Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
network name	The WB Television Network
network logo
country	United States
network type	Online network (2008–present) Defunct broadcast television network (1995–06)
available	United States
replaced by names	The CW (Television)
owner	Warner Bros.
key people	Susanne Daniels, Jordan Levin, David Janollari
launch date	January 11, 1995 (Television) April 28, 2008 (Online)
closure date	September 17, 2006 (Television)
founder	Jamie Kellner
website	http://www.thewb.com }}

The WB Television Network (commonly shortened to simply The WB) is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced plans to shut down the channel and launch The CW Television Network later that same year. WB Television Network shut down on September 17, 2006, and merged with UPN (which had shut down two days earlier).

The WB Television Network was re-launched as an online network on April 28, 2008 by Warner Bros.. The new website allows users to watch shows of the former TV network. The website can only be accessed within the United States.

History

Much like its competitor UPN, the WB Television Network was a reaction primarily to new FCC deregulation of media ownership rules that repealed fin-syn, and partly to the success of the upstart Fox and first-run syndicated programming during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as ''Baywatch'', ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''War of the Worlds'', as well as the erosion in ratings suffered by independent television stations due to the growth of cable television and movie rentals. WB can also trace its beginnings to the Prime Time Entertainment Network, a joint venture between Warner Bros. and the Chris-Craft Industries group of stations.

On November 2, 1993 the Warner Bros. Entertainment division of Time Warner announced the formation of the WB Television Network with Tribune Company holding a minority interest; as such, Tribune signed an agreement with WB to affiliate with the majority of Tribune Broadcasting's television stations, which at the time consisted largely of independent stations. WB originally was slated to launch with two nights of primetime programming in the first year, with two additional nights of primetime, a late primetime half-hour strip, 4½ hours of weekday daytime programming and a four-hour Saturday morning children's lineup in the second year; by the third year, a fifth night of primetime and 1½ hours of weekday programming outside of primetime would have been added, followed by an additional hour of primetime and 1½ hours on weekday afternoons by year four, and a seventh night of primetime in the fifth year of operation. However, the plan was scaled back dramatically, particularly as only one night of primetime programming debuted as the network launched; and by September 1995, WB added only one additional night (Sundays), plus a three-hour Saturday morning and one-hour weekday morning children's block.

The Tribune stations (which included the television group's flagship station WGN-TV in Chicago, as well as WPIX in New York City and KTLA in Los Angeles) became de facto owned-and-operated stations of the network through Tribune's minority interest in the network. Warner Bros. Entertainment appointed many former Fox network executives to run the network, including the network's original chief executive Jamie Kellner, who served as president of Fox from 1986 to 1993; and president of programming Garth Ancier, who was the programming chief of Fox from 1986 to 1989.

1995–97: Beginnings

The WB Television Network began its life on January 11, 1995. The classic Warner Bros. cartoon character Michigan J. Frog appeared on-air as the network's official mascot, and would remain in the network's branding in one form or another until 2005. WB's schedule was similar to Fox's when it launched, as it started with one night a week of programming (essentially rendering its affiliates as largely being independent stations initially) and then gradually added additional nights of programming over the course of several seasons: the network started with a two-hour Wednesday night lineup of sitcoms, airing from 8–10 p.m. ET. WB's first programs were mostly sitcoms targeted at an ethnically black audience. Even though four of the five shows shown in the netlet's first nine months (''The Wayans Bros.'', ''The Parent 'Hood'', ''Sister, Sister'' (picked up after being cancelled by ABC), and ''Unhappily Ever After'') were renewed beyond the first year, none of them made a significant impact.

From 1995 to 1999, the network received additional national cable distribution through Chicago-based superstation WGN-TV, whose local Chicago-area feed served as a charter affiliate of WB, in order to give the network time to find affiliates in markets where the network was unable to find a station to carry the network at launch. The decision to have WGN's superstation feed act as a de facto affiliate of the WB Television Network to markets that did not have an affiliate was made one month after the announcement of the network's launch on December 3, 1993.

The WB Television Network began programming on Sunday nights in the 1995–1996 season, but none of the new shows (including the Kirk Cameron vehicle ''Kirk'' and night-time soap opera ''Savannah'') managed to garner much viewing interest. Still, the network continued to expand in the 1996–1997 season, adding programming on Monday nights. This season gave WB modest hits in the family drama ''7th Heaven'' and comedies ''The Steve Harvey Show'' and ''The Jamie Foxx Show''.

WB also added the Kids' WB programming block in 1995, which mixed Warner Brothers' biggest hit animated shows (''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', and later ''Batman: The Animated Series'', all of which originated either on Fox Kids or in syndication), with new productions and original shows (such as ''Freakazoid!'', ''Histeria!'', ''Superman: The Animated Series'', ''Road Rovers'', and ''Batman Beyond'').

1997–2000: Courting the teen market

The WB Television Network first began to experience success with ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', which became a hit with critics when it appeared as a mid-season replacement in March 1997. It debuted with the highest Monday night ratings in the network's history, attracting not only new teenage viewers, but new advertisers as well.

Inspired by ''Buffy'''s success, WB intentionally shifted the focus of its programming, trying to capture what it perceived to be a heavily fragmented market by marketing to the under-courted teen demographic. While the Fox network, the previous destination for teen television (with shows such as ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose''), began to court older audiences with shows such as ''Ally McBeal'', WB began to craft its identity with teen-targeted programs. The network's breakout hit and, arguably, its signature series was ''Dawson's Creek'', which debuted in January 1998 to what were then the highest ratings in the network's history. It quickly became the highest rated show on television among teenage girls, and the most popular show on the network. The popularity of the show helped boost other network shows, such as ''Buffy'', which served as its lead-in on WB's new night of programming also launched in January 1998, known as "New Tuesday," and ''7th Heaven'', which enjoyed a massive 81% increase in viewership that season.

With three hit shows in its roster, the WB Television Network continued to build its teen fanbase the following season with college drama ''Felicity'' and the wicca-themed ''Charmed'', both of which set new records for the network when they premiered with 7.1 and 7.7 million viewers, respectively. ''Charmed'' had the highest viewed premiere on WB until ''Smallville'' broke its record, debuting to 8.4 million viewers in October 2001. The network also expanded to air original programming on Thursday nights. That season, ''7th Heaven'' garnered WB the highest ratings it would ever see. The episode airing February 8, 1999 attracted 12.5 million viewers. That season also saw ''7th Heaven'' overtake ''Dawson's Creek'' as the network's highest rated show.

In the 1999–2000 season, WB expanded once again, adding Friday night programming. New shows that season included ''Roswell'', ''Popular'', and ''Angel'' (a spin-off of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), which premiered with 7.5 million viewers, the second highest premiere for the net at the time. During this season, WB was the only network to have gains in its audience and each key demographic.

2000–03: Broadening the focus

As the teen boom of the late 1990s began to wane, the WB Television Network attempted to broaden the scope of its line-up. Although teen fare like ''Popular'' and ''Roswell'' had premiered to strong ratings, both series saw serious ratings erosion in their sophomore seasons, leading the network to cancel both (''Roswell'', like ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', would end up being revived by rival network UPN). Meanwhile, even though ratings for ''7th Heaven,'' ''Buffy'', and ''Charmed'' remained consistent, viewership for flagship series such as ''Felicity'' and ''Dawson's Creek'' began sagging. WB realized that it could no longer rely merely on the tastes of young teenage girls, and thus began moving into more family-friendly fare, attempting to launch a successful sitcom, and generally targeting a more diverse audience.

The move came as during the 1999–2000 season, WB dropped to sixth place in the ratings behind UPN, losing 19% of its household audience; network executives attributed the ratings decline in large part due to WGN-TV's decision to remove WB programming from its national superstation feed after deciding WB's national distribution was large enough that broadcasting its programming outside of Chicago was no longer necessary, reducing the network's potential household audience by 10 million homes (WGN-TV continued to carry WB programming over-the-air in the Chicago market and on northeastern Illinois cable providers until the network shut down in 2006). Despite the slight downturn in the network's fortunes, there were a few bright spots during the era. ''Gilmore Girls'', which debuted in 2000, netted meager ratings when it debuted in a tough Thursday time-slot, but subsequently grew into one the network's most successful shows after moving in 2001 to its Tuesday time-slot where it remained for seven seasons. Also in the fall of 2000, the sitcom ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' moved to WB's Friday night schedule from ABC. The show continued on The WB for three more seasons before ending in 2003.

In 2001, ''Smallville'' (inspired by Superman) debuted with 8.4 million viewers, the highest premiere in the history of WB. The latter show was also important because it was one of the few shows that drew a substantial male viewership. 2001 also saw the launch of the Reba McEntire vehicle ''Reba'', arguably the network's most successful comedic series. Other series to gain attention during this time period were the family series ''Everwood'', and the short-lived but critically acclaimed soap satire ''Grosse Pointe''.

Also in 2001, the WB Television Network moved to the Turner Broadcasting System unit from Warner Bros. from 2001 until 2003 when WB returned to the Warner Bros. unit.

2003–06: Decline

Despite some early success, the network struggled to shift its focus from the female 12–24 demographic to the broader 12–34 range. In 2005, WB abandoned its trademark mascot, Michigan J. Frog, as the network's iconic emblem. David Janollari, The WB's President of Entertainment, explained in July 2005 at the network's summer 2005 press tour that "[Michigan] was a symbol that perpetuated the young-teen feel of the network. That's not the image we [now] want to put to our audience."

Still, the move did not seem to help the network. The period from 2003 to 2005 produced only three viable new series, ''One Tree Hill'', ''Beauty and the Geek'', and ''Supernatural'' (all of which have since moved to successor network The CW), and even still their ratings paled in comparison to the ratings peaks of ''Dawson's Creek'', which had signed off in 2003. Ratings dropped for shows like ''Angel'' (which was canceled in 2004), and the network failed to launch new hit shows to take their places.

Although WB's well-known inability to launch successful comedy series was nothing new (''Reba'' being the sole exception), this period saw the network struggling to establish new dramas as well. High-profile failures included ''Birds of Prey'' (inspired by the Batman mythos which premiered with an impressive 8 share), ''Tarzan'', ''Jack & Bobby'', ''The Mountain'', Jerry Bruckheimer's ''Just Legal'', Marta Kauffman's ''Related'', and the Rebecca Romijn vehicle ''Pepper Dennis''.

During the 2004–05 season, the WB Television Network finished behind rival UPN for the first time in several years, and fell even further behind in the fall of 2005. Both networks fell behind the Spanish language network Univision in the overall 18–34 demographic.

It was estimated in 2005 that WB was viewable by 91.66% of all households, reaching 90,282,480 houses in the United States. WB was carried by 177 VHF and UHF stations in the U.S., counting both owned and operated and affiliated stations (the owned and operated stations were not actually operated by Warner Bros. or Time Warner; instead, Tribune owned and operated these stations, thus its stake in the network). WB could also be seen in smaller markets on cable-only stations, many of these through The WB 100+ Station Group – available to TV markets below the number 100 in viewership as determined by Nielsen in a packaged format, with a master schedule; the addition of local advertisements and news were at the discretion of the local distributor, often a local television station or cable television provider.

Network closure

On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment announced plans to shut down both UPN and WB and launch a new network, The CW in their place. Over the next nine months, it was to be seen which shows from UPN and WB would cross over to the new CW, as well as which stations across the country would become future affiliates of the new network.

In the end, ''7th Heaven'', ''Beauty and the Geek'', ''Gilmore Girls'', ''One Tree Hill'', ''Reba'', ''Smallville'', and ''Supernatural'' were chosen to move from WB to the new CW's Fall 2006 schedule. ''7th Heaven'' and ''Reba'' were originally canceled after the 2005–06 season, but were ultimately renewed at the last minute with 13-episode deals (the former show was later given a full-season order, while the latter served as a midseason replacement and, in spite of becoming The CW's highest-rated comedy of the 2006–07 season, ended rather abruptly).

Starting on August 14, 2006 with the Daytime WB block, the WB 'bug' was removed from the lower right corner of the TV screen and was replaced with a countdown of days until The CW launched. Some stations which converted to MyNetworkTV or became independent stations received a logo-free feed of the network, while others took the main feed and overlaid their local logo bug over the CW logo.

The WB Television Network closed on Sunday, September 17, 2006 with ''The Night of Favorites and Farewells'', a five-hour block of pilot episodes of their past signature series.

Commercial breaks featured reairings of past image campaigns and network promotions. This plan involved promo spots given to the cable networks carrying these shows in off-network syndication, along with ads for each series' TV-on-DVD box set.

The final montage was aired after an old WB promo from the past. Each montage was at least 30 seconds long, while the final montage was about 1 minute. The montage contained images of actors and actresses on WB over the 11 years. The words were "For 11 years, you brought us into our homes, we made you smile, and tugged at your heart, and now, we say goodbye from all of us at WB. Thank you." The final image was a silhouette of the former WB mascot Michigan J. Frog. At the end of the montage, he was shown taking his hat off and bowing thanking the audience for watching for 11 years and bringing the network to a close. Michigan J. Frog was shown as a silhouette because he retired as the network's mascot about 2 years earlier.

After its closure, the network's URLs were redirected to The CW's website. As of March 30, 2008, they redirected to the Warner Bros. Studios homepage. As of April 28, 2008, they now redirect to the Beta.TheWB.com website.

The final night of WB programming netted relatively low ratings. WB scored a 1.0 household rating (1% of total households in the US) and a share of 2, meaning just 2% of viewers were tuned in to WB on its final night. This may mostly be due to certain areas whose WB affiliates became MyNetworkTV affiliates, leaving WB's final two weeks of programming unavailable in those areas.

2008 onward: Entering the Internet

The Warner Bros.' television arm planned on resurrecting the WB Television Network in the form of a website at TheWB.com, the website domain used for the official site of the television network. The site streams free episodes of all WB-aired and produced series during the network's 1995–2006 run, including ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Smallville'', ''Everwood'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Dawson's Creek'', ''One Tree Hill'', ''Roswell'' and ''What I Like About You''.

right|thumb|120px|The new logo unveiled for TheWB.com Beta website on Monday, April 28, 2008. Warner Bros. also introduced original serialized web-content produced by such television heavyweight producers as Josh Schwartz and McG for the website when it was launched on August 2008, including original series such as ''Sorority Forever'', ''Pushed'', ''Rockville, CA'', ''The Lake'' and ''Childrens Hospital''. Many other well-known Warner Bros.-produced series that did not air on the WB Television Network, including ''Friends'' and ''The O.C.'' are also available. However, the site does not contain episodes of ''Charmed'' or ''Felicity'', which were two of WB's most popular shows, as ''Charmed'' is owned by CBS Television Distribution and ''Felicity'' is owned by Disney-ABC Domestic Television.

The site—which models that of Hulu—is ad-supported and geared primarily to women ages 15–39. In addition to older full-length series, the site features new short series and vignettes. Each of these episode runs 5 minutes, with 10 installments planned.

Comcast offers over 1,000 episodes from the Warner Bros. Television library on its video on demand service.

TheWB.com made its official launch on August 27, 2008. While Warner, a division of Time Warner, has not promoted the site in any multimedia ads, it is drawing about 250,000 unique viewers a month, said MindShare’s Mr. Chapman, who has been tracking the site. Some of its original material is being offered on partner sites such as MySpace and Facebook. Data compiled by ''comScore Video Metrix'' shows that 62 percent of current visitors to the site are female.

An original series, ''Sorority Forever'', from McG, had its premiere on the site on September 8, 2008. It has recorded more than 7.3 million video views since then from WB site and partner sites. An original reality series, ''Rich Girl, Poor Girl'' from Gary Auerbach, the executive producer of ''Laguna Beach'' and ''Newport Harbor,'' in which two teenagers from different economic and social backgrounds swap lives (similar to ''Wife Swap''), has ranked among the top 100 programs in the teenage category on iTunes since its October 20, 2008 debut.

Internet advertising

The clothing retailer H&M;, not a traditional TV advertiser, sponsored ''Sorority Forever'' and had some of its clothing worn by characters in the series. Unilever’s Axe brand has sponsored ''Children's’ Hospital.'' ”If an advertiser has an interest in a series we have in production, we can work in their products or even adjust our launch dates if they want to tie it in to a special promotion,” said Craig Erwich, executive vice president, Warner Horizon Television, who oversees TheWB.com.

Video on Demand

Series available on Video on Demand include:

''All of Us''

''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper''

''Martin''

''Jack & Bobby''

''One Tree Hill''

''The O.C.''

''Veronica Mars''

Children's programming

WB added the Kids' WB programming block, following its launch, which mixed Warners' biggest hit shows (''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', and later ''Batman: The Animated Series'', all of which originated either on, Fox Kids or in syndication) with new productions and original shows.

After the Turner–Time Warner merger in 1996, Kids' WB formed an alliance with Cartoon Network, and over time, they shared more and more programming.

1997–2000

In February 1999, the WB Television Network also launched the American version of ''Pokémon'' in the Kids' WB blocks, which they acquired from syndication (TV Tokyo) earlier that year and became a widespread pop culture phenomenon. WB also acquired the English-language version of the second series ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', also sharing the phenomenon that ''Pokémon'' experienced.

2000–05

The Kids' WB aired mainly animated series but also aired some live-action programming. Kids' WB aired a televised version of R. L. Stine's ''The Nightmare Room'' in 2001, though it didn't make it past a season. They also aired a live-action movie known as ''Zolar'', as well as the JammX Kids All-Star Dance Specials.

2006–08

As Kids' WB shared more and more of its programming with Cartoon Network, because of the 1996 Turner-Time Warner merger and the fact that Cartoon Network was outrating Fox Kids, airing Kids' WB became financially unattractive as broadcast stations started showing only live-action talk shows and sitcom reruns in the afternoon to compete and go after a different audience, figuring children had all moved to watching cable networks in the afternoons.

On May 31, 2005, WB announced the discontinuation of the weekday Kids' WB block as of December 30, 2005. Kids' WB continued to air weekdays after this, but with redundant programming and theme weeks until January, and more promotion of Cartoon Network's afternoon Miguzi block and Kids' WB Saturday during the transition. After Daytime WB started, Kids' WB Saturday morning lineup was expanded by one hour.

The block continued on The CW, which replaced WB in their merger with UPN beginning September 18, 2006 as Kids' WB. It has been unofficially dubbed The CW Daytime, however, on-air promos for the block (which are quite rare) do not give it an actual name.

2008-onward

On October 2, 2007, The CW (WB and UPN's successor) announced that it would end the Kids' WB block starting May 2008, due to the effects of children's advertising limits and cable competition, in a joint decision between Warner Bros. and CBS, parent companies of The CW. Kids WB ended on May 17, 2008. During that time, the programming time has been sold to 4Kids Entertainment. With this deal, in the 2008–09 season, 4Kids ran two different Saturday morning blocks. 4Kids TV ended on December 27, 2008. Now, 4Kids only runs one Saturday morning block, the current The CW4Kids.

Station standardization

When the WB Television Network was launched during the mid-1990s, the network began branding most of its stations as "WB" or "The WB", then the channel number, with the call signs nearby. The call signs were minimized to the smallest FCC-approved size by the end of the decade.

New York and St. Louis

This meant that, for example, WPIX in New York and KPLR-TV in St. Louis were both referred to as "WB11". Fox originated such naming schemes, and CBS uses the CBS Mandate on most of their O&O; stations. NBC and ABC utilize similar, but less extreme, naming schemes. While Fox and UPN mandated their respective naming schemes on all stations, WB did not.

Chicago and Los Angeles

Thus, not all WB affiliates followed the naming scheme. WGN-TV in Chicago (on the local feed only as the superstation feed stopped carrying WB programming feed in 1999) used the name "WGN 9 Chicago" in its ID with the WB logo within the right curve of the station's "9 as an upside-down G" logo at the network's start, and next to a boxed "9" after the station's image revamp in 2002. Most of Tribune's WB affiliates only used the network logo in their station's logo or use "The WB" name after the calls. An example was Los Angeles affiliate KTLA, whose station ID was "KTLA, The WB".

Other affiliates

Most WB affiliates also had another standardization name branding scheme: In Lakeland, Florida a UHF station went all out and acquired the call letters WWWB and called their station "The WB-32." Many other stations would take on a 'by city' branding approach. For example, KIAH (formerly KHWB) in Houston was called "Houston's WB," WLVI in Boston was called "Boston's WB," KDAF in the Dallas / Fort Worth area of Texas was called "Dallas/Ft. Worth's WB" and WDCW (former WBDC) in Washington, D.C. was called "Washington's WB." Some stations which followed this scheme used a regional name instead of a specific city, such as "Capital Region's WB" for WCWN in Albany, New York (formerly WEWB), or "Hawaii's WB" for KFVE in Honolulu, Hawaii and "East Tennessee's WB" for WBXX-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee while others incorporated the channel number, such as WPHL-TV in Philadelphia ("Philadelphia's WB17"), or Mobile, Alabama's WBPG (now WFNA; "The Gulf Coast's WB55"). Many WB 100+ stations also followed either one of these variations on "The City/Region's WB" scheme.

Legacy

In addition to the web site, the WB Television Network lives on in a number of ways:

Kids' WB continued as a broadcast television block for two years after WB went off the air, until May 17, 2008 when CBS and Time Warner sold the Saturday morning block time to 4Kids Entertainment. Kids' WB was also relaunched as an online portal.

Services offered by WB carried over to The CW, like Daytime WB (now The CW Daytime), EasyView and The WB 100+ (now The CW Plus).

Several shows formerly broadcast on the network have been released on DVD and/or continue to air on The CW.

List of WB slogans

1995: You'll Find Your Friends on the WB

1996: We Stand Out on the WB

1997: The Time Comes on the WB

1998: Our Luck Has Begun

1999: The Best Shows We Have

2000: Come Watch Us on the WB

2001: We're Home to the Best on the WB

2002: It's All Here

2003: Look for Us on the WB

2004: Watch Us on the WB (occupying 2000's slogan)

2005: From Us to You on the WB

2006: Catch the Brightest Stars on the WB (occupying CBS's slogan in 1975)

Localized Versions

You'll Find Your Friends on the WB was a slogan the network used from its 1995–1996 season.

KPLR-TV in Saint Louis, MO (now a CW affiliate): "You'll Find Your Friends on St. Louis 11"

WDZL in Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL (now WSFL and with The CW): "You'll Find Your Friends on WB39"

KTLA in Los Angeles (now a CW affiliate); "You'll Find Your Friends on KTLA5"

WVGV in Lewisburg, WV (now WVNS and with CBS): "You'll Find Your Friends on West Virginia's WB"

KDAF in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (now a CW affiliate): "You'll Find Your Friends on WB33"

WNAB in Nashville, TN (now a CW affiliate): "You'll Find Your Friends on WB58"

WWHO-TV in Chillicothe (now a CW affiliate): "You'll Find Your Friends on WB53"

WNCN in Raleigh/Durham, NC (now an NBC affiliate): "You'll Find Your Friends on 17" (for a short time)

WLFL in Raleigh/Durham, NC (now a CW affiliate): "You'l Find Your Friends on WB22"

We Stand Out on the WB was a slogan the network used from its 1996–1997 season.

KTLA in Los Angeles (now a CW affiliate): "We Stand Out on KTLA5"

WGN-TV in Chicago, IL (now a CW affiliate): "We Stand Out on WGN9 Chicago"

KDAF in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (now a CW affiliate): "We Stand Out on WB33"

WPIX in New York City (now a CW affiliate): "We Stand Out on WB11"

KPWB in Sacramento, CA (now KMAX and with CW): "We Stand Out on WB31"

WNAB in Nashville, TN (now a CW affiliate): "We Stand Out on WB58"

WLFL in Raleigh/Durham, NC: "We Stand Out on WB22"

See also

The CW Television Network

List of programs broadcast by The WB

List of former WB affiliates

The WB 100+ Station Group

2006 United States broadcast TV realignment

DuMont Television Network

UPN

Footnotes

External links

''WB India – Now that's Hollywood'' in India

''WB Network'' from The Encyclopedia of Television

Farewell video

A Clip of the final few moments.

The CW

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Heidi Samuel| birth_name Heidi Klum
birth date	June 01, 1973
birth place	Bergisch Gladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
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hair color	Blonde (colored; naturally brunette)
eye color	Hazel
size	4-6 (US) 34-36 (EU)
occupation	Actress, Television host, Model
website
ethnicity	German
spouse	Ric Pipino (1997–2002)Seal (2005–present) }}

Heidi Samuel (née Klum; born June 1, 1973), better known by her birth name Heidi Klum, is a German model, actress, television host, businesswoman, fashion designer, television producer, and occasional singer. She is married to English musician Seal.

Early life and discovery

Klum was raised in Bergisch Gladbach, a town outside Cologne, by her German parents Günther, a cosmetics-company executive, and Erna, a hairdresser. A friend persuaded her to enroll in a national modeling contest called "Model 92". Out of 25,000 contestants, Klum was voted the winner on April 29, 1992 and offered a modeling contract worth US$300,000 by Thomas Zeumer, CEO of Metropolitan Models New York. As the winner, she appeared on the ''Gottschalk Late Night Show'', a top German television show with host Thomas Gottschalk. She accepted the contract a few months later after graduating from school and decided not to try for an apprentice position at a fashion design school.

Career

Acting and modeling

Heidi Klum has been on the cover of fashion magazines, including ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', and ''Marie Claire''. She became widely known after appearing on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' and for her work with Victoria's Secret as an "Angel". Klum has hosted the 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows. On October 1, 2010, the New York Post reported on its page six gossip column that Heidi Klum would be leaving Victoria's Secret. Klum said she's hanging up her wings and will not be walking in the November show.

In addition to working with well known photographers on her ''Sports Illustrated'' shoots, she was the object and subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in several editions from 1999 to 2006. She wrote the foreword to Gair's book of body paint work. She was a spokesmodel for McDonald's, Braun, Dannon, H & M, and Liz Claiborne, among others. She is currently a celebrity spokesmodel for Jordache and Volkswagen. In addition to modeling, she has appeared in several TV shows, including ''Spin City'', ''Sex and the City'', ''Yes, Dear'', and ''How I Met Your Mother''. She had a role as an ill-tempered hair model in the movie ''Blow Dry'', played a giantess in the movie ''Ella Enchanted'' and was cast as Ursula Andress in ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''. She had cameo appearances in ''The Devil Wears Prada'' and ''Perfect Stranger''.

Klum's other projects include music and video games. She is featured in the 2004 James Bond video game ''Everything or Nothing'', where she plays the villain Dr. Katya Nadanova. She has appeared in several music videos, including Jamiroquai's video "Love Foolosophy" from their album ''A Funk Odyssey'', Kelis's "Young, Fresh n' New", off her second 2001 album ''Wanderland'' and, most recently, the second video for her husband Seal's song "Secret" off his 2010 album ''Seal 6: Commitment''. The latter video depicts the married couple sharing intimate moments while naked in bed; the concept was Klum's idea.

In July 2007, having earned $8 million in the previous 12 months, Klum was named by ''Forbes'' as third on the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. In 2008, Forbes estimated her income at $14 million, putting Klum in second place. For 2009, Forbes estimated her income at $16 million. Klum is signed to IMG Models in New York City.

In 2008, Klum was a featured guest on an American Volkswagen commercial, where she was interviewed by a black Beetle. When she commented that German engineering is so sexy, she caused the Beetle to blush and turn red. She has been a part of several commercials for Volkswagen and McDonald's on German television.

In November 2008, Klum appeared in two versions of a ''Guitar Hero World Tour'' commercial, where she did a take on a Tom Cruise scene in ''Risky Business''. In both versions, she lip-synced to Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll" while dancing around the living room with the wireless guitar controller.

In early 2009, Klum ventured into web-based videos, starring in "SPIKED HEEL: Supermodels Battle the Forces of Evil". The web-series starred model Coco Rocha and was directed by fashion documentarian Doug Keeve. In the story, Klum aka 'The Kluminator,' and her stylish sidekick Coco “The Sassy Superhero” Rocha battle the evil Dr. Faux Pas who is plotting to destroy Fashion Week. The heroines employ everything from blow-dryer guns to fist fights, in order to thwart Dr. Faux Pas' dastardly plans. The Kluminator and Girl Wonder avoid a chain of fashion disasters to neutralize a death ray that threatens to vaporize the community of fashionistas gathered in Bryant Park.

In 2010, Klum became the new face and creative advisor for European cosmetics brand Astor, where she sets artistic direction and designs new products and fashion forward color collections.

In October 2010, Klum parted ways with Victoria's Secret after 13 years of working with the brand. She provided a simple explanation in her official statement, stating "All good things have to come to an end. I will always love Victoria and never tell her secret. It’s been an absolute amazing time!"

It was reported on May 2011 that Klum trails far behind Gisele Bündchen at No. 2 with estimated earnings of $20 million on forbes' list of the ''World's Top-Earning Model'' (2010-2011). Noting that since ending her 13-year run as a Victoria's Secret Angel, Klum has become more of a businesswoman than a model. She's partnered with New Balance and Amazon.com to launch a clothing line and signed a 20-episode deal to host a new show on Lifetime, called ''Seriously Funny Kids''.

Producing

In December 2004, Klum became the host, judge and executive producer of the reality show ''Project Runway'' on the U.S. cable television channel Bravo, (airing on Lifetime television beginning in 2009) in which fashion designers compete for the opportunity to show their line at New York Fashion Week and receive money to launch their own fashion line. She received an Emmy Award nomination for the show for each of the first four seasons. In 2008, Klum and ''Project Runway'' received a Peabody Award, the first time a reality show won the award. Klum was nominated for an Emmy in 2008 for "outstanding host of a reality or reality-competition show" for ''Project Runway'', the first year that category was recognized by the Emmys.

Klum has been the host, judge and co-producer of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' the German version of the internationally successful reality television show, since 2006. All five seasons aired on the German TV station ProSieben.

Design and other business ventures

Klum designed clothing lines (one for men), featured in the German mail-order catalog "Otto". She designed shoes for Birkenstock, jewellery for Mouawad, a clothing line for Jordache, and swimsuits – featured in the 2002 ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue. She was one of the designers of the Victoria's Secret lingerie line "The Body", named after the nickname she received following her first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show appearance. Her Mouawad jewelry collection debuted on the cable shopping network QVC on September 14, 2006, and 14 of the 16 styles sold out after 36 minutes. Klum's clothing line for Jordache launched on April 30, 2008.

Klum has two fragrances, called "Heidi Klum" and "Me". She designed makeup for Victoria's Secret as part of their "Very Sexy Makeup Collection", titled "The Heidi Klum Collection". The first run debuted in Fall 2007. A second run was released in Fall 2008.

Klum was involved in the development of a namesake rose, the Heidi Klum rose, which is available in Germany.

For the 2008 US Open, Klum designed a screen print t-shirt which was sold at the US Open shop. It featured child-like butterfly pictures. Proceeds will go to a non-profit organization maintaining the park which is home to the US Open.

Heidi became Barbie's official ambassador for the doll's 50th anniversary in 2009, even having made a Barbie doll out of herself. On April 1 that same year, she appeared on the CBS television special, ''I Get That a Lot'', as a girl working at a pizza shop. That same year, she appeared in advertising for Dannon's Light & Fit brand.

Klum and husband Seal announced in June 2010 that they will be making a reality series on Lifetime entitled ''Love's Divine'' (after Seal's song of the same name.)

In January 2010, Klum launched 2 lines of maternity wear: Lavish by Heidi Klum for A Pea in the Pod, and Loved by Heidi Klum for Motherhood Maternity. Klum stated, "I experienced fashion challenges during my four pregnancies and combined my knowledge of what works in terms of style, comfort and practicality to create these lines".

In October 2010, Klum with New Balance, HKNB, launched a line of active woman's wear fashion clothing on Amazon.com.

Klum is a "Real Celebrity" on the website Stardoll, where she has a line of virtual jewelry, and a virtual clothing line called Jordache. Users can go to Klum's suite and interact with her by doing interviews, sending pending requests or dressing Klum's doll.

Other work

Klum is an artist, and had several of her paintings appear in various art magazines in the U.S. On September 27, 2002 she dedicated a sculpture she painted called "Dog with Butterflies" to commemorate the role of rescue dogs in the aftermath of September 11.

In 2004, Klum co-authored ''Heidi Klum's Body of Knowledge'' with ''Elle'' magazine editor Alexandra Postman. The book gives Klum's biography as well as her advice on becoming successful. Prior to that, Klum had been an occasional guest columnist for the German television network RTL's website. She wrote an essay for the German newspaper ''Die Zeit''.

In November 2006, Klum released her debut single "Wonderland", written for a series of television advertisements for the German retailer "Douglas". Proceeds were given to a children's charity in her hometown of Bergisch Gladbach. She contributed to her husband Seal's 2007 album ''System'', singing the duet "Wedding Day", a song that Seal wrote for their wedding.

Personal life

Klum married stylist Ric Pipino in 1997; the couple divorced in 2002.

Klum gave birth to her first child, Helene Boshoven "Leni" Klum on May 4, 2004 in New York City. According to Klum, Leni's biological father Flavio Briatore, is not involved in the child's life; she has stated emphatically that "Seal is Leni's father".

In early 2004, while still pregnant, Klum began a relationship with musician Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel; he was present for Leni's birth. Klum and Seal married on May 10, 2005, on a beach in Mexico. They have three biological children together: sons Henry Gunther Ademola Dashtu Samuel (born September 12, 2005) and Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel (born November 22, 2006), and daughter Lou Sulola Samuel (born October 9, 2009). In December 2009, Seal officially adopted Leni, and her last name was changed to Samuel. Klum and Seal renew their vows to one another each year on their anniversary in front of family and friends.

On hearing her family referred to as a "patchwork family" in a German newspaper, Klum said, "I was, like, Hmm, is this an insult or is this positive? I talked to Seal about it, and we’re, like, it’s actually kind of great—we’re all different shades and we came together and we all love each other. They may call it black and white, but I’m not white, I’m a shade of brown and so is our daughter, Leni. She’s the lightest, then it’s me, then it’s our son, and then it’s Seal. So I think, Hey, it’s actually kind of nice to have a 'patchwork family.'"

In 2008, Klum became a naturalized American citizen, officially taking the oath to become an American citizen in order to cast her vote for then presidential candidate Barack Obama.

On November 21, 2009, she officially adopted the surname of her husband, Seal, and is now legally known as Heidi Samuel.

Legal issues

An unemployed Chemnitz butcher who used Klum's picture in advertising for a local dance on a flyer and a web page, contested her subsequent takedown notice in court and lost, forcing him to pay court costs of €2,300. German actress Jenny Elvers Elbertzhagen has pledged to pay on his behalf.

Filmography

''Hoodwinked Too

Year !! Film !! Role
1998	54 (film)>54''	VIP Patron
2001	''Blow Dry''
2003	''Blue Collar Comedy Tour''
rowspan="2"	2004	Ella Enchanted (film)>Ella Enchanted''
''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''	Ursula Andress
2007	Perfect Stranger (film)>Perfect Stranger''
2011	Hood vs. Evil''	Heidi

Heidi Klum appeared in episodes of TV shows like ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (as a toothless hockey player) and ''Cursed''. She has also guest-starred as herself in ''I Get That a Lot'', ''Spin City'', ''Sex and the City'', ''CSI: Miami'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Yes, Dear'', ''Ugly Betty'' and ''Desperate Housewives''. Further, the character of Katya Nadanova in the video game ''James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing'' features her voice.

References

External links

Official Website

Interview with ''Der Spiegel'', February 12, 2006

AOL Books Interview about the book ''Body of Knowledge''

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Coordinates	33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N
name	Kristin Chenoweth
birthname	Kristi Dawn Chenoweth
birth date	July 24, 1968
birth place	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, U.S.
occupation	Actress, singer, author
yearsactive	1991 – present
website	http://www.kristin-chenoweth.com/ }}

Kristin Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968) is an American singer and actress, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. She is best known on Broadway for her performance as Sally Brown in ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' (1999), for which she won a Tony Award, and for originating the role of Glinda in the musical ''Wicked'' (2003). Her best-known television role is Annabeth Schott in NBC's ''The West Wing''. As Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama ''Pushing Daisies'', she won a 2009 Emmy Award.

An Oklahoma native, Chenoweth sang gospel music as a child and studied opera before deciding to pursue a career in musical theatre. In 1997, she made her Broadway debut in ''Steel Pier''. Besides ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' and ''Wicked'', Chenoweth's stage work includes five City Center Encores! productions, Broadway's ''The Apple Tree'' in 2006 and ''Promises, Promises'' in 2010, as well as Off-Broadway and regional theatre productions.

Chenoweth had her own TV series ''Kristin'' in 2001, and has guest starred on many shows, including ''Sesame Street'' and ''Glee'', for which she was nominated for Emmy awards in 2010 and 2011. In films, she has played mostly character roles, such as in ''Bewitched'' (2005), ''The Pink Panther'' (2006) and ''RV'' (2006). She has also played roles in made-for-TV movies, done voice work in animated films and the animated TV series ''Sit Down, Shut Up'', hosted several award shows and released several albums of songs, including ''A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas'' (2008). Chenoweth also penned a memoir, ''A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages''.

Early life

Adopted at birth, Kristi Dawn Chenoweth was born and grew up in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has said that she is one-quarter Cherokee. At an early age, she performed gospel songs for local churches. A performing highlight of her childhood was a solo appearance at the Southern Baptist Convention national conference at the age of 12, where she performed the Evie Tornquist-Karlsson song "Four Feet Eleven". The chorus begins, "I'm only 4 feet 11, but I'm going to Heaven" (Chenoweth is in height).

After graduating from Broken Arrow Senior High, where she participated in school plays, Chenoweth attended Oklahoma City University, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta (Beta Omicron) sorority. She earned a BFA degree in musical theatre and a master's degree in opera performance, studying under voice instructor Florence Birdwell, who also trained Miss America 1981, Susan Powell, and three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara. It was Birdwell who suggested to Chenoweth that she add an "n" to her first name. While at OCU, Chenoweth competed in beauty pageants, winning the title of "Miss OCU" and was the first runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in 1991. In 1992, Chenoweth participated in a studio recording of ''The Most Happy Fella''.

Chenoweth participated in a number of vocal competitions and was named "most promising up-and-coming singer" in the Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions, which came with a full scholarship to Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts. Two weeks before school started, however, she went to New York City to help a friend move. While there, she auditioned for the 1993 Paper Mill Playhouse production of the musical ''Animal Crackers'' and got the role of Arabella Rittenhouse. She turned down the scholarship and moved to New York to do the show and pursue a career in musical theatre.

Career

Chenoweth has appeared in theater, television,film and on the concert stage. She was awarded an honorary doctorate in Performing Arts from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts on , 2009, where she was the commencement speaker.

Theatre

After ''Animal Crackers'', Chenoweth continued to appear in regional theatre productions, such as ''Babes in Arms'' and ''Phantom'' (as Christine; also touring in Germany in this role), also taking roles in Off-Broadway productions like Luisa in ''The Fantasticks'', and Kristy in ''Box Office of the Damned'' (1994). In 1997, she appeared as Hyacinth in the Roundabout Theater Company production of Moliere's farcical ''Scapin'', earning her first ''New York Times'' review, with Ben Brantley writing "Kristin Chenoweth's sob-prone ingenue ... [is] delightful". She made her Broadway debut in the spring of 1997 as Precious McGuire in the musical ''Steel Pier'' by Kander and Ebb, for which she won a Theatre World award. In 1998 she appeared in the City Center Encores! staged concert of the George and Ira Gershwin musical ''Strike up the Band'' as Anne Draper and the Lincoln Center Theatre production of William Finn's ''A New Brain''.

In 1999, Chenoweth performed in the Broadway revival of ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' as the title character's little sister, Sally, a character that was not present in the original production. She won the Tony, Drama Desk, Clarence Derwent, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Later that year, she starred on Broadway in the short-lived comic play ''Epic Proportions'', followed by starring as Daisy Gamble in the "Encores!" production of ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' in .

After this, Chenoweth split her time between stage and TV or film roles and released her first solo album, ''Let Yourself Go'' (2001). In 2002, she performed in the City Center Encores! ''10th Anniversary Bash''. In October  2003, she returned to Broadway (after the San Francisco tryout) in ''Wicked'', the musical about the early years of the witches of Oz, in the joint-leading role of Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. She was nominated for a 2004 Tony Award as Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance, losing to her co-star Idina Menzel (who played Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West). Chenoweth was also nominated for the Drama Desk Award and the Drama League Award for this role. After playing Glinda for nine months, Chenoweth left ''Wicked'', on , 2004, soon joining the cast of ''The West Wing'' in Los Angeles.

Chenoweth played Cunegonde in the New York Philharmonic revival of ''Candide'', directed by Lonny Price, in . The production was also broadcast on PBS's ''Great Performances''. A performance of the rarely sung duet "We Are Women", between Cunegonde and the Old Lady (played by Patti Lupone), was included in the production.

From December 2006 to March 2007, she starred on Broadway as Eve in a revival of ''The Apple Tree'' with co-stars Brian d'Arcy James and former fiancé Marc Kudisch. She received nominations for the Drama Desk Award and the Drama League Award. She hosted that year's Drama Desk Awards ceremony.

Chenoweth played Elizabeth in a 2006 workshop of Mel Brooks's musical theatre adaptation of his film ''Young Frankenstein'', but due to other commitments, she was unable to appear in the Broadway production. In 2008 she was scheduled to reprise her role as Cunegonde in an English National Opera production of ''Candide'', but she had to pull out. She appeared in the Encores! semi-staged production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's ''Music in the Air'' in February 2009. Chenoweth was scheduled to return to The Metropolitan Opera in 2010 to play Samira in John Corigliano's opera ''The Ghosts of Versailles''. The Met cancelled the expensive production in 2008 as the U.S. economy weakened.

Chenoweth starred as Fran Kubelik in the 2010 Broadway revival of the musical ''Promises, Promises'', opposite Sean Hayes, which opened on , 2010. The songs "I Say a Little Prayer" and "A House Is Not a Home" were added for her to sing. Chenoweth and Hayes remained in the cast until the show closed on January 2, 2011, although she missed performances from December 29, 2010 to January 1, 2011 to perform a New Year's Eve concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall on December 31, 2010.

Chenoweth took part in a reading of the musical ''On the Twentieth Century'' for the Roundabout Theatre Company in early 2011 with Hugh Jackman and Andrea Martin. She played televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker in a reading of a new musical called ''Rise'' in spring 2011.

Television work

After a guest appearance on ''LateLine'', a role in the short-lived ''Paramour'' (1999) and several roles in television films such as ''Annie'' (as Lily St. Regis), Chenoweth starred in her own NBC sitcom, the semi-autobiographical ''Kristin'' in 2001. It was short-lived, with thirteen episodes filmed, but only six episodes aired. Chenoweth appeared in the lead role of Marian in the 2003 television film, ''The Music Man'', opposite Matthew Broderick. She also guest-starred on such shows as ''Frasier'' (2001), ''Sesame Street'' (2004) and ''Ugly Betty'' (2007).

In 2004, Chenoweth began playing the recurring role of media consultant Annabeth Schott in ''The West Wing''. For her performance, she was nominated twice, along with the cast, for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She appeared in the final two seasons of the program, through 2006.

From 2007 to 2009, Chenoweth played Olive Snook in the television series ''Pushing Daisies''. For her performance she received critical acclaim and was nominated two years in a row for an Emmy Award, winning in 2009 as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.The series was cancelled after two seasons.

In 2009, Chenoweth lent her voice to the animated comedy series ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' as Miracle Grohe, a science teacher who does not believe in science. The series lasted just thirteen episodes. Later that year, Chenoweth guest starred as April Rhodes in ''Glee'', singing several songs, earning enthusiastic notices. The character is a former member of the glee club who never finished high school and ended up hitting rock bottom. A review in ''USA Today'' observed, "Her presence may not make much sense, but [if] it means hearing Chenoweth sing, we can put up with any explanation the show cares to offer." She received a Satellite Award for Outstanding Guest Star. In , Chenoweth returned to ''Glee'' as April Rhodes, singing more songs. The ''Los Angeles Times'' review commented, "the best part about 'Home' was undoubtedly the return of Kristin Chenoweth as April. ... From her spunky duet of 'Fire' with Schue, to the heart-achingly lonely coo of 'One Less Bell to Answer' which segued into a fantastic reprise of 'A House Is Not a Home' and of course her bone-chilling take on 'Home' ... I fell in love with her again." She was nominated for both 2010 and 2011 Emmy Awards for her performances on ''Glee''. Chenoweth returned to ''Glee'' in 2011.

In 2011, Chenoweth joined the cast of an upcoming pilot for ABC called ''Good Christian Bitches'' as a character named Darlene. On May 13, 2011, ABC picked it up and changed the title to ''Good Christian Belles''.

Films

Chenoweth made her film debut in the film ''Topa Topa Bluffs'' in 2002 playing the role of Patty. After several years away from film she returned to the big screen in the 2005 film version of ''Bewitched'', directed by Nora Ephron. The film's star, Nicole Kidman, had attended a performance of ''Wicked'' and was so impressed with Chenoweth that Kidman asked Ephron to cast Chenoweth in the film. Chenoweth played the part of Maria Kelly, the Kidman character's neighbor. In 2006, Chenoweth played supporting roles in five films, ''The Pink Panther'', ''RV'', ''Running with Scissors'', ''Deck the Halls'', and ''Stranger Than Fiction''.

On February 24, 2008, Chenoweth sang "That's How You Know" from the film ''Enchanted'' at the 80th Academy Awards in the Kodak Theater. She also voiced Rosetta, the garden fairy in the 2008 animated film ''Tinker Bell''. Later that year, Chenoweth appeared in the 2008 holiday romantic comedy film ''Four Christmases'', playing the sister of Reese Witherspoon's character.

In 2009, Chenoweth starred as a "suicidal prostitute" in the indie drama ''Into Temptation'', written and directed by Patrick Coyle. The film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival and since then has been released on DVD. Also in 2009, Chenoweth reprised her voice role of Rosetta in ''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure'' and filmed the Disney comedy ''You Again'' (released in 2010). Chenoweth hosted the 15th Annual Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards which aired , 2010, on VH1.

Other media

Chenoweth often appears on ''Prairie Home Companion''.

On August 27, 2008, Chenoweth released an internet video with Funny or Die titled ''Intervention with Kristin Chenoweth''. The video parodied A&E;'s show ''Intervention'', with Chenoweth starring as a singing, dancing interventionist. The song was composed by Andrew Lippa, Chenoweth's frequent musical director and composer for her concert songs as well as the composer of "My New Philosophy", which she sang in the revival of ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. The lyrics are by Amy Rhodes, who also wrote the clip. Chenoweth admitted that she was hesitant about performing the lyrics. In 2010, she appeared in a three-minute video short for ''Glamour Magazine'' entitled "iPad or Bust". Chenoweth posed for the cover and a photo spread in the March 2006 edition of ''FHM'' magazine.

In 2011, Chenoweth released her first televised music video on Country Music Television, directed by Roman White, "I Want Somebody". The video for the single peaked at #19 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown.

Recordings and concerts

Chenoweth has a distinctive speaking voice, one she has compared to that of Betty Boop. She is a classically trained coloratura soprano, able to sing the note "F6" (also known as "F above High C").

Among other early recordings, Chenoweth participated in a studio cast recording of ''The Most Happy Fella'' in 1992. She was also in the cast recordings of ''A New Brain'' (1998) and ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'' (1999) and a studio cast recording of ''110 in the Shade'' (1999). In 2000, she was featured on the album ''Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino''. The next year, with Mandy Patinkin, she was featured on the album entitled "Kidults". Also in 2001, she released her debut album ''Let Yourself Go'', which was a collection of standards from the musicals of the 1930s. One of the tracks featured a duet with Jason Alexander. In , Chenoweth performed songs from her solo album, ''Let Yourself Go'', in concert for Lincoln Center's American Songbook concert series. The same year, she appeared as Fanny Brice in the Actor's Fund Benefit Concert of the musical ''Funny Girl'' in New York City. In 2003 in London, she performed a solo concert as part of the ''Divas at Donmar'' series for director Sam Mendes. Later that year, she sang Glinda in the cast recording of ''Wicked'' and the soundrack recording of Disney's ''The Music Man''. In 2004, she released her second album ''As I Am'', which was a Christian music album containing various spiritual songs. The album peaked at number 31 on the U.S. Christian Albums Chart. The same year, Chenoweth gave a concert at Carnegie Hall.

On January 19, 2007, Chenoweth performed a solo concert at The Metropolitan Opera in New York, only the third musical theatre star ever to present a solo concert at that location, following Barbara Cook and Yves Montand. The same year, she was featured in songs with Nathan Gunn on an album entitled ''Just Before Sunrise''. The next year, she released her third solo studio album, entitled ''A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas''. The album was much anticipated by both her fans and Chenoweth herself; she had expressed her desire in the past to produce a Christmas album. The album included a duet with John Pizzarelli and there are several modern holiday tunes, but many traditional carols as well including ''The Lord's Prayer''. This album has been her best seller, reaching number 77 on the U.S. Billboard Albums Chart, climbing to number 7 on the U.S. Holiday Albums chart and to number 1 on the U.S. Heatseekers Chart. Among many other solo concerts around the U.S., Chenoweth performed her own concert in 2009 with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, at the Fox Theatre.

Starting in August 2010, during her nights off from ''Promises, Promises'', she talked of flying to Nashville to record songs for her upcoming fourth recording. In an interview with the ''Los Angeles Times'' in December 2010, she revealed her next studio album would be a country pop collaboration with songwriter Diane Warren that would also contain self-written songs. Speaking about the new tracks, the remainder of which are planned to be recorded in Nashville in 2011, Chenoweth plans to address more serious themes of men and relationships.

Special events and appearances

Chenoweth and the cast of the Broadway musical ''Wicked'' performed the song "One Short Day" in the 2003 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In the 2005 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Chenoweth performed the song "Oklahoma" while riding aboard the "Oklahoma Rising" float. The float was making the first of three annual appearances commemorating the state of Oklahoma's statehood centennial in 2007.

She was the star performer of the opening ceremony of the 2007 Tournament of Roses Parade. She sang "Our Good Nature," an original composition written to coincide with the Oklahoma centennial celebration and the theme of the parade. In the 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, she performed the song "The Christmas Waltz" from her "A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas" album while riding aboard the "The Care Bears Winter Fun-Derland" float.

She sang with Il Divo as part of Il Divo's Christmas Tour 2009 on , 16 and 17 in New York City and in Boston.

Personal life

In 2009, Chenoweth wrote a memoir entitled ''A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages'', describing her adoption, her turn in ''Wicked'' and her time in Hollywood. She has stated that the book is not a "tell all", and instead focuses on "how I got where I am so far". The book was released on , 2009. The book spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.

She has spoken publicly about her religious faith; she describes herself as a "non-judgmental, liberal Christian". Raised as a Southern Baptist, she later chose to have a personal connection to a faith that is not based in any one denomination.

According to ''The New York Times'', when Chenoweth "assured her theater fans that she supports gay rights her Christian base was outraged; she was disinvited from performing at a Women of Faith conference in ." Chenoweth released an album in called ''As I Am'', a mixture of hymns and contemporary Christian music, with adult contemporary arrangements. To promote the album, she made an appearance on ''The 700 Club'' that upset some of her gay fans. She later said she thought that the "Pat Robertsons and Jerry Falwells of the world are scary" and that she regretted appearing on the show.

She dated producer/writer Aaron Sorkin. In Sorkin's ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', the character of Harriet Hayes bears significant resemblances to Chenoweth, and the relationship between the Christian Hayes and "East coast liberal Jewish atheist" (her description) Matt Albie is modeled after that of Chenoweth and Sorkin. For example, Chenoweth's decision to appear on ''The 700 Club'' and her falling out with Women of Faith were depicted with the Hayes character.

Chenoweth has Ménière's disease, an inner-ear disorder that can cause vertigo, headaches and nausea, among other symptoms. She has said that, during some performances, she has had to lean on her co-stars to keep her balance and that it has caused her to miss performances.

In May 2010, Chenoweth wrote in response to an article in ''Newsweek'' by Ramin Setoodeh, an openly gay writer. Setoodeh thought that her Tony-nominated ''Promises, Promises'' co-star, Sean Hayes, "comes off as wooden and insincere" in playing the straight character Chuck, and that Jonathan Groff has a similar credibility problem in the TV show ''Glee''. He questioned whether any openly gay actor could acceptably portray a straight character. Chenoweth called the article "horrendously homophobic" and criticized Setoodeh's view as rationalizing "the same kind of bullying" that gay youths face in high school. Chenoweth argued that audiences "come to the theater to go on a journey" and do not care about an actor's sexual orientation. The story was picked up approvingly by major media including ''The New York Times'' and the ''Los Angeles Times''.

Credits

Broadway

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Other theatre

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New York City Center Encores

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Filmography

colspan="5" style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999		Lily St. Regis	TV film
2001	''Seven Roses''		TV film
2002	''Topa Topa Bluffs''	Patty
2003		Marian Paroo	TV film
2005		Maria Kelly
		Cherie
	Mary Jo Gornicke
	Book Channel host
	Fern Stewart
	Tia Hall
''A Sesame Street Christmas Carol''	Christmas Carole	Voice role
	''Space Chimps''	Kilowatt	Voice role
	Rosetta	Voice role
''Four Christmases''	Courtney
		Linda Salerno
''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure''	Rosetta	voice role
	E.J. Baxter
	''Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue''	Rosetta	voice role
	Georgia King
TBA	''Family Weekend''		''pre-production''
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
	''LateLine''	Kristin	"The Christian Guy"
''Paramour''		Mini-series
		Kristin Yancey	Thirteen episodes
''Frasier''	Portia Sanders
2002	''Baby Bob''	Crystal Carter	"Talking Babies Say the Darndest Things"
2003	''Fillmore!''	Museum Guide
2005	''Great Performances''	Cunegonde
2004–2006	''The West Wing''	Annabeth Schott
2003, 2006	''Sesame Street''	Ms. Noodle	Two episodes
2001, 2007	''Elmo's World''	Ms. Noodle	Two episodes
	''Ugly Betty''	Diane
''Robot Chicken''	''various''
2007–2009	''Pushing Daisies''		Twenty-two episodes, main characterPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy Series
		Miracle Grohe	Voice role, eleven episodes, main character
''[[Legally Mad''	Skippy Pylon	Pilot, never aired on television
	2009–present		April Rhodes	4 episodes, including "The Rhodes Not Taken", "Home" and "Rumours".Special Achievement Satellite Award for Outstanding Guest Star (2009)Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2010)Pending—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series (2011)
2010		Herself (guest judge No. 1)	"Orlando Auditions"
2010		Herself	Season 10 Episode 7
2010	''When I Was 17''	Herself	Season 1 Episode 20
2011		Herself (guest judge No. 3)	Season 8 Top 16
2012	''Good Christian Belles''	Darlene Cockburn	Main character

Discography

Studio albums

+List of albums, with selected chart positions	Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
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''[[A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas">Compact disc	—	—	—
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''[[A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas''		* Released: October 14, 2008	* Label: Sony Masterworks (#8869734256)	* Format: CD, digital download	77	—	7
''Some Lessons Learned"		* To be released: September 13, 2011	* Label: Sony Masterworks

Singles

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"	51	94	58	25	47
"[[Last Name">Cabaret (musical)		88	100	—	—	87
! scope="row"	51	94	58	25	47
"[[Last Name"(''Glee'' Cast featuring Kristin Chenoweth)	—	—	—	44	83
! scope="row"		64	—	52	—	93
! scope="row"	53	—	63	—	77	rowspan="2"
! scope="row"	90	—	92	—	116
! scope="row"		92	—	—	—	—	''Glee: The Music, Volume 6''
"I Want Somebody (Bitch About)"	—	—	—	—	—	''Some Lessons Learned''

Awards and nominations

+	! Year!! Award !! Title !! Work !! Result
1997	Theater World Award	Outstanding Broadway Debut	''Steel Pier''
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical
	Broadway.com Audience Award	Best On Stage Duo (with Idina Menzel)
Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance
Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Tony Award	Best Leading Actress in a Musical
2005	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2006	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
		Best Diva Performance
Best Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical
Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance
Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical
	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Breakthrough Performer of the Year
Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie
	Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Gold Derby TV Award	Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Satellite Award	Outstanding Guest Star
	Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Gold Derby TV Award	Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
	Best Leading Actress in a Broadway Musical
Best Diva Performance
Best On-Stage Pair (with Sean Hayes)
Broadway.com Star of the Year	''for being voted most popular Broadway star of the year''
	GLAAD Media Award	Vanguard Award	''for making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people''
Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series	''Glee''

References

External links

''FHM'' interview

TonyAwards.com Interview

Excerpt from ''A Little Bit Wicked''

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name	Amy Poehler
birthname	Amy Meredith Poehler
birth date	September 16, 1971
birth place	Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
occupation	Actress, voice actress, comedienne, writer, producer
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Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an American comedienne, actress and voice actress. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film ''Mean Girls'' with Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in ''Baby Mama'' in 2008. She is currently the lead of NBC's comedy ''Parks and Recreation''. She has been nominated twice for both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on ''Saturday Night Live'', and for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in ''Parks & Recreation''.

Early life

Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, and grew up in Burlington, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Eileen Frances (née Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler, both teachers. She is a distant cousin of author Stephen King and U.S. senator Scott Brown, through shared New England ancestry. Poehler was raised Catholic.

A 1993 graduate of Boston College, Poehler was a member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, "My Mother's Fleabag". After graduating from college, Poehler moved to Chicago, where she studied improvisational theatre at Second City, with friend and future co-star Tina Fey. She also studied with Del Close at ImprovOlympic, going on to become part of the touring company as well as teaching classes at IO.

Career

''Upright Citizens Brigade''

During her time at Second City, Poehler studied with Matt Besser, part of the Upright Citizens Brigade. While the group initially consisted of many members (including Horatio Sanz, Adam McKay, Rick Roman, and Neil Flynn), Poehler quickly became part of the group along with Matt Walsh. The two, along with Besser and Ian Roberts, performed sketch and improv around Chicago before moving to New York in 1996. Immediately after moving to New York, the group quickly scored a TV gig, appearing as sketch regulars on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''.

In 1998, Comedy Central debuted the group's eponymous half-hour sketch comedy series. During the show's second season, the group opened an Improv theatre and training center in New York City at 161 W. 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club. The UCB theatre held shows seven nights a week in addition to offering classes in sketch comedy writing and improv.

In the summer of 2000, Comedy Central canceled the ''Upright Citizens Brigade'' program after its third season, though the UCB Theatre continues to operate. The foursome continue to work together in many projects, and frequently perform together in live improv shows at their comedy theatres in NY and LA.

''Saturday Night Live''

Poehler joined the cast of ''SNL'' during the 2001–02 season, her debut episode being the first one produced after the 9/11 attacks – with host Reese Witherspoon, musical guest Alicia Keys, and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as a special guest. Poehler was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her only the third person to have earned this distinction (after Harry Shearer and Eddie Murphy).

Beginning with the 2004–05 season, she co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Tina Fey, replacing the newly departed Jimmy Fallon. In a ''TV Guide'' interview, Fey said that with Poehler co-anchoring, there now is "double the sexual tension." When Fey left after the 2005–06 season to devote time to the sitcom she created, ''30 Rock'', Seth Meyers joined Poehler at the anchor desk. Poehler was nominated for a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series, the first ''SNL'' cast member recognized in this category. She was heavily favored to win by many critics, but ultimately lost to Jean Smart. She was nominated once again in 2009, but lost to Kristin Chenoweth. On September 13, 2008, the ''SNL'' season premiere opened with Fey and Poehler as Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, respectively, performing a "joint political campaign spot."

It was officially announced on September 16, 2008 that Poehler would be leaving ''SNL'' in October due to the birth of her child. On the October 25, 2008 episode, it was announced by "Weekend Update" co-anchor Seth Meyers, who anchored the segment alone, "Amy Poehler is not here because she is having a baby", to wild applause from the audience. At the end of "Weekend Update", special guest Maya Rudolph and current cast member Kenan Thompson sang a custom rendition of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Poehler, changing the words: "We love you Amy, and we just can't wait to meet your baby!" Meyers signed off: "For Weekend Update, I'm Seth Meyers — we love you Amy!" Poehler returned to the show on November 3, 2008, during the "''SNL'' Presidential Bash '08", "hosting" as Hillary Clinton. The Bash was pre-taped from scenes shot between September and October. Her return to ''SNL'' after her pregnancy was on December 6, 2008, where she stayed for two weeks. During "Weekend Update", on December 13, she thanked her family, friends, and fans for the continued support and announced that it would be her last show. On April 18, 2009, a ''Saturday Night Live'' special, "The Best of Amy Poehler", aired. Poehler returned for "Weekend Update" (signing off with "...and he's Seth Meyers") and joined the "chorus" for Will Ferrell's "Goodnight Saigon" (along with the ''SNL'' cast and Tom Hanks, Maya Rudolph, Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Anne Hathaway, and Green Day) on the ''SNL'' season finale on May 16, 2009.

Poehler returned to the "Weekend Update" desk in the fall of 2009 with Meyers, for two "WU" Thursday episodes, which led directly into ''Parks and Recreation''. Poehler also returned to ''Saturday Night Live'' for a special Mother's Day episode on May 8, 2010, hosted by Betty White.

Poehler returned to ''Saturday Night Live'' on September 25, 2010 to host the Season 36 opening episode with performer Katy Perry. She returned once again for the ''Saturday Night Live'' special, "The Women of ''SNL''". The special aired on November 1, 2010.

''Parks and Recreation''

In July 2008, ''Variety'' reported that Poehler was in final negotiations to star in a series by writers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur, set to air on Thursdays before ''The Office'', starting January 2009 on NBC. On July 21, 2008, NBC officially announced Poehler's new series, ''Parks and Recreation'', saying the project would not be a direct spin-off of ''The Office'', as previously speculated.

Poehler joined an ensemble cast including Aziz Ansari, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Aubrey Plaza, Paul Schneider, Nick Offerman, Adam Scott, and Rob Lowe. Poehler plays Deputy Director of the Parks Department, Leslie Knope, in the fictional city of Pawnee, Indiana. After a rough first season, the show's second season and third season have been well received by critics, and Poehler received an Emmy nomination for her role. NBC has since renewed ''Parks and Recreation'' for a fourth season. Poehler was featured in ''The Advocate'' for her role in the show.

Amy Poehler has also written two episodes of the series. The first being ''Telethon'' in season 2, which was the episode Poehler sent in as her Emmy Awards submission in 2010. The second one is the episode entitled ''The Fight'', which aired on May 12, 2011.

Poehler was once again nominated for an Emmy Award - Oustanding Actress in a Comedy in 2011. She sent the episode ''Flu Season'' as her submission.

Film career and other work

Poehler has appeared in the films ''Wet Hot American Summer'', ''Mean Girls'', ''Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'', ''Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny'', ''Blades of Glory'', ''Envy'', ''Shrek the Third'', ''Mr. Woodcock'', and ''Hamlet 2''. She is producing a digital series with two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, ''Smart Girls at the Party'', available through ON Networks. The show is focused on interviews with young women who are "changing the world by being themselves". The first season of 'Smart Girls at the Party' premiered online November 17, 2008, with Mattel's Barbie signed on as the lead sponsor.

She appeared in various comedy segments on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', often playing her recurring role as Andy Richter's little sister Stacy, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college dramedy ''Undeclared''. She appears in the film ''Southland Tales'', which premiered on May 21, 2006 at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, she appeared in ''Horton Hears a Who!'', ''Hamlet 2'', ''Baby Mama'', and ''Spring Breakdown''. She has also co-created an animated series for Nickelodeon called ''The Mighty B!'', about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout", to which she lends her vocal talents. In 2009, Poehler earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Series.

In 2011 Poehler received the honor of being named one of TIME magazine's "100 most influential people in the world". She also delivered the Class Day address to Harvard University's class of 2011.

Personal life

Poehler married Will Arnett of the Fox comedy ''Arrested Development'' on August 29, 2003, and had a recurring role in the series as the nameless wife of Arnett's character George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II. Poehler and Arnett also played a quasi-incestuous brother-sister ice skating team in the 2007 film ''Blades of Glory'', and appeared together in ''Horton Hears a Who!'', ''On Broadway'', ''Spring Breakdown'', and ''Monsters vs. Aliens'', along with Arnett having a guest appearance on Poehler's NBC comedy ''Parks and Recreation''. On October 25, 2008, Poehler gave birth to Archibald William Emerson "Archie" Arnett, just hours before the ''Saturday Night Live'' telecast. Poehler gave birth to her second son, Abel James Arnett, on August 6, 2010. Politically, she is a supporter of Planned Parenthood, but she has also stated that John McCain was the ''Saturday Night Live'' guest she fell in love with.

Filmography

1996–2000 ''Upright Citizens Brigade'' ''Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'' ''Saturday Night Live'' ''Wet Hot American Summer'' Undeclared ''Martin & Orloff'' ''Mean Girls'' ''Arrested Development (TV series) ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' ''Southland Tales'' ''The Ex (2007 film) ''Hamlet 2'' ''The Mighty B!'' ''Spring Breakdown'' ''Parks and Recreation'' ''Megamind''

Year	! Film and TV	! Role	! Notes
	|	''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''	Stacy (Andy's little sister)/ Various sketch roles	Regular
1998–2000	|	Colby/ Various characters	Main Role
1999	|	Ruth
2001–2008	|	Herself/ Various characters	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series>Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2008 and 2009) 138 shows as cast member.
2001	|	Susie
2001–02	|	Hillary
	2002	|	Patty
rowspan="2"	2004	|	Mrs. George
''Envy (2004 film)	Envy''	Natalie Vanderpark
2004–05	Arrested Development ||	List of recurring Arrested Development characters#Wife of Gob>Wife of Gob	Recurring, 5 episodes
rowspan="3"	2005	|	Gramma (voice)	"Have You Seen This Snail?"
''The Simpsons''	Jenda (voice)
''Sesame Street''	Herself
rowspan="3"	2006	|	Veronica Mung / Dream
''Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny''	Truck Stop Waitress
''Man of the Year (2006 film)	Man of the Year''	Herself
rowspan="6"	2007	The Ex'' ||	Carol Lane
''Blades of Glory''	Fairchild Van Waldenberg
''Shrek the Third''	Snow White (Shrek)>Snow White
''Mr. Woodcock''	Maggie Hoffman
''Shortcut to Happiness''	Molly Gilchrest
''Wild Girls Gone''	Doreen
rowspan="3"	2008	|	Cricket Feldstein
''Horton Hears a Who	(film)	Horton Hears a Who!''	Sally O'Malley	Voice
''Baby Mama (film)	Baby Mama''	Angie Ostrowski
2008–2011	|	Bessie Higgenbottom (voice)	Nominated – Daytime Emmy>Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (2009 and 2010)
rowspan="3"	2009	|	Gayle
''Monsters vs. Aliens''
''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''	Eleanor
2009–present	|	Leslie Knope	Nominated – Emmy Award>Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2010, 2011)
2010	|	Linda Prickles	Voice
rowspan="2"	2011	Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil'' >
''Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked''	Eleanor

Notable characters on ''SNL''

Amber, a one-legged hypoglycemic reality show contestant.

Betty Caruso, Bronx Beat co-host (opposite Maya Rudolph).

Kaitlin, the excitable preteen titular character of Kaitlin and Rick (opposite Horatio Sanz).

Netti Bo Dance, a frequent patient at the Appalachian Emergency Room.

Sally Needler, half of The Needlers, "the couple that should be divorced" (opposite Seth Meyers).

Zoe Anderton, the pun loving, David Beckham-obsessed Spy Glass co-host (opposite Seth Meyers).

Impressions

Poehler has impersonated Dakota Fanning, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Sharon Osbourne, Britney Spears, Paula Abdul, Rosie O'Donnell, Kelly Ripa, Ann Coulter, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Sharon Stone, Nancy Grace, Michael Jackson, Lindsay Lohan, Christian Siriano, Peter Ostrum, David Spade, Mr. Six, Tonya Harding, Dennis Kucinich, Fergie, Judy Garland, J. K. Rowling, Kim Jong-il, Jenna Bush, Katie Couric, Tinker Bell, and Rosie Perez.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2006	Prism Award	Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''
2008	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	''The Mighty B!''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series	''Saturday Night Live''
		''Baby Mama''
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program	''The Mighty B!''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
People's Choice Award	Favorite TV Comedy Actress	''Parks and Recreation''
	Critics' Choice Television Award	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
TCA Awards	Individual Achievement in Comedy	''Parks and Recreation''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''
Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Comedy Series	''Parks and Recreation''

References

External links

in 2009 in 2009

Amy Poehler named one of ''Men's Vogue's'' 2008 Visionaries

TODAY talent are on People magazine annual list of 100, led by Applegate

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