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I love my boys so much I fear my heart will explode. I wonder if this love will crack open my chest and split me in half. It is scary, this love.

Amy Poehler

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
Actress
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Newton
Massachusetts
Amy Meredith Poehler
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