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  • Birth Place: Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/16/1971, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor; comedian
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Carol Burnett Receives Mark Twain Prize

Carol Burnett was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the country's top humor honor, over the weekend.

"This is very encouraging," Burnett said in her acceptance speech, The Associated Press reports. "It was a long time in coming, but I understand because there are so many people funnier than I am, especially here in Washington. With any luck, they'll soon get voted out, and I'll still have the Mark Twain prize."

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What Does Amy Poehler Really Think of Cecily Strong on SNL's Weekend Update?

Cecily Strong has filled some mighty big shoes over on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" desk. Before her, Amy Poehler and Tina Fey — arguably two of SNL's finest female comedians — set a pretty high standard. So what does Poehler think of her successor?read more

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to Return as Golden Globes Hosts in 2014 and 2015

Sorry, Taylor SwiftTina Fey and Amy Poehler are returning to host the Golden Globes in 2014 and 2015, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announcedTuesday.

"It's wonderful news," HFPA president Theo Kingma said. "They have always been our first choice as hosts and we're delighted they are back for the next two years."

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Amy Poehler: Videos

Owen & Amy Talk Turkey
The Royal Christening
Parks and Rec: The Doppelgangers Intro
Parks and Rec: The Doppelgangers Intro

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Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (Cinemax)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked - ''How We Roll'' Music Video

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Gin It Up!
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Gin It Up!
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The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic
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The Pawnee-Eagleton Tip Off Classic

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2013 Golden Globe Awards TV Show Series, Host
2013 65th Primetime Emmy Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
2013 A.C.O.D. Movie, Actor - Sondra
2012 The Comedy Awards TV Show Series, Appearing
2012 Betty White's 90th Birthday TV Show Series, Appearing

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NBC Acquires Amy and Greg Poehler Comedy Welcome to Sweden

NBC has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to Welcome to Sweden, a sitcom from Amy Poehler and her brother Greg, Deadline reports.

The semi-autobiographical comedy will star creator Greg as Bruce, a New York accountant, who falls for a Swedish girl Emmy (Josephine Bornebusch) and follows her to Sweden. read more

Exclusive Parks and Recreation First Look: Kristen Bell Gets Slammed by Leslie Knope

It's Pawnee vs. Eagleton!

Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) will finally get one up on the most historic rivalry this Thursday on Parks and Recreation. Since she's facing low approval ratings in the recall campaign, Leslie decides to play dirty by trash-talking Eagleton and her Eagletonian counterpart City Councilor Ingrid de Forest (guest star Kristen Bell). How will the press react? Check out this exclusive first look below: read more

The Thursday Playlist: Star Vehicles for Fox, Hayes and Williams

Comebacks are big news this fall — James Spader enjoyed one on Monday with the splashy premiere of NBC's The Blacklist — and nowhere is this more true than on Thursdays, with three high-profile comedy vehicles for beloved stars from sitcoms past. And while conventional wisdom has long suggested that it's easier to create new stars on TV — Sleepy Hollow's Tom Mison, anyone? — than to build new shows around old favorites, what really matters is giving them material that lives up to the billing.

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Parks and Recreation Cast Teases Five Big Moments in Season 6

Parks and Recreation is back!

The NBC comedy kicks off its sixth season on Thursday night with a special one-hour episode that sees Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) & Co. headed off to London. It sounds like a jolly good time, but their trip is just one step in Leslie's comprehensive plan to hopefully keep her job. The recall campaign will be the least of her worries when she discovers her best friend Ann (Rashida Jones) will be leaving Pawnee. Way to kick a girl while she's down! TVGuide.com hit the set of Parks to get the scoop on what's in store for Pawnee's Parks Department this season, including the impending birth of  Ron Swanson's (Nick Offerman) baby, Ann and Chris' (Rob Lowe) exit and Tom's (Aziz Ansari) new love interest: read more

Exclusive: Emmy Awards Producer Ken Ehrlich Dissects This Year's Telecast

How did so many former Emmy hosts wind up on the same stage? Who was that strange guy side-stepping off screen behind host Neil Patrick Harris? What was cut from the show as it went into overtime? TV Guide Magazine sat down with 65th Emmy Awards executive producer Ken Ehrlich backstage at the Nokia Theatre immediately after the show to get some background on this year's televised ceremony.

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Amy Poehler Wears A Black Jacket & Grey Pants [HD]
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