Comedy and pop-culture fans have watchedthe stunning transformation of Amy Schumerover the years.
Butwhat you don’t know about Schumeris that her life hasn’t always been easy.
The star comic has faced her share of adversity.
Though she’s faced everything with her signature sense of humor, Schumer has still struggled.
Here are the tragic details about Amy Schumer’s life.
Amy Schumer experienced antisemitism as a child
Amy Schumer has always been open about her Jewish heritage.
Schumer has also been open about the antisemitism she dealt with while growing up.
The kids [on Long Island] used to call me ‘Amy Jewmer.’
But around the time Amy turned 9, things changed.
Gordon had been secretly dealing with alcoholism, and because of it, his business went under.
But that wasn’t all.
“It was awful,” Amy said of Gordon’s diagnosis in an interview with Barbara Walters forABC.
“It was just confusing to me, especially the way MS works.
He was in physical pain.
That’s when I kind of took the lead and took care of everybody in my family.
I would keep everybody laughing.”
Gordon’s diagnosis still affects Amy and her family today.
“Some days I go to visit my dad and it’s so painful.
I can’t even believe it,” Amy said.
As the actor has shared, those storylines stem from her own relationship with her mother, Sandra Schumer.
The divorce led to some instability for Amy and her siblings.
Sandra’s actions during Amy and Kim’s teenage years contributed to the instability.
Amy and her mother have come a long way, but it took some work.
“I think it took me 10 years.
When Schumer was in high school, she nearly lost her life from a surfing accident.
The fin of Schumer’s board went into her leg, and she had to pull it out herself.
“I had to pick up my board, swim in.
It was just about to be winter and no one was on the beach.
But I found like one guy with this other guy.
Volleyball has been hard on Schumer’s body, too.
“You don’t have to live with pain.
Do the work to feel better.
It’s worth it!”
It took some time for Schumer to find steady success in her career.
The comedian has also struggled to find personal confidence.
“No, I definitely did [lose my confidence].
That took therapy and letting go of the past and just realizing kind of who I am.
And what makes somebody who they are.”
She’s received death threats because of her work
Working in a creative industry isn’t easy.
Those who create are open to intense criticism, and sometimes that criticism can become scary.
Amy Schumer has always pushed the envelope with her comedy, and it’s led to pushback.
In 2011, Schumer participated in the “Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen.”
“At the time, [my people] were, ‘Can you call your fans off?
Because she’s getting serious death threats.’
Schumer received similarly intense hatred because of her jokes in the time since.
Her condition required extreme treatment
Amy Schumer did not have an easy pregnancy.
Schumer attributes her HG to her endometriosis.
“I had a tumor in my endo ravaged appendix.
Chocolate cysts in both ovaries.
Endo of the uterus, psoas all over,” Schumer said onInstagram.
The comedian had to have her uterus and appendix removed because of the intense pain she was feeling.
While it is unusual for endometriosis to cause pain on the appendix, it’s not impossible.
Endometriosis also caused changes in her appearance
Amy Schumer has long been criticized because of her appearance.
When she first gained notoriety, she had both the media and the public scrutinizing her over her weight.
But Schumer has never taken the criticism lying down.
“Is it fat-shaming if you know you’re not fat and have zero shame in your game?
I don’t think so.
As she noted, her face had indeed gotten puffier, but it was due to her medical conditions.
“I have endometriosis an auto immune disease that every woman should read about.
Amy Schumer was diagnosed with another medical condition
Criticism can lead to learning new information.
While endometriosis can cause a puffy face, Schumer subsequently attributed hers to Cushing.
Luckily for Schumer, she should be okay, despite the diagnosis.
Schumer has long dealt with chronic illness.
She called the experience her younger self went through “humiliating” and “really hard.”
“If you’re a Jewish kid … the Holocaust is a real part of your DNA.
“The focus is so razor-sharp on Jewish people but not on Hamas.
It’s very strange,” Schumer shared withVarietyin April 2024.
“Of course what’s going on in Gaza is sickening, horrifying and unthinkable.
