Amy Poehler
- Birthplace: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
- Birthday: September 16, 1971
A consummate practitioner of improvisational comedy, comedian Amy Poehler broke into show business while still a college student in Boston, MA. Infamous for her dead-on impersonations, Poehler’s breakthrough came as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ), where she skewered such celebs as Kelly Ripa, Avril Lavigne and Sharon Osbourne. The wife of fellow actor-comedian, Will Arnette, Poehler began making her way into features around the mid-2000’s, appearing in such crowd-pleasing comedies as “Mean Girls” (2004), “Ten…more
