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Amy Poehler

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Amy Geraldine Poehler ( POH-lər; born September 16, 1971) 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 (out of 26 nominations) and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for a Peabody Award and a Grammy Award. Poehler was included on Time's "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. Poehler started her career in improvisational theatre at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, and with the Upright Citizens Brigade in 1995. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amy Poehler is the 58th most popular comedian (down from 53rd in 2019), the 9,968th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,357th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Amy Poehler ranks 58 out of 98. Before her are Tracey Ullman, Jamie Kennedy, Jason Segel, Jordan Peele, Sarah Silverman, and Cedric the Entertainer. After her are Norm Macdonald, Patton Oswalt, Dax Shepard, Jemaine Clement, Fred Armisen, and Kathy Griffin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Amy Poehler ranks 283. Before her are Method Man, Kevin Randleman, Kid Rock, Eric Stonestreet, Andrus Veerpalu, and Sylvie Testud. After her are Justin Lin, Shinya Hagihara, Keegan-Michael Key, Regina King, C. S. Lee, and Berta Cáceres.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Amy Poehler ranks 9,970 out of 20,380. Before her are Larry the Cable Guy (1963), Christopher Lasch (1932), Jessica Simpson (1980), Ira Aldridge (1807), Donald Gibb (1954), and Charles Stanton Ogle (1865). After her are Elle Fanning (1998), Madelaine Petsch (1994), Whittaker Chambers (1901), Larry Adler (1914), Pernell Whitaker (1964), and Hayden Panettiere (1989).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Amy Poehler ranks 49. Before her are Nick Offerman (1970), Jamie Kennedy (1970), Jason Segel (1980), Jordan Peele (1979), Sarah Silverman (1970), and Cedric the Entertainer (1964). After her are Patton Oswalt (1969), Dax Shepard (1975), Fred Armisen (1966), Kathy Griffin (1960), Amy Schumer (1981), and Bill Hicks (1961).

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