With an impressive body of work that encompasses film and television, Amy Poehler has quickly emerged as one of Hollywood’s most versatile and sought after talents. Poehler currently stars on the critically acclaimed in the highly anticipated new NBC comedy series, “Parks and Recreation,” from producers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur (“The Office.”) She plays Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. Poehler continues to produce, write and provide the voice of “Bessie” in Nickelodeon’s hit animated television series “The Mighty B.” She also recently launched a new online series, “Smart Girls at the Party.” Poehler serves as producer and host of the series that showcases real girls who are changing the world by being themselves.
After her much buzzed about portrayal of Senator Hillary Clinton during the 2008 Presidential Election, Poehler completed her eighth and final season of “Saturday Night Live” (and her fifth as the co-anchor of “Weekend Update”). Renowned as “a brilliantly inventive sketch comedian,” (Entertainment Weekly, 11/05), Poehler boasted an impressive arsenal of outrageous characters, from the hyperactive “Caitlin” and one-legged reality show contestant “Amber” to a manic host of “Good Morning Meth,” Poehler also contributed memorable impressions of Kelly Ripa, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Osbourne, Paula Abdul, Sharon Stone and Michael Jackson. She recently received her first Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series” for her work on “Saturday Night Live”. Due to a change in eligibility, this is an unprecedented nomination making her the first performer in “SNL” history to land a spot in this category.
In 2008, Poehler starred opposite Tina Fey in Universal Pictures’ hit comedy Baby Mama. She was recently seen opposite Parker Posey in Spring Breakdown which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and will next be heard lending her voice to Dreamwork’s Monsters vs. Aliens. She also lent her voice to the animated film Horton Hears a Who! with Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell and starred in the iceskating comedy Blades of Glory, alongside Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, and Jon Heder and was “Snow White” in the box office smash hit Shrek the Third. Her other feature credits include Mean Girls, Mr. Woodcock, Southland Tales, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, The Ex, Wet Hot American Summer, and Envy.
Poehler joined the SNL cast from the Upright Citizens Brigade, a sketch/improv troupe originally formed in Chicago. Poehler and the U.C.B. relocated to New York where they had a sketch show on Comedy Central for three seasons on which she was both a writer and performer. In addition, they opened a theater currently regarded as the premiere sketch/improv comedy venue in New York City. Poehler and the U.C.B. was featured in “A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv” an improvised comedy special on Bravo.
Poehler has made memorable appearances on television ranging from Late Night with Conan O'Brien (as recurring character "Stacey," Andy Richter's little sister), Arrested Development, Wonder Showzen and Undeclared. She also was a voice on O’Grady and The Simpsons.
Poehler currently splits her time between New York and Los Angeles with husband, actor Will Arnett and their two sons.
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