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Amy Poehler
b. 1971
American actress and comedian (born 1971)
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Biography
Amy Meredith Poehler is an American actress and comedian. Known for her roles in sketch comedy, sitcoms and comedy films, she has earned acclaim and several accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Peabody Award and a Grammy Award. Poehler was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to comedy in 2015.
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The story of Amy Poehler, told in moments.
Co-founds the Upright Citizens Brigade with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh in New York. They start performing in the back of a Chelsea bar. The UCB Theatre they open later becomes a launchpad for a generation of comedians.
Joins the cast of Saturday Night Live. She's the first member of the UCB to make it to Studio 8H. By 2004 she's co-anchoring Weekend Update with Tina Fey.
Parks and Recreation premieres on NBC. She plays Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in Pawnee, Indiana, who actually loves her government job. The show runs seven seasons.
Publishes her memoir Yes Please. It debuts at No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. She narrates the audiobook herself, recording parts of it in a closet at 3 a.m.
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bizarre and hallucinogenic journey through an incredibly surreal landscape.
m for "Up in the Air" at a now-defunct aerospace manufacturing building in Los Angeles, California. He described it as a "bizarre and hallucinogenic journey through an incredibly surreal landscape."...
was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and peopl...
marriage. Constance joined the hippie movement and encouraged her sons to get involved in the arts. Leto said he "was raised around a lot of artists, musicians, photographers, painters and people that...
With hypnotic blue eyes and dirty blond hair, Leto captures the rock-star style ...
eviews from critics and is often considered his breakthrough role. Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle noted: "With hypnotic blue eyes and dirty blond hair, Leto captures the rock-star style...
excels by going beyond Harry's gaunt look to capture his grieving heart. His sce...
l courage in portraying the character's physical and mental degradation. Peter Travers from Rolling Stone commented that Leto "excels by going beyond Harry's gaunt look to capture his grieving heart....
layered performance as the nattily dressing dandy with no remorse is truly impre...
ived mixed reviews from critics; however, Leto's acting was widely praised; Heather Huntington from Reelz wrote that his "layered performance as the nattily dressing dandy with no remorse is truly...
there's no denying the power of seeing tens of thousands of fans finding a simul...
he band's Into the Wild Tour. Critics lauded the simplicity of the video; James Montgomery from MTV wrote, "there's no denying the power of seeing tens of thousands of fans finding a simultaneous...
I really wanted people to be able to enjoy and experience the video without havi...
omew Cubbins directed the video. He later explained his decision to direct with a pseudonym saying, "I really wanted people to be able to enjoy and experience the video without having any more...
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