Amy Poehler is a well-known American actress and comedian known for her appearance in the TV show Saturday Night Live (2001 to 2008) and television sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–15).
Poehler became celebrated comedian after her younger brother Greg Poehler in the family. Greg is also producer and actor like his sister.
She credits her father, William Grinstead Poehler, who encouraged her to break social protocols and take risks.
Amy Poehler Wiki & Career
Born in 1971, Amy Poehler co-founded the comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade after graduation in the 1990s.
The group then moved to New York, and their performance became a sketch comedy series on the American cable channel Comedy Central in 1998.
In 2001, she joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live as a cast member. From 2004 to 2008, she also co-hosted Weekend Update, a sketch and satirical news program on Saturday Night Live (SNL).
Later, she left SNL for the sitcom Parks and Recreation, where she produced and starred until 2015.
Poehler also worked as an executive producer on television series, including Broad City, Welcome to Sweden, Difficult People, Three Busy Debras, Duncanville, and Russian Doll.
Besides, she befriended Tina Fey from SNL, and both collaborated on projects like Mean Girls, Baby Mama, Sisters, and Wine Country.
https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1747264922411847929Their on screen chemistry was so admirable that they hosted the Golden Globe Awards four times in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, (three consecutive years) and 2021.
Poehler’s voice also credits the animated movies including Shrek the Third Monsters vs. Aliens, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Free Birds, Inside Out, and its sequel, Inside Out 2.
For her contribution to American television, Amy Poehler earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015.
Her shelf is full of awards, including a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series, which she won in 2012 and 2014, respectively.
Poehler and Fey also received the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for their contribution to NSL.
Amy Poehler Age, Boyfriends, Husband & Kids
As of 2024, Amy Poehler is a 52-year-old celebrity. She met Canadian actor Will Arnett in 1996, and they started dating a few years later and married in 2003.
https://twitter.com/fitnessfrenzy_/status/1654128360233250821During their relationship, they worked on several projects, including the TV series Arrested Development and movies Horton Hears a Who!, Blades of Glory, and The Secret World of Arrietty.
Amy and Will have two sons, Archie Arnett, born in 2008, and Abel Arnett, born in 2010, respectively.
Then, they decided to get separated in 2012 mutually and finally divorced in 2016. In the meantime, Amy dated her fellow comedian Nick Kroll from 2013 to 2015.
Amy Poehler Net Worth
Amy Poehler lives in her private house in Beverly Hills with her children. She bought her ex-husband Arnett’s share of their New York City condos in the West Village for $6.49 million in 2017.
Besides, she is involved in multiple professions, so her income is also diversified.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Amy Poehler, a comedian, actress, voice artist, producer, and writer, has a net worth of $25 million.
