Amy Poehler is protecting her love life low-key — however not completely below wraps. The Parks and Recreation alum quietly confirmed her romance with editor Joel Lovell when the pair made their crimson carpet debut in March 2025 on the Self-importance Truthful Oscar Social gathering. Whereas Poehler hasn’t publicly spoken concerning the relationship, the 2 have been steadily seeing one another for months.
Again in October 2024, Folks reported that Poehler and Lovell had been courting because the summer time, with a supply sharing that they had been merely “having fun with spending time collectively.” Since then, the couple has saved issues largely personal, choosing delicate appearances over splashy headlines.
Poehler, 53, has been linked to some acquainted faces up to now, together with John Stamos, Nick Kroll and Benjamin Graf, however her most well-known relationship stays her marriage to actor Will Arnett. The previous couple had been married for 13 years earlier than divorcing in 2016 and share two sons, Archie, 16, and Abel, 14.
So who precisely is Joel Lovell? Right here’s every part to learn about Poehler’s boyfriend thus far.
The place He’s From
Lovell is initially from upstate New York and attended Cornell College. In response to a 2016 interview with the College of Michigan’s alumni publication, he initially deliberate to go to medical faculty earlier than realizing his ardour lay elsewhere. He pivoted towards writing and literature, later incomes his MFA from the College of Michigan. After graduating, Lovell even taught undergraduate fiction writing on the faculty — a far cry from the place his profession would finally land.
His Profession
Lovell’s path into media was something however conventional. He as soon as shared that he “lucked into {a magazine} job” at Harper’s Bazaar after a buddy handed alongside a chance.
“So, he advisable me,” Lovell defined. “I actually simply obtained a name at some point from an editor asking if I’d be interested by making use of for an enhancing job. That was 20 years in the past.”
From there, Lovell went on to work at The New York Occasions Journal and GQ. After writing a buzzy profile on Stephen Colbert in 2015, he grew to become more and more related to the comedy world. He later served as deputy editor of The New York Occasions Journal earlier than shifting his focus to audio storytelling.
At present, Lovell is the chief editor at Pineapple Road Studios, owned by Audacy — the identical firm behind Poehler’s 2023 scripted comedy podcast, Say Extra with Dr? Sheila. His credit embrace enhancing Lacking Richard Simmons, Winds of Change, and 9/12. Previous to that, he labored as govt editor at This American Life and helped form the primary two seasons of the hit true crime podcast Serial.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 02: (L-R) Amy Poehler and Joel Lovell attend the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Picture by Monica Schipper/Getty Photos)
His Household
Like Poehler, Lovell is a father or mother. He shares three youngsters — Addie, 23, Tess, 21, and Julia, 17 — from a earlier relationship.
Poehler, in the meantime, continues to co-parent sons Archie and Abel with Arnett, sustaining a supportive dynamic years after their break up.
