Amy Poehler
- Birthplace: Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
- Birthday: September 16, 1971
One of the best-known comediennes to emerge from the improvisational comedy scene of the 1990s, Amy Poehler performed tirelessly on Chicago and New York stages before making her mainstream breakthrough as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ). She had previously starred in “The Upright Citizens Brigade” (Comedy Central, 1998-2000), a sketch comedy show created by the improv group of the same name, which morphed into a hotbed of emerging talent with namesake theaters in New York and Los Angeles. During her seven-year run o…more
