18 Facts About Amanda Seales

Amanda Seales was one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show, The Real.

Amanda Ingrid Seales was born in Inglewood, California, on July 1,1981.

Amanda Seales's father is a Black American from Roxbury, Boston.

Amanda Seales moved to Orlando, Florida, in 1989, where she later attended Dr Phillips High School.

Amanda Seales graduated from SUNY-Purchase, then earned a master's degree in American studies with a concentration in Hip hop from Columbia University.

Amanda Seales's first film was a minor role as Katy in the 1993 movie Cop and a Half.

The next year Amanda Seales was featured on the Nickelodeon sitcom My Brother and Me as Deonne Wilburn.

Also in 2016, Amanda Seales began hosting her own show on truTV called Greatest Ever.

On January 6,2020, Amanda Seales was promoted from guest co-host to permanent co-host.

Amanda Seales departed the series after six months of co-hosting, citing her dissatisfaction with the inability to openly speak on recent social issues as a reason.

In February 2022, Amanda Seales was cast in the three-part documentary series Everything's Gonna Be All White, airing on Showtime.

In 2007, Seales replaced Natalie Stewart of the musical duo Floetry on tour with Marsha Ambrosius, and in December of that same year Seales released her first extended play Life Experience.

Multiple people who were spreading that story have since admitted that Amanda Seales did not make those allegations herself.

Amanda Seales later rescinded her support after learning more about his history.

In February 2020, Amanda Seales drew controversy while on The Real when defending Jussie Smollett after he was arrested for faking a hate crime.

In 2021, Amanda Seales was criticized for portraying Alpha Kappa Alpha, or "AKA," insignia on the series Insecure.

Amanda Seales responded to the criticism in an Instagram video defending her portrayal.

Amanda Seales mentioned being autistic during an interview on Club Shay Shay, later clarifying she is self-diagnosed.