Comedic talent, attractive appearance, charm are the components of Amy Poehler's success. For the first time, the actress announced herself thanks to the television project “Saturday Night Live,” of which she was a regular participant for about 7 years. She was also remembered for her role as Mrs. George in Mean Girls. What is the story of the star?
Amy Poehler: The Start
The actress was born in Massachusetts, it happened in September 1971. Amy Poehler was born in a family of teachers, proud of her Irish roots. Also, Poehler is in a distant relationship with the famous writer Stephen King. The actress also has another well-known relative - Senator Scott Brown.
The first years of Poehler's life passed in Burlington. After leaving school, Amy continued her education at Boston College. During the student years, the girl first declared herself as a born comedic actress. Poehler made her debut in the show with the original title “My Mom's string bag”. It highlighted the difficulties students face in the learning process. The girl graduated from Boston College in 1993.
First successes
After graduating from college, Amy Poehler moved to Chicago. Soon after, she became a member of the impromptu comedy troupe My Mother's Fleabag. Then the girl made acquaintance with actress Tina Fey, who became her close friend.
Amy then met like-minded people and organized a quartet that performed with comedy sketches on the Chicago stage. Soon the team went to conquer New York, where they were offered cooperation with the program "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." In 1998, a sketch-sitcom of the creative team, which was called Upright Citizens Brigade, was presented to the audience. It was shown on Comedy Central until 2000.
In 2001, Amy Poehler began working with the popular Saturday Night Live television program. In this show, a comedian showed humorous scenes. Often, her friend Tina Fey made up the company. Amy was forced to leave the program by pregnancy.
“Parks and recreation areas”
From the biography of Amy Poehler, it follows that her next major victory was her participation in the television project "Parks and Recreation", which went on the NBC channel. In this comedy series, the actress received a key role. She brilliantly embodied the image of Leslie Knop, deputy director of the parks department. The action takes place in the fictional city of Pony, which is located in Indiana.
The television project "Parks and Recreation Areas" appealed to millions of viewers. The role of Leslie Knop provided the actress with five nominations for the prestigious Emmy Award, one nomination for the Golden Globe. She also authored scripts for four episodes of the comedy series.
Movie
Not only thanks to television, Amy Poehler was remembered by the audience. The filmography of the star contains many successful paintings. Some of them are listed below.
- "Mean Girls".
- "Tales of the South."
- "Monsters versus Aliens".
- "The Devil and Daniel Webster."
- "The choice of fate."
- "Oh, Mommies."
- "Ex-lover."
- "Blades of Glory: Stars on Ice."
The most famous talented actress brought the role of Mrs. George, which she performed in the comedy "Mean Girls". Also, one cannot fail to note Amy’s participation in the film “Oh, Mummies,” in this picture she convincingly played a surrogate mother. It is interesting that while working on the film “Oh, Mummies,” the actress was actually expecting a baby.
Personal life
Photo Amy Poehler can be seen in the article. What is known about the personal life of a talented comedic actress? In August 2003, Amy got married. Her chosen one was a colleague, Will Arnett. This actor was remembered by the audience thanks to his participation in the television projects “Parks and Recreation Areas”, “Slow Development”, in the films “On Broadway”, “Blades of Glory: Stars on Ice”, “Spring Break”. He was also busy voicing many popular cartoons, for example, Monsters Against Aliens.
The eldest son of a star couple was born in August 2008, the boy was named Archibald William Emerson. In August 2010, his brother was born, named Abel James. In April 2014, the public learned that Poehler and Arnett decided to break up. The reasons that prompted them to break, remained behind the scenes. Will continues to actively participate in the lives of children, spends a lot of time with his sons.
The second time the actress has not married yet, there is no information about her romantic hobbies.