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Amy Poehler

Producer, Actress, and Comedian

WHAT’S COMING UP FOR YOU IN 2024?

Energy, faith, gratitude, and celebration—trying to keep my life and work aligned with those four important words.

WHAT’S ONE BOOK, WORK OF ART, ALBUM, OR FILM THAT GOT YOU THROUGH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE?

The Breakfast Club.

NAME AN INFLUENCE OF YOURS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE PEOPLE.

Lil Yachty.

“Energy, faith, gratitude, and celebration—trying to keep my life and work aligned with those four important words.”

WHO DO YOU CALL THE MOST?

My parents and my children.

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE, WHAT WERE YOU KNOWN FOR?

Forcing my family to participate in dance contests in our newly finished suburban basement.

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