Wanda Sykes
Milestones
- Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia
- Birthday: March 7, 1964
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2007
Cast opposite Steve Carell in "Evan Almighty," a sequel to the 2003 comedy "Bruce Almighty"
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2006
First HBO Comedy Special, entitled "Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired"
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2006 to 0000
Landed a recurring role on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS); became a series regular in the second season
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2005
Cast as Jane Fonda's long-suffering personal assistant in the comedy "Monster-in-Law"
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2004
Penned a book of humorous observations on various topics, Yeah, I Said It
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2004
Starred in her own short-lived Comedy Central show "Wanda Does It"
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2003
Appeared in the hour-long Comedy Central special "Tongue Untied"
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2003
Cast in her own FOX sitcom "Wanda at Large"
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2002 to 2003
Voiced a recurring character named Gladys on Comedy Central's puppet show "Crank Yankers"
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2001 to 2005
Played a recurring role on Larry David's HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
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2001
Re-teamed with Rock in "Pootie Tang" (based on a sketch from Rock's show) and "Down to Earth"
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2001
Was a regular on the NBC midseason replacement series "The Downer Channel"
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2000
Acted in "Nutty Professor II: The Klumps"
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1998
Made film debut in "Tomorrow Night"; directed by "The Chris Rock Show" co-writer, Louis C.K.
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1997 to 2000
Joined the writing staff and cast of the HBO series "The Chris Rock Show"
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1987
Began her stand-up comedy career when she entered a Washington D.C. area talent competition