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Best TV actors from each state

By Jeremy Dick

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Actress Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks and Cara Buono of 'Mad Men' pose in the press room after 'Mad Men' wins Outstanding Drama Series during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: (L-R) Actress Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks and Cara Buono of 'Mad Men' pose in the press room after 'Mad Men' wins Outstanding Drama Series during the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 15: Amy Poehler attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Lucy and Desi” at Directors Guild of America on February 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 15: Amy Poehler attends the Los Angeles premiere of “Lucy and Desi” at Directors Guild of America on February 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) /

Amy Poehler (Massachusetts)

Poehler is impressively an 18-time nominee at the Primetime Emmy Awards. Most recently, she won the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series because of Saturday Night Live. Her comedy work on TV is nothing short of tremendous and she remains of the funniest actresses on screen.

Poehler was born and raised in Massachusetts. After earning a degree at Boston College, she would move to Chicago to work on comedy. She founded the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe with Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, and Ian Roberts. The group then got their own TV series on Comedy Central which ran for three seasons.

Eventually, Poehler was cast on Saturday Night Live. As we all know by now, she became one of its brightest performers ever. For years, Poehler killed it on the show, and continues to do so every time she makes a guest appearance. If Hillary Clinton becomes our next president, we can probably expect to see more Poehler impressions of her in guest spots for the next several years.

But arguably Poehler’s greatest work is as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. The acclaimed mockumentary comedy series ran for many years and is one of the funniest sitcoms of all time.

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