Amy Poehler
1971-present · New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA
Also known as Amy Meredith Poehler
UCB co-founder, SNL Weekend Update anchor, Parks and Recreation star, and the improv-world celebrity most responsible for keeping UCB financially alive through its 2020s restructurings.
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- Co-founded UCB in 1996; moved with fellow founders to NYC that same year.
- Trained at Second City and iO under Del Close after moving to Chicago in 1993; met Tina Fey in iO classes.
- SNL cast member 2001-2008; co-anchored Weekend Update with Tina Fey.
- Starred as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation (2009-2015), a role written for her.
- Co-founded Paper Kite Productions; executive produced Broad City.
- Author of Yes Please (2014).
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