Amy Poehler | Saturday Night Live (SNL)

Amy Poehler was born on September 16, 1971, in Newton, Massachusetts, to Eileen and William Poehler, who are both professors. Greg, her younger brother, works as a director and actress. Poehler’s parents are from County Sligo and County Cork, but she also has German, Portuguese, and English roots. She was brought up as a devout Catholic. Poehler enrolled at Boston College after graduating from high school in 1989. She joined the sketch comedy troupe My Mother’s Fleabag whilst in college. In 1993, she earned a bachelor’s degree in media and communications from Boston College.

Poehler eventually joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (SNL) at the beginning of the 2001–2002 season after Tina Fey had attempted for years to attract her. Some of her characters are Hyperactive 10-year-old Kaitlyn, one-legged reality television star Amber, and Bronx Beat talk show co-host Betty Carus.