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Wanda Yvette Sykes (born March 7, 1964), also known as Wanda Sykes, is a famous stand-up comedian, actress, and writer from the United States.
She rose to fame in 1999 when she won a Primetime Emmy Award for her work as a writer for The Chris Rock Show.
In 2004, Wanda Sykes was named one of the 25 Funniest People in America by Entertainment Weekly.
American comedian
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| Name: | Wanda Yvette Sykes |
| stage name: | Wanda Sykes |
| Date of Birth: | March 7, 1964 (60 years old) |
| place of birth: | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.57m |
| parents: | Marion Louise Sykes, Harry Ellsworth Sykes |
| Brothers and sisters: | Harry Sykes |
| Wife • Husband • Spouse: | Alex Sykes (m. 2008), Dave Hall (m. 1991-1998) |
| Girlfriend • Boyfriend • Partner: | not applicable |
| Children: | Olivia Lou Sykes, Lucas Clyde Sykes |
| Profession: | Comedian • Television personality |
| net worth: | USD 5,000,000-12,000,000 |
early life
Wanda Sykes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. When she was in the third grade, her family moved to Maryland. She was born on March 7, 1964.
Her mother, Marion Louise Sykes (née Peeples), was a banker, and her father, Harry Ellsworth Sykes, was a U.S. Army colonel at the Pentagon. Her brother, Harry Sykes, was her only sibling.
In 2012, Wanda Sykes’ family history was explored in an episode of the PBS genealogy program Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates.
She traces her lineage to a 1683 court case involving her grandmother, Elizabeth Banks, a free white woman and an indentured servant who gave birth to the biracial Mary Banks, who received her mother’s free status.
educate
Wanda Sykes graduated from Arundel High School in Gambrills, Maryland. She attended Hampton University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and was elected to the Alpha Kappa Alpha organization.
After graduating from college, her first job was as a contract specialist at the National Security Agency, where she worked for five years.
Profession
After working for the NSA, Wanda Sykes began her stand-up comedy career in 1987 at the Coors Light Super Talent Showcase in Washington, D.C., where she performed in front of a live audience for the first time.
While working at the NSA, Wanda Sykes performed locally until she moved to New York City in 1992. She made her television debut in the early 1990s, performing with JB Smoove and Bernie Mac on Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam.
While working for Hal Leonard Publishing, she edited Peter Magadini’s book Polyrhythms – A Musician’s Guide. Her life reached a turning point when she was asked to open for Chris Rock at Caroline’s Comedy Club.
Since then, Wanda Sykes has starred in films such as Pootie Tang and television shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2003, she starred in the Fox TV network sitcom She at Large, which was a short-lived success. In the same year, she starred in the Comedy Central one-hour special Tongue Untied. She was also voted 70th on the network’s list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. Her Comedy Central show Wanda Does It was also short-lived.
Wanda Sykes is a famous actress who has starred in many films and film series and won many honors. She has also voiced many animations and cartoons.
In addition to her film and television career, Wanda Sykes is also a novelist. Yes, I Said It, a collection of witty insights on a variety of topics, was published in September 2004.
Filmography
- My Mother-in-Law’s Monster (2005)
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
- Bruce Almighty(2007)
- License to Marry (2007)
- Over the Fence (2006)
- Farmville (2006)
- Bear Tale 2 (2006)
- Rio (2011)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- UglyDolls (2019)
Personal life
Wanda Sykes was married to record producer Dave Hall from 1991 to 1998. In November 2008, she came out as a lesbian at a same-sex marriage event in Las Vegas in support of Proposition 8.
A month ago, she married Alex Niedbalski, a French lady whom she met in 2006. In April 2009, Alex Sykes gave birth to fraternal twins, Olivia Lou Sykes and Lucas Claude Sykes, and the couple became parents for the first time.
Wanda Sykes did not confess to her conservative mother, Marian Louise Sykes, and father, Harry Ellsworth Sykes, until she was 40, and they initially found it difficult to accept her homosexuality. They refused to attend Wanda’s wedding to Alex Sykes and became estranged; but they later repaired their relationship with Wanda Sykes.
On September 19, 2011, Wanda Sykes revealed in an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) earlier this year. Although DCIS is a non-invasive “stage zero breast cancer,” she chose to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer.
Wanda Sykes lives in Media, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, and Cherry Grove, New York.
Social Media
Wanda Sykes is active on Instagram and Twitter. She has a large fan base consisting of African Americans.
net worth
Wanda Sykes’ net worth is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $12,000,000.
