2008 has been a very busy year for Amy Poehler. Between her seventh season of “Saturday Night Live” (and her fourth as the co-anchor of “Weekend Update,”) a trio of films and a new animated project for Nickelodeon, she has been very active. Poehler recently received her first Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series” for her work on “Saturday Night Live”. Due to a change in eligibility, this is an unprecedented nomination making her the first performer in “SNL” history to land a spot in this category. Poehler also recently signed on to star in the highly anticipated untitled NBC comedy series from producers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur (“The Office.”) The series is slated to join NBC’s Thursday night comedy block in 2009. Poehler will return for her eighth season of “SNL” this fall and will continue to produce, write and provide the voice of “Bessie” in the new Nickelodeon animated television series “The Mighty B.”
Poehler was recently seen starring opposite Tina Fey in Universal Pictures’ hit comedy “Baby Mama” and also lent her voice to the animated film “Horton Hears a Who!” with Jim Carrey and Steve Carrell. Last year Poehler had a starring role in the ice-skating comedy “Blades of Glory,” alongside Will Ferrell, Will Arnett, and Jon Heder and also lent her voice to the box office smash hit “Shrek the Third” as “Snow White.” Her other feature credits include in the hit comedy “Mean Girls,” “Mr. Woodcock,” “Southland Tales,” “Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny,” “The Ex,” “Wet Hot American Summer,” and “Envy.”
Renowned as “a brilliantly inventive sketch comedian,” (Entertainment Weekly, 11/05), Poehler boasts an impressive arsenal of outrageous characters, from the hyperactive “Caitlin” and one-legged reality show contestant “Amber” to a manic host of “Good Morning Meth,” Poehler has also contributed memorable impressions of Kelly Ripa, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Osbourne, Paula Abdul, Senator Hillary Clinton, Sharon Stone and Michael Jackson.
Poehler joined the SNL cast from the Upright Citizens Brigade, a sketch/improv troupe originally formed in Chicago. Poehler and the U.C.B. relocated to New York where they had a sketch show on Comedy Central for three seasons on which she was both a writer and performer. In addition, they opened a theater currently regarded as the premiere sketch/improv comedy venue in New York City. Poehler and the U.C.B. was featured in “A.S.S.S.S.C.A.T.: Improv” an improvised comedy special on Bravo.
Poehler has made memorable appearances on television ranging from “Late Night with Conan O'Brien” (as recurring character "Stacey," Andy Richter's little sister), “Arrested Development,” “Wonder Showzen” and “Undeclared.” She also was a voice on “O’Grady” and “The Simpsons.”
Poehler is married to actor Will Arnett and lives in New York City.
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