episodes.[39][40]During the December 13Weekend UpdatePoehler announced that it was her last show.[40]Saturday Night Liveaired a special, "The Best of Amy Poehler", in April 2009.[41]For the 2008–2009 season finale, Poehler returned to co-hostWeekend Updateand joined hostWill Ferrell's version of theBilly Joelsong "Goodnight Saigon".[42][43]

Off camera, Poehler was a prolific writer. She often collaborated with writerEmily Spivey.[44]Meyers described Poehler as "the most generous laugher" during sketch read-throughs.[5]Poehler would also take it upon herself to welcome guest hosts during rehearsals and try to make them feel comfortable during their stint onSNL.[5]

Guest appearances[edit]

Although she had already leftSNL,Poehler joined Meyers in September 2009 for two episodes ofSaturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday,which aired in prime time and led directly intoParks and Recreation.[45][46]She returned toSNLalong with other past female cast members for a special Mother's Day episode on May 8, 2010, hosted byBetty White.[47][48]Poehler returned again to host the2010–2011 seasonpremiere with musical guestKaty Perry.[49]She participated in anotherSNLprime time special,The Women of SNLin November of that year.[50]Poehler also returned sporadically for appearances onWeekend Updatewith Meyers, as well as in sketches when Jimmy Fallon (2011) and Maya Rudolph (2012) hosted.[51][52]

In 2015, during theSaturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special,she returned to anchorWeekend Update,this time with Fey andJane Curtin.[53]

Parks and Recreation[edit]

Amy Poehler and Aubrey Plaza stand side by side in front of a red background. Plaza appears to be looking at Poehler's cleavage.
Poehler withParks and Recreationco-starAubrey Plazaat the2012Time100gala

Following the success ofThe Office,NBC ordered a new series from producersGreg DanielsandMichael Schur.[54]In July 2008,Varietyreported that Poehler was in final negotiations to star in the still untitled series from Daniels and Schur.[55]Poehler and Schur were friends from their time together atSNL,where Schur worked as a writer.[56]Signing Poehler, who was pregnant with her first child, meant the new series would have to forgo a promised post-Super Bowl debut and cut its first season short, but Daniels and Schur chose to push back the series for Poehler.[56][57]On July 21, 2008, NBC announced Poehler's new series,Parks and Recreation,saying the project would not be a direct spin-off ofThe Office,as previously speculated.[54]

Parks and Recreationpremiered on NBC on April 9, 2009, at 8:30 pm between two episodes ofThe Office.[58][59]An ensemble cast includingAziz Ansari,Rashida Jones,Chris Pratt,Aubrey Plaza,Paul SchneiderandNick Offermanjoined Poehler.[56]Poehler played deputy director of the Parks DepartmentLeslie Knopein the fictional city ofPawnee, Indiana.After thefirst seasonhad received a mixed reception, the show'ssecondseason received more positive reviews.[60]One key change between seasons one and two was to distinguish the character of Leslie fromMichael Scott,the central character ofThe Office.[56][60]Parksdecidedly down-played Leslie's ditziness from the first season and emphasized her intelligence, work ethic and earnest nature instead.[56][60]Asecond-seasonepisode, "Galentine's Day",included a new holiday Leslie created celebrating female friendship on February 13. Galentine's Day has since transcended the show with real-life celebrations.[61][62]

Adam ScottandRob Lowejoined the show at the end of the second season, with Scott playing Leslie's eventual husband,Ben Wyatt.[63]At the end of filming the second season, Poehler was once again pregnant. The show began producing the first six episodes ofseason threewithout a break to accommodate her pregnancy.[63][64][65]Poehler was nominated again for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in 2011.[66]That same year, the show won aPeabody Awardfor "developing a hilarious venue to explore the good side of American democracy in an age when that side is so rarely on display.",[67]the show was a success with critics, but its future was still uncertain. Two episodes were written that could serve as series finales if it was cancelled, including the mid-season episode where Leslie and Ben get married.[68]The show was ultimately renewed for a sixth season in May 2013.[69]Poehler was nominated for an Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy in 2013 for her work in season five.Season sixincluded the show's 100th episode, "Second Chunce", co-written by Poehler and Schur.[70]In 2014, she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy at the71st Golden Globe Awards,which she co-hosted with Tina Fey.[71]In the middle of season six, Poehler and Schur decided that it felt like the right time to plan the end of the show. They met with representatives from NBC, who agreed. The show was renewed for a final thirteen-episode season.[68]Poehler and Schur co-wrote the final episode of the series, "One Last Ride", which aired on February 24, 2015.[63]

Amy Poehler faces forward wearing a light blue blazer. She holds a small circular award by its base.
Poehler at the 2012 Peabody Awards

Byseason 5,in addition to starring onParks and Recreation,Poehler was also a producer.[72]Behind the scenes, Poehler started a tradition of inviting the show cast and crew to a group dinner the last night of any location shoot.[5]Poehler would start impromptu dance parties in the makeup trailer on set.[73]Poehler wrote several episodes throughout the series, starting with the season two episode "Telethon".[74][75]Other episodes she penned include "The Fight"(season three),[75]"The Debate"(season four),[76]"Second Chunce" (season six) and the finale "One Last Ride". ProducerDan Goorpraised Poehler's writing as "exceptionally good" and theorized, "[i]f Amy Poehler submitted a blind script to any staff, she would be hired."[77]Poehler's writing of "The Debate" was recognized with nominations for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Seriesand theWriters Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy.[30][78]In addition to writing "The Debate", Poehler also directed the episode.[76]Additionally, she directed the episodes "Article Two" (season five)[79]and "Gryzzlbox" (season seven).[80]

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Poehler and Fey co-hosted theGolden Globe Awardsceremony for the first time in 2013. The program was watched by 20 million viewers, a 17 percent increase over the previous year.[16]The pair co-hosted again in 2014 as part of a three-year contract.[81][82]Gilbert Cruz ofVulture,wrote: "They killed it last year with their opening monologue and they did so again this year."[83]The 2014 show garnered its highest ratings in ten years.[71]

Before the 2015 Golden Globes, Poehler confirmed it would likely be the last time she and Fey hosted.[81]Rolling Stonewrote afterward that the pair "left no superstar unscathed during their riotous opening monologue" in which they "casually roasted the assembled masses".[84]At the 2020Television Critics Associationwinter press tour, NBC announced Poehler and Fey would host the Golden Globes again in 2021.[85]Because of theCOVID-19 pandemic,Poehler and Fey hosted the Golden Globes from separate locations with Poehler in Los Angeles and Fey in New York City.[86]

Making It[edit]

In March 2017, NBC ordered to series a Poehler-produced crafting series, then-titledThe Handmade Project.[87]The show, retitledMaking It,debuted on NBC in July 2018 with Poehler and herParks and Recreationco-starNick Offermanas co-hosts.[88]The debut episode tied for the highest-rated premiere of summer 2018 and earned Poehler and Offerman a Primetime Emmy Nomination forOutstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.[89][90]The show returned for a second season which aired in December 2019.[90]NBC has picked upMaking Itfor a third season.[85]

Film[edit]

In 1999, Poehler had a small role in the movieDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.[91]The following year, she was cast in the filmWet Hot American Summer.[92]Wet Hot American Summerwas the first film fromDavid Wain,who cast Poehler based on her work with Upright Citizen's Brigade.[92]The film, which cost only $1.8 million to make, was not a success initially when it was released in 2001. It gained a following after its release on DVD.[92]Poehler also appeared in the 2004 movieMean Girls,written by Tina Fey.[93]Fey wrote the role of self-described "cool mom" with Poehler in mind; however, Fey and director Mark Waters had to push for Poehler's casting.[93][94]The studio had been wary of casting too manySNLcast members and were concerned that Poehler was too young to play the mother ofRachel McAdams,who is only seven years younger than her. Poehler filmed the role inTorontoduring the week while filmingSNL.[93]The movie grossed $129 million at the box office worldwide and saw its popularity continue to rise after its release on DVD.[95]

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Tina Feyand Poehler at the premiere ofBaby Mamain New York, April 2008

In 2008, she starred inBaby Mama,which reunited her with Tina Fey.[96]Poehler plays trashy Angie Ostrowiski, who is hired by Fey's Kate to be her child's surrogate mother.[97]The film opened on April 25, 2008, and was the number one movie at the box office in its opening weekend.[98]The film went on to gross over $60 million at the U.S. box office.[99]Poehler and Fey also co-starred in the movieSisters(2015).[3]Other film credits include:Envy(2004),Southland Tales(2006),Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny(2006),Blades of Glory(2007),Mr. Woodcock(2007),Hamlet 2(2008),Spring Breakdown(2009),A.C.O.D.(2013), andThey Came Together(2014) andThe House(2017).[100][101]

Poehler has also voiced several characters in animated films. Hervoice-overcredits include:Shrek the Third(2007),Horton Hears a Who!(2008),Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel,Monsters vs. Aliens(both 2009),Hoodwinked Too!: Hood vs. Evil(2011),Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011),The Secret World of Arrietty(2012),[b][102]Free BirdsandInside Out(2015).[100][103][104]InPixar'sInside Out,Poehler provides the voice for the main character,Joy,an emotion living inside an 11-year-old girl. Poehler also received a screen credit for writing some of Joy's dialogue.[105]The film has a 98% fresh rating onRotten Tomatoes[106]and went on to gross $857 million worldwide.[107]Poehler will reprise her role as Joy inInside Out 2,scheduled for release on June 14, 2024.[108]

Director[edit]

Poehler made her film directorial debut withWine Country,which premiered onNetflixon May 10, 2019. She also stars in the film, along withMaya Rudolph,Rachel Dratch,Ana Gasteyer,Paula PellandEmily Spivey.The screenplay is loosely based on a real trip the actresses took together to Napa Valley. Poehler directed the film adaptation of the 2017 novelMoxieby Jennifer Mathieu, also for Netflix, which was released on March 3, 2021.[109][5]

In 2022, Poehler directedLucy and Desi,a documentary film about the lives and relationship ofLucille BallandDesi Arnaz.The film premiered on January 21, 2022, at theSundance Film Festivaland was released worldwide onAmazon Prime Videoon March 4, 2022. The film includes home audio recordings of Ball and Arnaz that had not before been made public as well as interviews with their two children,Lucie Arnaz LuckinbillandDesi Arnaz Jr.,Lucy's brotherFred Ball,Carol Burnett,Bette MidlerandNorman Lear,among others. The film was well received, with a 94% rating onRotten Tomatoes.[110]Poehler was nominated for an Emmy Award forOutstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.The film was nominated for a total of six Emmy Awards, winning two.

Producer[edit]

In 2001, Poehler set up her own production company,Paper Kite Productions,[5][72]which is part ofUniversal Television.As of 2019, the production company's staff is all female. To describe her success as a producer,The Hollywood Reportercalled Poehler "a powerful arbiter of sophisticated comedy."[5]

Poehler co-created, produced, and starred in an animated series forNickelodeontitledThe Mighty B!,about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout".[111][112]The character of Bessie was inspired by a character Poehler performed doing improv.[113]Season 1 averaged 3.1 million viewers and ranked as one of the top five animated programs in television. Nickelodeon renewed the show for a second season.[114]In 2009 and 2010, Poehler earnedDaytime Emmy Awardnominations forOutstanding Performer in an Animated Program.[115][116]

She has been an executive producer on series such asDifficult People[117]andBroad City.[5]In 2014,Huluordered the comedyDifficult People,as the streaming service's first ever scripted series.[117][118]StarringBilly EichnerandJulie Klausner,Difficult Peopleran for three seasons.[118]Broad Citygrew out of a web series starringAbbi JacobsonandIlana Glazer.Jacobson and Glazer used their connections at UCB to approach Poehler about starring in the finale of their web series. Poehler agreed to appear in it and then joined Jacobson and Glazer to executive produce a television series.[119]After initially selling a script toFX,the project ultimately landed atComedy Centralwhere it aired for five years until its 2019 series finale.[120]Poehler appeared in the Season 1 finale.[121]

Welcome to Swedenis a Swedish sitcom that premiered in March 2014, and began airing on NBC in the United States three months later. It is based on the experiences of Greg Poehler, who moved with his girlfriend to her native country of Sweden in 2006.[122]The series was canceled by NBC on July 28, 2015, after two seasons due to low ratings.[123]Amy Poehler makes cameo appearances in multiple episodes as herself as a celebrity client of her brother's character, a former New York tax accountant. She is also co-executive producer with him.[124]

Poehler, along withNatasha LyonneandLeslye Headland,created and executive produced the comedy-drama seriesRussian Dollfor Netflix.[125][126]The series premiered on February 1, 2019.[127]The genesis of the series started seven years earlier after Poehler remarked Lyonne was always "the oldest girl in the world."[126]Poehler and Lyonne liked the idea of a female character being many things at once, but joked the only way to have a female character that complex would be to re-do the part repeatedly.[125]The idea evolved into the series where Lyonne's character dies repeatedly on her 36th birthday.[125]Poehler, Lyonne and Headland put together an all-female team of writers and directors.[125][128]The series debuted on Netflix with a 100% fresh rating on the ratings aggregate websiteRotten Tomatoes.[126]As of December 28, 2020, the rating remained at 97%.[129]

In June 2016, BBC America announced it is developing a scripted series calledZero Motivation.The project is being executive produced by Brooke Posch and Poehler.[130]Poehler is an executive producer on the upcoming seriesThree Busy Debras,a comedy series being produced forAdult Swimthat starsMitra Jouhari,Alyssa Stonoha, and Sandy Honig.[5]In addition to serving as an executive producer, Poehler also provides the voices for two main characters in the seriesDuncanville,which premiered on Fox on February 16, 2020.[131][132]

Other work[edit]

In 1999, Poehler andTina Feyprovided voices for the video gameDeer Avenger 2: Deer in the City.[133]

In 2000, still unknown at the time, she appeared on the cover of the single "You Can Have It All"by American indie rock bandYo La Tengo.[134]

In September 2008, Poehler, Meredith Walker, andAmy MilesfoundedSmart Girls at the Party,an online community and digital web series aimed at empowering girls.[135][136]The first season premiered online on November 17, 2008, withMattel'sBarbiesigned on as the lead sponsor.[137]Smart Girls at the Partyreturned in 2012 as part of theYouTube Original Channel Initiativethat focused upon the creation of new content. The newSmart Girls at the PartyYouTube Channel went live on July 2, 2012, including new episodes of the series along with additional shows by Poehler, Walker and Miles.[138]

Four years after the launch ofSmart Girls at the Party,digital network company Legendary Entertainment acquired ownership of the project. Poehler said in a statement, "We at Smart Girls are excited to be working with Legendary and look forward to providing funny and inspirational content for all of the goofballs out there."[139]By the time of the deal, over five million views were registered on its YouTube channel and over 550,000 fans had liked the initiative on Facebook.[139]On theSmart GirlsYouTube channel, viewers have the opportunity to ask for life advice from Poehler in segments calledAsk Amy.[140]Smart Girlscelebrated its 10th anniversary in 2018.[141]

Poehler introduces First Lady Michelle Obama on the Fourth Anniversary of Let's Move! in 2014

Poehler has championed a number of social and political causes.[5]In 2012, she collaborated with theNational Domestic Workers Allianceto film apublic service announcement(PSA) to draw attention to the proposed California Domestic Worker Bill of Rights.[142][143]The law, providing overtime pay to domestic workers, was signed into law the following year.[144]Poehler also supportedOne Fair Wage,a campaign to require New York businesses to pay tipped workers the general minimum wage.[145]Poehler has served as a celebrity ambassador for Worldwide Orphans Foundation, traveling to Haiti in 2013.[5]The following year, Poehler joinedMichelle ObamainMiamito celebrate the four year anniversary of herLet's Move!youth health initiative.[146]

Poehler's memoir,Yes Please,was published on October 28, 2014.[147]She explained in a promotional interview withNational Public Radio(NPR) that she was "used to writing in characters and not really writing about myself... it was easier to share the early parts of my life rather than my own current events." Topics covered in the book include body image, parenthood, and learning about the limitations of physical appearance.[148]The book debuted at number one onThe New York TimesBest Seller list.[3]

In 2011, Poehler was included onTime's "100 most influential people in the world".[149]She also delivered the Class Day address toHarvard University's class of 2011.[150]TheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesinvited Poehler to become a member as part of its 2017 class.[151]

Poehler is a fan of theBeastie Boys.She has a role as a disgruntled cafe patron in the music video for the group's song "Make Some Noise",which was nominated for the MTV Video of the Year in 2011.[152]Poehler wrote a chapter in theBeastie Boys Bookthat reviews 17 of the group's music videos.[153]In the chapter, Poehler states, "Beastie Boys mean a great deal to me. Their music was the soundtrack I heard while I sat in my room, drank in the woods, and rode my bike to my dead-end job."[154]She is also featured as a voice on the audio version of the book.

Poehler's weekly scripted podcast series,Say More with Dr? Sheila,was released on September 21, 2023.[155]

Personal life[edit]

Poehler married Canadian actorWill Arnetton August 29, 2003.[156]They met in 1996 when he saw one of her performances and they started dating four years later.[14]During their relationship, Poehler and Arnett worked together on several projects, including the seriesArrested Development,the 2007 filmBlades of Glory,Horton Hears a Who!,andThe Secret World of Arrietty.Poehler and Arnett announced their separation in September 2012;[157]and Arnett filed for divorce in April 2014.[158]

She is an activefeminist.[159]

Poehler and Arnett have two sons: Archie Arnett, born October 25, 2008[160]and Abel Arnett, born August 6, 2010.[161]Poehler lives with her children inLos Angeles.[5]She praised her children'snanniesas part of herTime 100speech for helping to take care of them and allowing her to balance her career and family.[162]

From 2013 to 2015, Poehler dated fellow comedianNick Kroll.[163]

Filmography[edit]

Main article:Amy Poehler filmography

Bibliography[edit]

  • Poehler, Amy (2014).Yes Please.Dey Street.ISBN978-0062268341.

Awards and nominations[edit]

Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Amy Poehler

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Eddie Murphywas the first feature player promoted in his first season.
  2. ^Poehler was part of the cast for the American dub of the Japanese film. A different cast was used for Great Britain.

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