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The truth is, writing is this: hard and boring and occasionally great but usually not.

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Actor
Television Director
Television Producer
Voice Actor
Writer
Newton
Massachusetts
Amy Meredith Poehler
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Writing
Occasionally
Boring
Usually
Truth
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