This Day In Black History: March 7, 1964
Comedian Wanda Sykes was born in Virginia on March 7, 1964.
Crowned one of America’s funniest comedians, Wanda Sykes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on March 7, 1964. She is 56 years old today.
Sykes grew up in a middle class family in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree from Hampton University, she landed a job at the National Security Agency, but working for the government was not her calling.
Sykes performed her first comedic stand-up performance in 1987 at the age of 28 and immediately fell in love with telling jokes. Sykes took her talents on the road, moving to New York City. Sykes met Chris Rock and the rest was history. She opened for him at Caroline's Comedy Club, and soon joined The Chris Rock Show as a writer. The writing team won an Emmy in 1998.
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