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If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks.

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
Actress
Film Actor
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Television Producer
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Amy Meredith Poehler
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