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Variety to Honor Amy Poehler With the Legend & Groundbreaker Award at Newport Beach Film Festival

Variety will honor Amy Poehler with the Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award at the Newport Beach Festival on Sunday, October 20.

“From her days as a founding member of the pioneering Upright Citizens Brigade improv comedy group decades ago to her time as a breakout star of ‘SNL’ and through her time on the Peabody and Golden Globe-winning TV comedy series ‘Parks and Recreation’ and universally acclaimed stints as Golden Globes co-host and beyond, Poehler is a beloved and trailblazing comedic talent,” said Variety EVP of Global Content and Executive Editor Steve Gaydos. Poehler will be celebrated along with festival honorees Nicolas Cage, Joan Chen, Colman Domingo, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, George MacKay, Sheryl Lee Ralph, June Squibb and Diane Warren. As well as Variety 10 Actors to Watch including Monica Barbaro, Zoë Chao, Ryan Destiny, Karla Sofía Gascón, Fred Hechinger, Ella Hunt, David Jonsson, Josh Rivera, Drew Starkey, and Toby Wallace.

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