Who is Amy Meredith Poehler? Poehler is an American comedian and actress. She was a cast member and parody news anchor on the NBC television program Saturday Night Live from 2001 until shortly after the birth of her child in 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls alongside Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008. She is also the first cast member in SNL history to be nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category at the Emmy Awards.
Poehler was born September 16, 1971 in
Burlington, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eileen and Bill Poehler, both teachers.[1] A 1993 graduate of Boston College, Poehler was a member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. After graduating from college, Poehler moved to Chicago, where she studied improv at Second City alongside friend and future co-star Tina Fey. She also studied with Del Close at ImprovOlympic, going on to become part of the touring company as well as teaching classes at iO.
During her time at Second City, Poehler studied with
Matt Besser, part of the Upright Citizens Brigade. While the group initially consisted of many members (including 
Horatio Sanz, 
Adam McKay, Rick Roman, and 
Neil Flynn), Poehler quickly became part of the group along with 
Matt Walsh. The two, along with Besser and
Ian Roberts, performed sketch and improv around Chicago before moving to New York in 1996.
Beginning with the 2004-05 season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Tina Fey, replacing the newly departed
Jimmy Fallon. In a TV Guide interview, Fey said that with Poehler co-anchoring, there now is "double the sexual tension." When Fey left after the 2005-06 season to devote time to the sitcom she created, 30 Rock, Seth Meyers joined Poehler at the anchor desk. Poehler was nominated for a 2008 Emmy as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, the first SNL cast member recognized in this category. On September 13, 2008, the SNL season premiere opened with Fey and Poehler as 
Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton doing a "joint political campaign spot." Poehler plays Hillary Clinton as a highly accomplished, neurotic politician obsessed with becoming President of the United States.
It was officially announced on September 16, 2008 that Poehler would be leaving in October due to the birth of her child. On the October 25, 2008 episode, it was announced by Weekend Update co-anchor Seth Meyers, who anchored the segment alone, "Amy Poehler is not here because she is having a BABY!", to wild applause from the audience. At the end of Weekend Update, special guest
Maya Rudolph and current cast member K
enan Thompson sang a custom rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Poehler, changing the words: "We love you Amy, and we just can't wait to meet your baby!" Meyers signed off: "For Weekend Update I'm Seth Meyers - we love you Amy!"
In the past, she often appeared in various comedy segments on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, often playing her recurring role as
Andy Richter's little sister Stacy, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college dramedy Undeclared. She appears in the film Southland Tales, which premiered on May 21, 2006 at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, she appeared in Horton Hears a Who!, Hamlet 2, and Baby Mama and will star in Spring Breakdown. She has also co-created an animated series for Nickelodeon called The Mighty B! about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout", to which she lends her vocal talents.[4]
Poehler appeared on the cover of the April 20, 2008 issue of Page Six Magazine.
Poehler also appeared in the movie Mean Girls as the mother of co-star
Rachel McAdams, although she is really only seven years McAdams's senior.
Variety.com reported on July 15, 2008, that she was in final negotiations to star in a spinoff series to The Office by writers
Greg Daniels and 
Mike Schur, set to air on Thursdays after The Office, starting January 2009 on NBC.[5]
On July 21, 2008, NBC officially announced Poehler's new series, Parks and Recreation, saying the project will not be a direct spin-off of The Office, as previously speculated.
Poehler is married to
Will Arnett, of the FOX comedy Arrested Development, and had a recurring role in the series as the nameless wife of Arnett's character 
George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II. Poehler and Arnett also played a quasi-incestuous brother-sister ice skating team in the 2007 film B
lades of Glory. The couple also appeared in 
Horton Hears a Who!, and will star together in the upcoming films On Broadway, Spring Breakdown, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. They live in New York City and have two dogs, Puzzle and Suki.[7]
On October 25, 2008, Poehler gave birth to Archibald "Archie" William Emerson Arnett, 8 lbs, 1 oz, in New York City at 6 p.m., mere hours before the Saturday Night Live telecast.[8] more
Poehler was born September 16, 1971 in
Burlington, Massachusetts, the daughter of Eileen and Bill Poehler, both teachers.[1] A 1993 graduate of Boston College, Poehler was a member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. After graduating from college, Poehler moved to Chicago, where she studied improv at Second City alongside friend and future co-star Tina Fey. She also studied with Del Close at ImprovOlympic, going on to become part of the touring company as well as teaching classes at iO.During her time at Second City, Poehler studied with
Matt Besser, part of the Upright Citizens Brigade. While the group initially consisted of many members (including 
Horatio Sanz, 
Adam McKay, Rick Roman, and 
Neil Flynn), Poehler quickly became part of the group along with 
Matt Walsh. The two, along with Besser and
Ian Roberts, performed sketch and improv around Chicago before moving to New York in 1996.I
n 1998, Comedy Central debuted the group's self-titled, half-hour TV show. During the show's second season, the group opened an Improv theatre and training center in New York City at 161 W. 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club. The UCB theatre held shows seven nights a week in addition to offering classes in sketch comedy writing and improv.
Comedy Central canceled the Upright Citizens Brigade program after its third season, though the UCB theatre continues to operate.
Poehler joined the cast of SNL during the 2001-2002 season, her first episode being the first one produced after the 9/11 attacks with host
Reese Witherspoon, musical guest 
Alicia Keys, and 
Rudy Giuliani as a special guest. Poehler was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her only the third person to have ever earned this distinction (after 
Harry Shearer and E
ddie Murphy).
n 1998, Comedy Central debuted the group's self-titled, half-hour TV show. During the show's second season, the group opened an Improv theatre and training center in New York City at 161 W. 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club. The UCB theatre held shows seven nights a week in addition to offering classes in sketch comedy writing and improv.Comedy Central canceled the Upright Citizens Brigade program after its third season, though the UCB theatre continues to operate.
Poehler joined the cast of SNL during the 2001-2002 season, her first episode being the first one produced after the 9/11 attacks with host
Reese Witherspoon, musical guest 
Alicia Keys, and 
Rudy Giuliani as a special guest. Poehler was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her only the third person to have ever earned this distinction (after 
Harry Shearer and E
ddie Murphy). Beginning with the 2004-05 season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Tina Fey, replacing the newly departed
Jimmy Fallon. In a TV Guide interview, Fey said that with Poehler co-anchoring, there now is "double the sexual tension." When Fey left after the 2005-06 season to devote time to the sitcom she created, 30 Rock, Seth Meyers joined Poehler at the anchor desk. Poehler was nominated for a 2008 Emmy as Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy, the first SNL cast member recognized in this category. On September 13, 2008, the SNL season premiere opened with Fey and Poehler as 
Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton doing a "joint political campaign spot." Poehler plays Hillary Clinton as a highly accomplished, neurotic politician obsessed with becoming President of the United States. It was officially announced on September 16, 2008 that Poehler would be leaving in October due to the birth of her child. On the October 25, 2008 episode, it was announced by Weekend Update co-anchor Seth Meyers, who anchored the segment alone, "Amy Poehler is not here because she is having a BABY!", to wild applause from the audience. At the end of Weekend Update, special guest
Maya Rudolph and current cast member K
enan Thompson sang a custom rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Poehler, changing the words: "We love you Amy, and we just can't wait to meet your baby!" Meyers signed off: "For Weekend Update I'm Seth Meyers - we love you Amy!" Amy returned to the show on November 3, 2008 during the "SNL Presidential Bash 08," "hosting" as Hillary Clinton. The Bash was pre-taped from bits and pieces shot between September and October. Her return to SNL after pregnancy was on December 6, 2008, where she stayed for two weeks. During "Weekend Update", on December 13, she thanked her family, friends, and fans for the continued support and announced that it would be her last show.
Poehler has appeared in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Mean Girls, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny, Blades of Glory, Envy, Shrek The Third, Mr. Woodcock and Hamlet 2. She is currently producing a digital series with two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, called Smart Girls at the Party available through ON Networks. The show is focused on interviews with young women who are "changing the world by being themselves".[2] The first season of 'Smart Girls at the Party' premiered online November 17, 2008 with Mattel's Barbie signed on as the lead sponsor.[3]
Poehler has appeared in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, Mean Girls, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny, Blades of Glory, Envy, Shrek The Third, Mr. Woodcock and Hamlet 2. She is currently producing a digital series with two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, called Smart Girls at the Party available through ON Networks. The show is focused on interviews with young women who are "changing the world by being themselves".[2] The first season of 'Smart Girls at the Party' premiered online November 17, 2008 with Mattel's Barbie signed on as the lead sponsor.[3]
In the past, she often appeared in various comedy segments on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, often playing her recurring role as
Andy Richter's little sister Stacy, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college dramedy Undeclared. She appears in the film Southland Tales, which premiered on May 21, 2006 at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, she appeared in Horton Hears a Who!, Hamlet 2, and Baby Mama and will star in Spring Breakdown. She has also co-created an animated series for Nickelodeon called The Mighty B! about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout", to which she lends her vocal talents.[4]Poehler appeared on the cover of the April 20, 2008 issue of Page Six Magazine.
Poehler also appeared in the movie Mean Girls as the mother of co-star
Rachel McAdams, although she is really only seven years McAdams's senior. Variety.com reported on July 15, 2008, that she was in final negotiations to star in a spinoff series to The Office by writers
Greg Daniels and 
Mike Schur, set to air on Thursdays after The Office, starting January 2009 on NBC.[5]On July 21, 2008, NBC officially announced Poehler's new series, Parks and Recreation, saying the project will not be a direct spin-off of The Office, as previously speculated.
Poehler is married to
Will Arnett, of the FOX comedy Arrested Development, and had a recurring role in the series as the nameless wife of Arnett's character 
George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II. Poehler and Arnett also played a quasi-incestuous brother-sister ice skating team in the 2007 film B
lades of Glory. The couple also appeared in 
Horton Hears a Who!, and will star together in the upcoming films On Broadway, Spring Breakdown, and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. They live in New York City and have two dogs, Puzzle and Suki.[7]On October 25, 2008, Poehler gave birth to Archibald "Archie" William Emerson Arnett, 8 lbs, 1 oz, in New York City at 6 p.m., mere hours before the Saturday Night Live telecast.[8] more
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