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Before "Trainwreck" and an Emmy nod, Amy Schumer grew up bankrupt in NYC.
The 34-year-old comedienne's debut film "Trainwreck" opened to impressive box office numbers this weekend, and she recently earned her first Emmy nomination as an actress for her hit Comedy Central show "Inside Amy Schumer."
But Schumer's rise to fame wasn't easy. Here's how the stand up comic from New York became a Hollywood star.