Wanda Sykes

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WANDA SYKES (Carla Dunkirk) was among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas. She voices a key role in the animated film Over the Hedge and co-stars in the upcoming comedies Clerks II and Evan Almighty, starring Steve Carell. Sykes starred in Comedy Central's Wanda Does It (2004), where she tried various non-showbiz jobs. Her first book was Yeah I Said It, published by Simon and Schuster in 2004. The book is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events.

In 2003, Sykes starred on Fox's Wanda at Large (2003), which she wrote, produced and starred in. She also has a one hour Comedy Central special called Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied (2003). In addition, she co-stars on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers (2002) as the voice of Gladys Murphy. Sykes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and raised in Maryland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University. Her stand-up career began at a Coors Light Super talent Showcase in Washington, DC where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience. She spent 5 years as part of the HBO's critically acclaimed The Chris Rock Show (1997).

As a performer and writer on the show, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmy's and in 1999 won the Emmy for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special." In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for "Outstanding Female Stand Up Comic". She won a second Emmy in 2002 for her work on Inside the NFL. In 2003, Wanda earned a Comedy Central Commie Award for funniest TV actress. Other writing credits include: the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards, The MTV Movie Awards, The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002), The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (1997), and Wanda at Large (2003). She also appeared in the feature films Pootie Tang (2001), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Down to Earth (2001), and Monster-in-Law (2005).

Filmography: Barnyard: The Original Party Animals, Clerks 2, Evan Almighty (2006), Monster-in-Law, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Over The Hedge,

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