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I used to say that I wanted to make great art with people I love. Now I have an addendum to that goal: to get things on the air.

Amy Poehler

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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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Air
People
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Art

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