Editing Amy Poehler (section)

==Early life, family and education==
Poehler was born in [[Newton, Massachusetts]],<ref>{{cite news| title= Monitor|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=Sep 20–27, 2013| issue= 1277/1278|page=36}}</ref><ref name= "Campbell, Jerome">{{Cite news| url= http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/amy-poehler/|title=Amy Poehler|last=Campbell|first=Jerome|date=December 8, 2015|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427211841/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/amy-poehler/| archive-date=April 27, 2019|url-status= live|access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref> to school teachers Eileen and William Poehler.<ref name="biography.com">{{cite web| url= http://www.biography.com/people/amy-poehler-586004 | title=Amy Poehler Biography: Theater Actress, Comedian, Film Actress, Television Actress (1971–)| website= [[Biography.com]] |publisher=[[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]] | access-date= March 2, 2013| archive-date= October 16, 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151016050426/http://www.biography.com/people/amy-poehler-586004 | url-status= live}} Note: Some sources give Burlington, Massachusetts, where she was raised.</ref><ref name="Clarke, Donald, How did Amy Poehler become">{{cite news| url= https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/how-did-amy-poehler-become-hollywood-s-favourite-person-1.2293227| title=How did Amy Poehler become Hollywood's favourite person?|last=Clarke|first=Donald|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=February 25, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180814140017/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/how-did-amy-poehler-become-hollywood-s-favourite-person-1.2293227|archive-date=August 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Poehler credits her father with encouraging her to break social protocols and take risks.<ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> She has one younger brother, [[Greg Poehler|Greg]], who is also a producer and actor.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://nypost.com/2014/06/29/the-poehler-siblings-are-ruling-the-comedy-world/|title=The Poehler siblings are ruling the comedy world| last=Storey|first=Kate|date=June 29, 2014|work=[[New York Post]]|access-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171226131126/https://nypost.com/2014/06/29/the-poehler-siblings-are-ruling-the-comedy-world/| archive-date= December 26, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amy-poehlers-ready-define-her-own-feminism-1204004| title=Amy Poehler's Coming-of-Rage Story: Comedy's Subversive Star Is Defining Her Own Feminism| last= Guthrie| first=Marisa|date=April 24, 2019| website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en|url-status= live| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190424142552/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/amy-poehlers-ready-define-her-own-feminism-1204004|archive-date=April 24, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> Poehler's ancestry is [[Irish Americans|Irish]], along with [[German Americans|German]], [[Portuguese Americans|Portuguese]], and [[English Americans|English]]; her Irish roots originate from [[County Sligo]] and [[County Cork]].<ref name="Clarke, Donald, How did Amy Poehler become" /> Her great-grandmother immigrated from [[Nova Scotia]], Canada to Boston in the late 1800s.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://etcanada.com/news/23051/snl-shocker-are-kristen-wiig-and-amy-poehler-secret-canadians/ | title= SNL Shocker! Are Kristen Wiig And Amy Poehler Secret Canadians? | website= ETCanada.com | publisher=  | date= February 12, 2015 | accessdate=  | archive-date= January 5, 2022 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220105024535/https://etcanada.com/news/23051/snl-shocker-are-kristen-wiig-and-amy-poehler-secret-canadians/ | url-status= dead }}</ref> She was raised as a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref name="actors">{{cite interview | title=[[Inside the Actors Studio]] | first= Amy | last= Poehler | date= 2009| publisher= | accessdate=}}</ref>

Poehler grew up in nearby [[Burlington, Massachusetts]], which she describes as a blue-collar town.<ref name= "biography.com" /><ref name="Guthrie, Marisa, Amy Poehler's Coming of Rage Story" /> Her favorite performers and influences included sketch comedians [[Carol Burnett]], [[Gilda Radner]], and [[Catherine O'Hara]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/05/02/amy-poehler-talks-about-directing-her-first-feature-film/mWt8rcnXzk3GC5BU1Nw0fJ/story.html|title=Amy Poehler directs her first feature film with 'Wine Country'|last=Shanahan|first=Mark|date=May 2, 2019|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|language=en-US|access-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502215354/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2019/05/02/amy-poehler-talks-about-directing-her-first-feature-film/mWt8rcnXzk3GC5BU1Nw0fJ/story.html|archive-date=May 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> When she was ten years old, Poehler played [[Dorothy Gale]] in her school's production of [[L. Frank Baum]]'s ''[[The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref name="Freeman, I see life as being attached">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jul/11/amy-poehler|title=Amy Poehler: 'I see life as being attacked by a bear'|last=Freeman|first=Hadley|date=July 11, 2015|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=January 9, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215210546/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jul/11/amy-poehler|archive-date=December 15, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The experience inspired Poehler's love of performing.<ref name="Freeman, I see life as being attached" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2014/11/30/snl-stars-amy-poehler-and-seth-meyers-reunite-to-discuss-poehlers-new-book-and-career/|title='SNL' Stars Amy Poehler And Seth Meyers Reunite To Discuss Poehler's New Book And Career|last=Levere|first=Jane|date=November 30, 2014|website=[[Forbes]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902061909/http://www.forbes.com/sites/janelevere/2014/11/30/snl-stars-amy-poehler-and-seth-meyers-reunite-to-discuss-poehlers-new-book-and-career/|archive-date=September 2, 2016|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> Poehler continued acting in school plays at [[Burlington High School (Massachusetts)|Burlington High School]].<!--<ref name="Cardarelli, Burlington's Poehler" />--> She also participated in other activities during her time in high school including student council, soccer, and softball.<!--<ref name="Cardarelli, Burlington's Poehler" />-->

After graduating from high school in 1989, she enrolled at [[Boston College]].<ref name= "Cardarelli, Burlington's Poehler">{{cite web| last= Cardarelli| first= Lindsey| title= Burlington's Amy Poehler brings local laughs| url= http://www.woburnonline.com/frontpage/november05/11105-4.html| work=[[Woburn Daily Times Chronicle]]| access-date=March 2, 2013| date= November 4, 2005|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111207182123/http://www.woburnonline.com/frontpage/november05/11105-4.html| archive-date=December 7, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> During college, Poehler became a member of the [[Improvisational theatre|improv]] comedy troupe My Mother's Fleabag.<ref name="biography.com" /> She graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in media and communications in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/amy-poehler-making-it-tina-fey-1.20075630|title=Five things you need to know about Amy Poehler|last=Edelstein|first=Andy|date=July 25, 2018|website=[[Newsday]]|language=en|access-date=March 31, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726000931/https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/amy-poehler-making-it-tina-fey-1.20075630|url-status=dead}}</ref>