Amy Poehler is an American actress and comedian, best known for her roles as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation (2009-2015), Baby Mama (2008) and Are You Here (2013). She was also a longtime cast member of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live (2001-2008).
The Golden Globe, Critics’ Choice, and Primetime Emmy Award winner is also an excellent voice actor, having voiced characters in the role Inside Out (2015), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and The Mighty B! (2008-2011).
biography
Amy Poehler was born on September 16,1971 in Newton, a suburb of Middlesex County in Massachusetts to parents; Eileen and William Poehler, who were both school teachers. She is of English, German, Irish and Portuguese descent.
She attended Burlington High School, graduating in 1989, before enrolling at Boston College. Here Poehler joined the impromptu comedy troupe “My Mother’s Fleabag”. She graduated from college in 1993 and based on her experience as part of the troupe and her obvious talent for comedy, she decided to pursue a career in comedy.
Poehler moved to Chicago to study improv at Second City and Improv Olympic Comedy Theaters, after which she and several others formed the professional improv comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, which would be based in the city at the time. By 1996, the group decided to bring their talents to New York, where they found work on Late Night with Conan O’Brien before landing a permanent gig at Comedy Central in 1998.
The move was even more a testament to Poehler’s comedic skills as she became a fast-rising star in the industry. In 2008, she became the first cast member on the show to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Despite taking on other on- and off-screen opportunities after 2008, such as Parks and Recreation (2009-2015), Poehler returned to SNL once again, most recently for 2015’s 40th anniversary.
Aside from working on Parks and Recreation for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series and multiple Emmy nominations for acting, writing and producing, Poehler has worked on other projects including ACOD (2013), Free Birds (2013) , Welcome to Sweden (2014) and Sisters (2015). From 2013 to 2015, Amy Poehler and her longtime collaborator/former SNL cast member Tina Fey co-hosted the Golden Globe Awards. In the meantime, she published a memoir entitled Yes Please.
Recently, Amy Poehler has been working on her directorial debut for a Netflix film titled Wine Country , which will star her alongside Fey, Ana Gastayer and Rachel Dratch.
Amy Poehler’s Family – Husband, Divorce, Children
Amy Poehler was previously married to Canadian-American actor Will Arnett, who appeared in films such as Blades of Glory (2007) with Poehler and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) among many others. Arnett, who was born on May 4, 1970, is also a comedian and a prolific voice actor, having appeared in animation for Ratatouille (2007), Pathetic Me (2010), and The Nut Job (2014).
Poehler and Arnett married on August 29, 2003 and were married for nine years before announcing their separation on September 6, 2012. Her husband filed for divorce on April 8, 2014 and after a two-year legal battle, the divorce was finalized in July 2016. She shares two sons: Archibald (Archie), who was born on October 25, 2008, and Abel, who was born on August 6, 2010 was born.
Who is she dating, friend?
Following her split from Arnett, Amy Poehler switched to actor Nick Kroll, after which she began dating Benjamin Graf, who is an attorney at Merchant & Gould in New York. Graf and Poehler are said to have been friends for a while before deciding to become an item.
Height, weight and other facts
Birth name: Amy Poehler
Date of Birth: September 16, 1971
Place of Birth: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Profession(s): Actress, Comedian, Director, Producer, Writer
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Height: 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm)
Weight: 52kg