Today's Birthday, June 1: American comedian Amy Schumer (1981 - )
American comedian and actress Amy Schumer is releasing a three-part documentary detailing her battles with childbirth.
The 39-year-old's new series, Expecting Amy, will be released through HBO Max in July and showcases the birth of Schumer's first child, Gene David.
Expecting Amy also features footage of Schumer enduring 10 hospitalisations while she suffered from severe morning sickness, which affected her 2018 stand-up tour trung quốc.
The Emmy winner grew up in New York where her parents owned a baby furniture company.
Schumer's idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end when her family went bankrupt, her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her parents divorced.
She moved to Long Island with her mother, was voted class clown in her senior year and went on to study theatre at Towson University in Baltimore.
After graduating with a theatre degree she headed back to New York, where she started doing stand-up routines while making ends meet waiting tables and serving drinks.
Her big break came in 2007 on Last Comic Standing, a reality talent show for aspiring comedians, where Schumer placed fourth in the finals.
This kickstarted other projects for Schumer, including TV appearances and a comedy album. Then Schumer was given her own sketch show on Comedy Central in late 2012.
Inside Amy Schumer premiered in 2013 and quickly caught critics' attention for its provocative feminist humour and sketches that explore topics around sex, relationships and life's banalities.
The comedian had a huge year in 2015 that included being named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and tour trung quốc the release of her film Trainwreck, which she wrote and played the lead role.
The film was a hit but its release was marred by tragedy when a mass shooting at a screening in Louisiana claimed two people's lives. The tragedy spurred Schumer to advocate for gun control.
She also won an Emmy Award that year for the third season of her sketch comedy Inside Amy Schumer.
Schumer in 2016 published a memoir entitled The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, which topped the New York Times bestseller list.
The New Yorker married chef and farmer Chris Fischer in 2018 and they have one son.
American comedian and actress Amy Schumer is releasing a three-part documentary detailing her battles with childbirth.
The 39-year-old's new series, Expecting Amy, will be released through HBO Max in July and showcases the birth of Schumer's first child, Gene David.
Expecting Amy also features footage of Schumer enduring 10 hospitalisations while she suffered from severe morning sickness, which affected her 2018 stand-up tour trung quốc.
The Emmy winner grew up in New York where her parents owned a baby furniture company.
Schumer's idyllic childhood came to an abrupt end when her family went bankrupt, her father was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and her parents divorced.
She moved to Long Island with her mother, was voted class clown in her senior year and went on to study theatre at Towson University in Baltimore.
After graduating with a theatre degree she headed back to New York, where she started doing stand-up routines while making ends meet waiting tables and serving drinks.
Her big break came in 2007 on Last Comic Standing, a reality talent show for aspiring comedians, where Schumer placed fourth in the finals.
This kickstarted other projects for Schumer, including TV appearances and a comedy album. Then Schumer was given her own sketch show on Comedy Central in late 2012.
Inside Amy Schumer premiered in 2013 and quickly caught critics' attention for its provocative feminist humour and sketches that explore topics around sex, relationships and life's banalities.
The comedian had a huge year in 2015 that included being named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and tour trung quốc the release of her film Trainwreck, which she wrote and played the lead role.
The film was a hit but its release was marred by tragedy when a mass shooting at a screening in Louisiana claimed two people's lives. The tragedy spurred Schumer to advocate for gun control.
She also won an Emmy Award that year for the third season of her sketch comedy Inside Amy Schumer.
Schumer in 2016 published a memoir entitled The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, which topped the New York Times bestseller list.
The New Yorker married chef and farmer Chris Fischer in 2018 and they have one son.
