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Amy Meredith Poehler is an American actress, comedian, director, producer, and writer. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she became part of the Chicago-based improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group moved to New York City in 1996 where their act became a half-hour sketch comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.She is best known for starring as Leslie Knope in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014 and a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012. Poehler was a cast member on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008 and became co-anchor of SNL's Weekend Update in 2004 alongside friend and colleague Tina Fey. She is also known for voicing Joy from Inside Out, Sally O'Malley from the Horton Hears a Who! movie adaptation, Bessie Higgenbottom from the Nickelodeon series, The Mighty B! from 2008-2001; and Homily Clock from the American-English dub of The Secret World of Arrietty.

Poehler served as an executive producer on the Swedish-American sitcom Welcome to Sweden, along with her brother Greg Poehler. She is also an executive producer on Broad City which airs on Comedy Central, and appeared in the season one finale. Since August 2015, she has served as an executive producer on the Hulu original series Difficult People. In December 2015, Poehler received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions in television. She and Tina Fey both won the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live.

✵ 16. September 1971
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Famous Amy Poehler Quotes

“An orca trainer almost drowned after its orca dragged him down in the tank. He did reveal the locations of three Al-Qaeda hideouts.”

Amy Poehler

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“A woman's nether regions should always be shrouded in mystery.”

Amy Poehler

SNL 12/6/2006.
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“(In reference to the Pamela Anderson/Kid Rock divorce) It was announced this week that these will no longer be bouncing on that.”

Amy Poehler

SNL 12/6/2006.
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“A chimpanzee in China has quit smoking after 16 years, with the help of her keepers. The chimp was able to quit when the keepers STOPPED BUYING HER CIGARETTES!”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05bupdate.phtml
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“A 14-year-old Indiana girl was arrested after she came to a middle school with a handgun, ammunition, and six small bags of marijuana. Man, Dakota Fanning's growing up so fast!”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05cupdate.phtml
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“In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that…oh, who cares?”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04mupdate.phtml
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Amy Poehler Quotes

“Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise trip to Iraq Sunday. Also surprised to be in Iraq on Sunday: thousands of U. S. troops who were supposed to be home by Christmas.”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04tupdate.phtml
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Home , Christmas

“This week, Donald Trump introduced a new twelve-inch doll of himself that speaks seventeen different phrases, which is amazing, as that's five more than the real Donald Trump.”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04aupdate.phtml
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“Britney Spears is recording a rap song about the recent controversies in her life. "I can't wait to hear that!", said no one.”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04bupdate.phtml
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Life , Waiting

“I have realized that mystery is what keeps people away, and I’ve grown tired of smoke and mirrors. I yearn for the clean, well-lighted place. So let’s peek behind the curtain and hail the others like us. The open-faced sandwiches who take risks and live big and smile with all of their teeth. These are the people I want to be around. This is the honest way I want to live and love and write.”

Amy Poehler book Yes Please

Yes Please (2014)

Love , People , Smile , Way

“(On the 2006 US Midterm Elections) This week, in an ironic turn of events, Iraq brought regime change to the United States.”

Amy Poehler

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Change

“Christian conservatives are claiming that the hit documentary March of the Penguins supports the theory of intelligent design. Meanwhile, backers of evolution claim that intelligent design is refuted in the documentary March of the Bonaduces.”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/05/05aupdate.phtml
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Intelligence , Support

“(Picture of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones appear) This week, the California Raisins announced plans for a new world tour.”

Amy Poehler

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World , Appearance

“Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett are reportedly considering creating a Broadway musical based on The Apprentice. The pair came up with the idea when neither one of them could find a match to set fire to a pile of money.”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04jupdate.phtml
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Money , Music , Idea

“According to a new survey, 67 percent of teenagers are content or extremely happy most of the time. They're called stoners!”

Amy Poehler

http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04oupdate.phtml
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Time , Happiness

“Surprising news from New York, the whistle-blower had his whistle blown!”

Amy Poehler

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“Donald Trump and producer Mark Burnett are reportedly considering creating a Broadway musical based on The Apprentice.”

Amy Poehler

The pair came up with the idea when neither one of them could find a match to set fire to a pile of money.
http://snltranscripts.jt.org/04/04jupdate.phtml
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