
Amy Schumer
Biography
Amy 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. 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)
Acting (35 movies)

Trolls Band Together
2023

Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
2016

Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact
2023

Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
2012

The Last Laugh
2016

Women Who Kill
2013

Amy Schumer Presents: Parental Advisory
2022

Unfrosted
2024

Trainwreck
2015

Kinda Pregnant
2025

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
2012

Price Check
2012

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
2011

Bros
2022

Women Aren't Funny
2014

Misery Loves Comedy
2015

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
2012

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
2015

IF
2024

Snatched
2017

Dying Laughing
2017

Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple
2016

Thank You for Your Service
2017

Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
2017

Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself
2017

I Feel Pretty
2018

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017

100 Years
2017

Sleepwalk with Me
2012

Sam Morril: Positive Influence
2018

Amy Schumer: Growing
2019

The Humans
2021

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder
2015

Cabbage Head
2003
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff | 2012 | Executive Producer | 
| Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff | 2012 | Writer | 
| Women Who Kill | 2013 | Writer | 
| Women Who Kill | 2013 | Executive Producer | 
| Trainwreck | 2015 | Writer | 
| Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo | 2015 | Writer | 
| Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo | 2015 | Executive Producer | 
| Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple | 2016 | Executive Producer | 
| Amy Schumer: The Leather Special | 2017 | Writer | 
| Amy Schumer: The Leather Special | 2017 | Executive Producer | 
| Snatched | 2017 | Screenplay | 
| Snatched | 2017 | Executive Producer | 
| Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don't Be Yourself | 2017 | Executive Producer | 
| I Feel Pretty | 2018 | Producer | 
| Sam Morril: Positive Influence | 2018 | Executive Producer | 
| Amy Schumer: Growing | 2019 | Writer | 
| Amy Schumer: Growing | 2019 | Executive Producer | 
| Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact | 2023 | Writer | 
| Kinda Pregnant | 2025 | Producer | 
| Kinda Pregnant | 2025 | Screenplay |