Amy Poehler Says She Relates to Lucille Ball's Work Ethic: 'I've Worked Hard in This Business'

Photo: Momodu Mansaray/WireImage WhenAmy Poehlerfirst started working on her newdocumentaryLucy and Desi, she considered herself more of an appreciative fan vs. a die-hard devotee ofLucille Ball. Amazon Prime Video The Emmy winner says she admires Ball’s tenacity and that she continued working in Hollywood at a time that was especially unkind to women of a certain age. “Lucy stayed in the public eye. She stayed as a aging woman in a business that was not kind to aging women,” Poehler notes.

Amy Poehler Says She's 'Always Standing By' for a Potential 'Parks and Recreation' Reboot

Photo: Monica Schipper/Getty Amy Poehleris open to reprising her beloved role of Leslie Knope. “Anytime anybody gives me the word, and I’m down,” she said. The hit sitcom aired on NBC from 2009-2015 and starred Poehler,Chris Pratt,Aziz Ansari,Nick Offerman,Adam Scott,Rashida Jones,Aubrey Plaza,Rob Lowe,Jim O’HeirandRetta. Though the sitcom might not be coming back now, Poehler has certainly kept herself busy. She co-createdRussian DollwithNatasha LyonneandLeslye Headland. The second season premiered April 20 — three years after season one hit Netflix.

Amy Poehler Unsure Whether Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Will Ever Reopen: 'It's Been Brutal'

Amy Poehler.Photo: Steve Vas/Featureflash/Silverhub/Shutterstock Amy Poehleris considering a variety of options for the potential future of herUpright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Speaking withThe New York Timesfor an interview published on Friday, Poehler (who cofounded the UCB alongside Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh) said she “[doesn’t] know” whether the theater will ever reopen. “It’s been brutal for us,” said theParks and Recreationalum, 49. “We’re basically using the fire of COVID to start some new version.

Amy Poehler's 'Lucy and Desi' Doc Explores Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz's Romance: Watch the Trailer

In her own words,Lucille Ballwas “madly in love” with Desi Arnaz.TheI Love Lucypower couple get the documentary treatment from Amy Poehler inLucy and Desi, which becomes available to stream on Amazon Prime Video on March 4. The film includes audio tapes of the stars that sheds new light on their romance and careers, all the way up to their final days together.Ball died in 1989 and Arnaz died in 1986. They had two children — daughter Lucie Arnaz, now 70, and son Desi Arnaz Jr.

Amy Purdy Dances with FormerDWTSPartner Derek Hough After Battle to Walk Again: 'Life Is Such a Journey'

Amy Purdy and Derek Hough reunite nearly a decade after their ‘Dancing with the Stars’ season.Photo:Adam Taylor/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Amy Purdy/ Instagram Adam Taylor/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty; Amy Purdy/ Instagram Amy Purdyis dancing again! The Paralympic snowboarder and motivational speaker, 43, reunited with her formerDancing with the StarspartnerDerek Houghat his Symphony of Dance tour stop in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Saturday evening. Picking up exactly where they left off nearly a decade ago, theDWTSfinalists, who were runner-ups on season 18 of the ABC reality show, danced together in a moment that carried a lot of significance for Purdy.