Wanda Sykes facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Wanda Sykes
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Sykes at the 2010 GLAAD Media Awards
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| Born | March 7, 1964 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
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| Alma mater | Hampton University |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
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Dave Hall
(m. 1991; div. 1998) Alex Niedbalski (m. 2008)
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| Children | 2 |
Wanda Sykes (born March 7, 1964) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named Sykes as one of the 25 funniest people in America. She is also known for her role as Barb Baran on CBS' The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10) and for appearances on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001–11).
Aside from her television appearances, Sykes has also had a career in film, appearing in Monster-in-Law (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), Evan Almighty (2007) and License to Wed (2007), as well as voicing characters in the animated films Over the Hedge (2006), Brother Bear 2 (2006), Rio (2011), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), and the upcoming animated film UglyDolls (2019).
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Sykes on the cover of Ms. magazine in 2004
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Sykes in September 2004.
