Amy Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian originally from Long Island, New York. She placed 4th on NBC's Last Comic Standing Season 5. Amy also placed 2nd on Comedy Central's Reality Bites Back.
As a child, Schumer would make up her own characters, such as Madame Lavitsky, a fortune teller. In high school, Schumer participated in theatre and even played Gretl in "The Sound of Music" and performing as Molly in "Annie". She also played volleyball. In her senior year, Schumer was voted both "Class Clown" and "Teacher's Worst Nightmare". Schumer graduated from South Side High School in 1999. Schumer received a BA in theatre at Towson University. She also graduated from the William Esper Studio.