Whitney Cummings is known for her profane jokes and observational comedy, usually based on taboo subjects. She was also part of the Comedy Central roasts by Joan Rivers, David Hasselhoff and Donald Trump. Cummings is also an acclaimed writer, executive producer and director who has stated that all of these roles are less demanding than stand-up comedy. However, stand-up remains her first passion because it is extremely cathartic for her to connect with hundreds of people and make them laugh.

Born name

Whitney Ann Cummings

nickname

Whitney

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Georgetown, Washington, District of Colombia, USA

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

• She graduated from Andrews Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland in 2000.
• Whitney worked as a runway and catalog model while studying at school and college. She has also worked at WRC-TV aka NBC 4 as a multimedia journalist and honed her acting skills at the non-profit organization. Studio Theater in Washington, DC
• She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in communications from the prestigious Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004.
• After college, Whitney moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. During her fight days, she paid her bills by hosting countdown shows on the E! Network and VH1 .

occupation

Actress, stand-up comedian, producer, director, writer

family

• Father – Eric Lynn Cummings (Expired 2017) (lawyer, venture capitalist)
• Mother – Patricia aka Patti (Former PR Manager)
• Siblings – Ashley Cummings (Older Sister) (Yoga Instructor)
• Others – Lucasta Cummings (stepmother) (British actress), Gerald Leonard Cummings (paternal grandfather), Virginia Jeanette Spickard Cummings (paternal grandmother), Mark David Cummings (paternal uncle), Dr. David A. Cummings (paternal uncle), Cathy Ellen Cummings (paternal aunt), Lisa Chittum Cummings (paternal aunt), Victoria Grace (cousin), Shannon Cummings (cousin), Johnathan Cummings (cousin), Kevin Cummings (elder half-brother). She may have 4 other half-siblings.

Manager

It is managed by –

• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
• Jimmy Miller, Mosaic Media
• Meredith O’Sullivan Wasson, The Lede Company (Publizistin)

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 10 inches or 178 cm

weight

60 kg or 132 lbs

friend/spouse

Whitney Cummings dated –

1. Peter Berg (2012-2013) – Whitney dated actor, director and executive producer Peter Berg almost a year before she broke up with him. The duo had an age difference of 20 years. Not happy about the abrupt end of their relationship, she shared the news of their split on stage during a riot.
2. Kerry Rhodes (2014) – Tabloids reported that Whitney was dating former NFL player Kerry Rhodes in 2014. The relationship lasted no more than a few months.
3. In January 2016, during an interview with HowardStern, Whitney discussed her decision to freeze her eggs because she was concerned about settling for someone who probably wouldn’t be right for her. She also confessed that she was cheated on in one of her previous relationships without revealing the name of this ex-boyfriend. After Whitney went on a 10-month break, she mentioned she was dating a doctor. However, she did not reveal his name.
4. Lenny Kravitz (2016) – In June 2016, paparazzi spotted Whitney and veteran singer Lenny Kravitz having dinner at Nobu Restaurant.
5. Miles Skinner (2017-present) – The comedian appeared on the talk show, Conan , to promote her book in October 2017 and explained that she met her boyfriend of 10 months online on a dating proposal. The man she was talking about was Miles Skinner, who works as a group creative director at an advertising company called VICE Media and also as a freelance brand strategist for several high-profile companies. He proposed to Whitney on her birthday in September 2018. The pair also share a mutual love of animals, especially dogs.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of Scottish descent.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Tall and slim physique
• Deep, emphatic voice
• Small, sharp nose
• High cheekbones
• Thin and sharply arched eyebrows

shoe size

10 (US) or 7.5 (UK) or 40.5 (EU)

brand promotion

• She was featured in promotional videos for Lexus CT 200h.
• Whitney made a video series for Tinder’s Introduce Her Reactions feature.
• Through her social media accounts, she has often promoted various brands such as Cool House Ice Cream, Leeza Braun Jewelry, NetJets , Cristina Ottaviano Womenswear, Weg Luggage, and FabFitFun .

Known for

• Writing and creating the CBS sitcom, Two Broke Girls (2011-2017)
• Creating the ABC sitcom, Whitney (2011-2013). She was also cast to play the character of Whitney on the show.

first movie

In 2004, she made her big screen debut as CyberBunnyLilly in the thriller film, EMR .

First TV show

She made her first TV show appearance on the reality series, Punk’d , in 2004.

Personal trainer

• In 2014, Whitney trained at Rise Movement’s gym with celebrity trainers Ben Bruno and Jason Walsh.
• Both trainers help their clients get leaner by emphasizing the increase in organic strength and functional fitness through free weights and other non-one dimensional fitness equipment.
• Ben Bruno frequently programs heavy oars, land mine deadlifts, and pull and push power sleds for all of his female clients, including Whitney.
• He once shared in an interview that he oversees heavy-weight exercises for the glutes, hamstrings, and back, but recommends moderate loads and higher reps for all other parts of the body.
• In 2014, Jason Walsh shared a clip of Whitney Hip Thrusting 315 pounds for 12 reps on Instagram.
• Whitney takes SoulCycle classes every time she visits New York City.
• The comedian wrote a memoir called I’m Fine…And Other Lies (2017), in which she revealed her 15-year battle with anorexia, which began in her teens and continued through her 20s.
• From the ages of 14 to 18, she only ate rice cakes, apples, and low-fat yogurt. In her 20s, the comedian survived mostly on coffee.
• Her irrational fear of body fat made her extremely thin.
• Because of her disordered eating, she caught colds every month, which a couple of times led to pneumonia. It also led to chronic hair loss and inexplicable pain in various parts of her body.
• After seeing several doctors and therapists, she allowed her body to gain 25 pounds, resulting in increased vitality and a youthful appearance.
• Whitney suffers from a dust allergy so severe that she has had to remove carpeting from her home. She is also allergic to tomatoes and gluten.
• She avoids or maintains a minimal consumption of sugar, wheat and caffeine.
• Whitney eats a weed candy before bed in case she has trouble falling asleep, especially if she’s staying in a hotel room.
• She always travels with a band-aid or tape to cover red or green light spots coming from an electronic device in her hotel room as she can only sleep well when it’s dark.

Whitney Cummings favorite things

• Restaurant – Nobu
• Vintage book – The Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Book – The Female Brain (2006) by Louann Brizendine (Whitney adapted the book into a screenplay and directed the film.)
• Books she happily recommends – Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari, The Fantasy Bond by Robert W. Firestone
• Comedic Influence – George Carlin
• Time Killing Habit – Browsing Ecommerce Sites
• Credit Card Company – Jetblue
• Training equipment when traveling – resistance bands
• Skin Care Device – NuFace Toning Device
• Ambience essential – Rose Diptyque candles
• Promi-Idol – Mae West
• Coffee – coconut mocha

Whitney Cummings facts

1. The comedian had a cynical attitude toward marriage for years because her parents got a bitter divorce when she was 5 years old. By the time she turned 15, she said she had experienced three bitter divorces in her family.
2. Whitney experienced bullying at school because of her last name.
3. She paid for her tuition by working a non-glamorous modeling job. Whitney had to dress up in cheap clothing outside the King of Prussia mall in suburban Philadelphia to attract potential customers to the counter.
4. At age 22, she performed for the first time at a bar on Vine Street, Fountain Avenue in Hollywood. However, she struggled for 3 years to find an authentic stage style.
5. At one point, Whitney bought a Lexus hybrid and wrecked it on day one when she unknowingly filled the fuel tank with diesel. She later used this incident as material for her standing shows.
6. Once Whitney started making good money, her biggest effort was getting health insurance so she could see a neurologist to treat her chronic migraines.
7. Conserving her creative energy and thinking outside of the box, Whitney meditates and uses adult coloring books. She also enjoys watching TED Talks on the various topics she has no prior knowledge about, and watching classic films and animation to see details that aren’t readily apparent.
8. Whitney watches Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović’s documentary and videos. She considers them an important source of inspiration.
9. She rescued 2 dogs from an animal shelter – a pit bull named Ramona and a Great Dane named Frankie.
10. In 2017, Whitney also rescued a retired showhorse named King. She frequently states that caring for animals is extremely therapeutic. She feels judgment-free when around the animals, which helps her nurture her inner child while making her pets feel safe around her.
11. Michael Patrick King, best known as the writer, director and executive producer of Sex and the City series and films, Whitney gave $800 of her $900 credit to a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes that she bought when she first met him wore.
12. She’s a self-proclaimed workaholic to the point where Whitney admits it’s her biggest vice. Her drive is partly due to her financially irresponsible parents being in debt during her childhood.
13. Stand-up comedy fulfills Whitney because during her early years, she never had a voice that was taken seriously. Before landing sitcom deals on television, she traveled the country doing more than 80 stand-up shows a year.
14. She is the first woman to perform stand-up comedy in Dubai and Beirut.
15. Visit her official website @ whitneycummings.com.
16. For more on the comedy, follow Whitney Cummings on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.