Wanda sykes He was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA in March 1964; and grew up in Maryland. He graduated from the Hampton University in Virginia with a Bachelor of Science.
He began his career in 1987 using the Stand Up Comedy (one-man comedy) in the Coors Light Super talent Showcase from Washington, DC
His big break came when Chris Rock chose her to open one of his shows at the Caroline’s Comedy Club.
In 97, he became part of the scriptwriting team of the show Chris (team that was nominated four times for the Emmy Awards, resulting winners in 1999).
From that moment on, Wanda has appeared in series like “Back at the Barnyard“,”Will & Grace“,”Curb Your Enthusiasm“,”Wanda does it“,”Wanda at Large“,”Crank Yankers“,”The Drew Carey Show” Y “The Downer Channel“, among other productions.
He currently plays Barb, the best friend of Christine (Julia Louis Dreyfus), in the sitcom of CBS, “The New Adventures of Old Christine“.
In addition to being an actress and comedian, Wanda She is also a screenwriter and producer. She is highly appreciated by critics for her incisive and audacious comments regarding national politics and current affairs, the difference between men and women and between different races.
His credits as a screenwriter include the scripts of the MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (1999) (TV), The MTV Movie Awards, The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV), “The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show“(1997), and”Wanda at Large“(2003).
On the big screen Wanda has worked in movies like “Until the priest separates us“(2007),”I’m still like god“(2007),”Hammy’s Boomerang Adventure“(2006),”CondomNation“(2006),”Brother bear 2“(2006),”Barnyard“(2006),”My super ex-girlfriend“(2006),”Clerks II“(2006),”Invading neighbors“(2006),”The Adventures of Brer Rabbit“(2006),”The groom’s mother“(2005),”MTV: Reloaded“(2003),”Pootie tang“(2001),”Down to earth“(2001) or”Nutty Professor II: The Klump Family“(2000) among others.
In his personal life, Wanda she was married to the music producer David hall, between 1991 and 1998. In October 2008, he married his female partner Alex, whom she met in 2006. Openly declared a lesbian, Wanda gave birth to twins Olivia lou Y Lucas Claude in April 2008. Actively participates in the defense of the right to marriage of homosexual couples.