Sheryl Underwood
(born 1963(1963--)) is an American comedienne.
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Professional career
Underwood first gain notoriety as the first female finalist in the
Miller Lite Comedy Search in 1989.
[1] She won the BET "Funniest Female Comedian on Comic View" award in 1994 and the BET Comedy Awards' Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award in 2005.
Following her stand up success, Underwood to a number of minor acting roles including Bad Mouth Bessie in the 1998 film
I Got the Hook Up,
and Catfish Rita in the 2005 film
Beauty Shop
.
Underwood was the host of BET's
Comic View
and executive producer and host of the limited run comedy/variety series
Holla
(September 2002- January 2003)
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Underwood is a regular on-air radio personality on the nationally syndicated
Tom Joyner Morning Show.
She briefly hosted her own radio program, "Sheryl Underwood and Company" for
Radio One-owned Syndication One News/Talk and
XM Satellite Radio's Channel 169 (The Power ).
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Television and Filmography[
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]- Bulworth (1998) as Woman in Frankie's
- I Got the Hook Up (1998) as Bad Mouth Bessie
- Nikki (TV series) (episode: Working Girl
) (2001) as Janeth
- Holla (TV series) (2002) as Host
- Beauty Shop (2005) as Catfish Rita
- Holla (TV series) -- Executive Producer
- Def Comedy Jam (1992) (TV series) .... Frequent Performer
- Soul Train Comedy Awards (1993) (TV) Presenter
- Make Me Laugh (1997) TV Series
- Oh Drama! (2000) TV Series as Host
- Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (2002) (TV Series)
- BET Comedy Awards (2004) (TV)
- The 2nd Annual BET Comedy Awards (2005) (TV)
- Weekends at the DL (2005) a
- Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History (2005) (TV)
- Getting Played (2005)
- Baisden After Dark (2007)
Personal life
“
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College educated, she holds a Bachelor's degree and two Master's degrees. Underwood once served in the U.S. Armed Forces, and frequently makes jokes about "all the creative places you can get busy on military base."
Underwood is a lifetime member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., first joining in 1990. She served as president of the organization's Omicron Rho Zeta chapter, as the National Chair of Honorary Members, and as the National Executive Board Chair. She also chartered a graduate chapter of Zeta Phi Beta in Inglewood, California.
In addition to the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Underwood is also a National Council of Negro Women and the NAACP member. She also founded the African-American Female Comedian Association.
Zeta Phi Beta presidency
Underwood was elected as the 23rd International Grand Basileus (President), during Zeta Phi Beta's biennial business meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2008. Her election as Grand Basileus was disputed, but District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Gerald I. Fisher dismissed a lawsuit against the sorority and Underwood, that asked the court to unseat Underwood. [5] [6] [7] Her election made her the first professional entertainer to hold the highest elected office of a National Pan-Hellenic Council organization.
References
- Sheryl Underwood
- Holla
- Comedian Sheryl Underwood gets a daily talk show on XM
- Sheryl Underwood
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Elects Entertainer Sheryl Underwood 23rd International President
- Comedian Fights to Retain Presidency of Sorority
- Judge rules in favor of comedian in sorority