Sheryl Underwood Biography

Sheryl Underwood, American comedian, actress, and television presenter. She is notable in the world of comedy for being the first female finalist in the 1989 Miller Lite Comedy Search. She is also known for hosting BET Comic View. Since the fall of 2011, she has also been one of the five hosts of the daytime chat show The Talk on CBS.

Early life, biography and education of Sheryl Underwood

was born on October 28, 1963 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Joyce Evelyn Underwood and Cleo Underwood .

Underwood graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and Governors State University with a master’s degree in media management and mass communication. She also once served in the US Armed Forces.

Sheryl Underwood’s career

and she is a patriotic Republican, even though she campaigned for the re-election of Barack Obama in the 2012 US presidential election.

Since joining in 1990, Underwood has also been a life member of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority, serving as president of the organization’s Omicron Rho Zeta chapter, as National Honorary Membership Chair, National and International Executive Board Chair. Grand Basileus, as well as being a graduate. Zeta Phi Beta chapter in Inglewood, California. On top of that, Underwood is also a member of the National Council of Negro Women and the NAACP. She is also the founder of the Association of African American Women Comedians.

Immediately after graduating from college, Underwood served in the military, which was his first major profession. After becoming the first female finalist on the Miller Lite Comedy Search in 1989, she rose to fame and gained immense popularity in the world of comedy. After her success in stand-up, she took several minor acting roles in films such as the role of Bad Mouth Bessie in I Got the Hook-Up and Catfish Rita in Beauty Shop. From September 2002 to January 2003, Underwood became the host of BET’s Comic View and the executive producer and host of the limited-run comedy series Holla.

Underwood was a contributor to the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner morning show. He left the job in June 2010, as he had other plans. She joined The Steve Harvey Morning Show to be his contributor. She has also briefly hosted her own radio show, Sheryl Underwood, and Company. On Tuesday nights, Underwood hosts The Sheryl Underwood Show on Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Satellite Radio channel, The Foxxhole. In 2011, she joined the second season of the daytime show The Talk.

Underwood has been awarded the BET ‘Funniest Female Comedian in Comic View’ award in 1994. She is also the winner of the BET Comedy Awards Platinum Mic Viewers Choice Award, 2005.

Sheryl Underwood Net Worth and Salary

He has been earning a lucrative amount of salary and his net worth is $2 million.

Sheryl Underwood’s personal life

There are some heartbreaking incidents in Underwood’s life. Her husband of three years, whom she had been with for seven years, committed suicide, as he suffered from clinical depression. She was also born with a twin that did not make it into the world. Her mother had falsely convinced her that her father was the killer. Underwood is not currently married.

Age, body measurements and other facts

• Age: Sheryl Underwood is 55 years old as of 2019.
• Birth sign: Scorpio
• Height: She has a tall height of 5 feet 9 inches.
• Weight: His body weight is around 87 kg (192 lbs).
• Body Measurements: He has a healthy body with measurements of 37-29-41 inches.