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Amy Schumer
Actor

Amy Schumer

1 Jun 1981Born
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New York City, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

Amy Beth Schumer was born in Manhattan and grew up on Long Island, New York. She attended South Side High School and was voted both "Class Clown" and "Teacher's Worst Nightmare" upon graduation in 1999. Schumer graduated from Towson University in 2003 with a degree in theater. She moved to New York City after college, where she studied at the William Esper Studio for two years and worked as a bartender and a waitress. Through her father, she is the niece of Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York.

Amy Schumer portrayed a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer in the off-Broadway black comedy Keeping Abreast.

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She started doing stand-up comedy on June 1, 2004, when she first performed at Gotham Comedy Club. She recorded a special for Comedy Central before appearing on Last Comic Standing; she said in August 2012 that she thought of the special as her "big break".

After not passing an audition for an earlier season, she advanced to the finals of the fifth season of the NBC reality television talent show Last Comic Standing and placed fourth. Schumer said in April 2011, "Last Comic was totally fun. I had a great time because there was no pressure on me; I had been doing stand-up around two years. I wasn't supposed to do well. So every time I advanced it was a happy surprise. I kept it honest on the show and it served me well." (Wikipedia)

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAUntitled Jennifer Lawrence/Amy Schumer ProjectFilm: Writer
  2. TBABest Divorce EverFilm: Clarissa
  3. 2025Kinda PregnantFilm: Lainy Newton, Screenplay
  4. 2024IFFilm: Gummy Bear (voice)
  5. 2024UnfrostedFilm: Marjorie Post
  6. 2023Trolls Band TogetherFilm: Velvet (voice)
  7. 2023Amy Schumer: Emergency ContactFilm: Writer, Director
  8. 2022BrosFilm: Eleanor Roosevelt
  9. 2022Life & BethSeries: Beth, Creator (20 episodes)
  10. 2021The HumansFilm: Aimee
  11. 2021Only Murders in the BuildingSeries: Amy Schumer (2 episodes)
  12. 2019Amy Schumer: GrowingFilm: Director, Writer
  13. 2018Sam Morril: Positive InfluenceFilm
  14. 2018I Feel PrettyFilm: Renee Bennett
  15. 2017No ActivitySeries: Janice (1 episode)
  16. 2017Thank You for Your ServiceFilm: Amanda Doster
  17. 2017SnatchedFilm: Emily Middleton, Screenplay
  18. 2017Amy Schumer: The Leather SpecialFilm: Director, Writer
  19. 2017100 YearsFilm: Narrator (voice)
  20. 2015Amy Schumer: Live at the ApolloFilm: Writer
  21. 2015TrainwreckFilm: Amy Townsend, Writer
  22. 2014BoJack HorsemanSeries: Irving Jannings (voice) (1 episode)
  23. 2014TripTankSeries: Sarah (voice) (1 episode)
  24. 2013Women Who KillFilm: Writer
  25. 2013Inside Amy SchumerSeries: Amy / Various Characters, Creator (44 episodes)
  26. 2012Price CheckFilm: Lila
  27. 2012Sleepwalk with MeFilm: Amy
  28. 2012Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex StuffFilm: Writer
  29. 2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldFilm: Woman #1 / Lacey
  30. 2012GirlsSeries: Angie (1 episode)
  31. 2011Bob's BurgersSeries: Young Lady (voice) (1 episode)
  32. 2009100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80sSeries (5 episodes)
  33. 2009CupidSeries: Heather (1 episode)
  34. 2009DelocatedSeries: Trish (10 episodes)
  35. 2008Reality Bites BackSeries (8 episodes)
  36. 200630 RockSeries: Stylist (1 episode)
  37. 2003Cabbage HeadFilm: Lindsay
  38. 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries: Teammate #2 (1 episode)
  39. 1999Family GuySeries: Crew Leader (voice) (1 episode)
  40. 1989The SimpsonsSeries: Daphne Burns (voice) (1 episode)

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