Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes: Biography in Details

Who is Wanda Sykes?

Wanda Sykes is an American actress, comedian, and writer who is best known for her performances in ‘The New Adventures of Old Christine’, ‘The Chris Rock Show, and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Wanda Sykes: Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Ethnicity

She was born on March 7, 1964, in Portsmouth, Virginia, the U.S.A. Her birth name is Wanda Yvette Sykes. Sykes was born to parents Marion Louise and Harry Ellsworth Sykes.

Her mother Marion worked as a banker while her father was a U.S. Army colonel at the Pentagon. She has a brother named Harry Sykes.

Sykes holds American citizenship but her ethnicity is African-American.

Education, School/College University

She attended Arundel High School and graduated from there. After that, she attended Hampton University where she earned a bachelor of science degree in marketing.

Wanda Sykes: Professional Life, Career

Initially, she worked as a contracting specialist at the National Security Agency (NSA) for a total of 5 years. She was not satisfied with her job and changed her path opting for a stand-up Comedian.

She then moved to New York to continue her career in Comedy and made her breakthrough when she was cast as an opening act of Chris Rock at Caroline’s Comedy Club.

After that, she worked for shows- The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show, Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2, Premium Blend, Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied, Roseanne, The Chris Rock Show, Comedy Central Presents, The Downer Channel, Blackish, The Wanda Sykes Show, Back at the Barnyard, among others.

Moreover, Wanda Sykes has made her appearances in films such as ‘Tomorrow Night’ (1998), ‘Nutty Professor II: The Klumps’ (2000), ‘Monster-in-Law’ (2005), ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ (2006), ‘Evan Almighty’ (2007), ‘License to Wed’ (2007), ‘Snatched’ (2017).

Likewise, she lent her voice roles in movies such as ‘The Adventures of Brer Rabbit’ (2005), ‘Over the Hedge’ (2006), ‘Barnyard’ (2006), ‘Brother Bear 2’ (2006), ‘Rio’ (2011), ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’ (2012), ‘Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), ‘UglyDolls’ (2019).

She is also active in singing. She released her comedy albums over the years- ‘Tongue Untied’ (2003), ‘Sick & Tired’ (2007), ‘I’ ma Be Me (2010), ‘What Happened… Ms. Sykes?’ (2018).

Awards, Nominations

She has been nominated for Primetime Emmy seven times and one win in 1999 Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special.

She has also been nominated for BET Comedy Awards, Satellite Awards, Image Awards, Teen Choice Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Black Reel Awards, Annie Awards, and GLAAD Media Awards.

Wanda Sykes: Net Worth, Income, Salary

As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of around $10 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Her salary and other incomes are under review.

Wanda Sykes: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Wanda does not like to harm others and has not been involved in any rumors or controversies in her personal and professional life.

Height, Weight, Body Size

Wanda Sykes has a height of 5 ft. 2 inches and weighs 56 kg.

She has dark brown eyes and black hair. Her body measurement is 36-29-36 inches and her bra size is 36D.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Wanda Sykes has around 613k followers on Instagram, about 550.4k followers on Twitter, and around 715.5k followers on Facebook.

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