Sheryl Patrice Underwood was born on October 28,1963 and is an American comedian, actress and television host.
19 Facts About Sheryl Underwood
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Sheryl Underwood first rose to prominence in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989's Miller Lite Comedy Search.
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Currently, Underwood is one of the hosts on the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk, becoming the show's longest running co-host, a role she first stepped into in September 2011.
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Sheryl Underwood has received one Daytime Emmy Award from seven nominations.
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Sheryl Underwood revealed that she was born with a twin who did not survive.
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Sheryl Underwood went on to say that her mother lied to her, telling her that her father murdered her sister.
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Sheryl Underwood admitted to carrying her sister's birth certificate around with her.
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Sheryl Underwood even stated that her mother stabbed her father, who survived, after Underwood had gotten close to her father, which her mother wanted to prevent after she lied to Underwood about her father being a murderer.
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Sheryl Underwood later gained public notice as the first female finalist in the Miller Lite Comedy Search in 1989.
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Sheryl Underwood won the BET "Funniest Female Comedian on Comic View" award in 1994 and the BET Comedy Awards' Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award in 2005.
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Sheryl Underwood was a contributor on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show until June 2010 when she joined The Steve Harvey Morning Show as a contributor.
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On Tuesday nights, Underwood hosts The Sheryl Underwood Show on Jamie Foxx's Sirius Satellite Radio channel, The Foxxhole.
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In 2011, Sheryl Underwood became a co-host of the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk in its second season, replacing Leah Remini.
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Sheryl Underwood holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago and master's degrees in media management and mass communication from Governors State University.
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Sheryl Underwood is a lifetime member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority, first joining in 1990.
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Sheryl Underwood served as president of the organization's Omicron Rho Zeta chapter, as the National Chair of Honorary Members, National Executive Board Chair and International Grand Basileus.
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Sheryl Underwood chartered a graduate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta in Inglewood, California.
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Sheryl Underwood was elected as the 23rd International Grand Basileus during Zeta Phi Beta's biennial business meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2008.
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Sheryl Underwood's election made her the first professional entertainer to hold the highest elected office of a National Pan-Hellenic Council organization.