Amy Poehler Biography
After the "Upright Citizens Brigade" sketch show came and went, cast member Amy Poehler joined the cast of
Saturday Night Live in 2001. Her star was the brightest during that time and, by the end of Christmas break of that year, she became a regularly featured performer. She has brought a slew of great performances on every show, such as impersonations of celebrities like
Kelly Ripa or
Sharon Osbourne. When
Jimmy Fallon left at the end of the 2003-04 season, Amy joined
Tina Fey as a co-anchor for Weekend Update. Her Hollywood star is also growing bright, as she has six feature films, including
Blades of Glory with her real-life husband/
Arrested Development star
Will Arnett; and the Farrelly brothers-directed remake of
The Heartbreak Kid, in which she stars alongside another
Arrested Development star,
Jason Bateman.
Trivia

Attended Boston College.

Member of "The Upright Citizens Brigade" comedy troupe.

Was promoted from featured player to full cast member on
Saturday Night Live in the middle of her first year on the show (2001-2002). The only other SNL cast member to have this distinction is
Eddie Murphy during the 1980-1981 season.

Has given impressions of
Kelly Ripa,
Madonna,
Avril Lavigne,
Sharon Osbourne,
Julia Roberts and
Tonya Harding on
Saturday Night Live.

Lives in TriBeCa

She's succeeded
Jimmy Fallon (who left after season 29) as
Tina Fey's co-anchor of
Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update sketch and making it the first all-female team beginning on the 30th season of NBC's
Saturday Night Live.

In the 90s, she appeared on
Late Night with Conan O'Brien playing
Andy Richter's younger sister, who had a psychotic crush on Conan.

Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. -
Mean Girls and
Envy (April 30, 2004).

Favorite baseball team is the Boston Red Sox.

Wife of
Will Arnett, GOB on
Arrested Development. She has a recurring role on the show as GOB's "accidental" wife.

She is an alumna of the famous Improv Olympic, along with actors
Vince Vaughn, the late
Chris Farley,
Ossie Beck,
Tina Fey,
Mike Myers and
Adam McKay.

Close friends with fellow (now former)
Saturday Night Live cast member
Tina Fey.

Is only five years older than
Rachel McAdams, who plays her daughter in
Mean Girls.

Played sister to her real-life husband in
Blades of Glory.
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