Sheryl Patrice Underwood (born (1963-10-28)October 28, 1963) is an
American comedian, actress and television host. She first rose to
prominence in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989's
Miller Lite Comedy Search. Currently, Underwood is one of the hosts on
the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk, a role she first stepped into in
September 2011.Underwood was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later
moved to Atwater, California, where she attended high school. She has
a brother, Michael, and an older sister, Frankie, who was diagnosed
with polio. Michael and Sheryl would often take turns giving care to
Frankie. Sheryl is now Frankie's caregiver.Underwood revealed that she
was born with a twin who did not survive. She went on to say that she
had been lied to by her mother, who said that her father murdered her
sister. Underwood admitted to carrying her sister's birth certificate
around with her. She 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.After graduating college, she served in the
military. She later gained public notice as the first female finalist
in the Miller Lite Comedy Search in 1989. 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.
American comedian, actress and television host. She first rose to
prominence in the comedy world as the first female finalist in 1989's
Miller Lite Comedy Search. Currently, Underwood is one of the hosts on
the CBS Daytime talk show The Talk, a role she first stepped into in
September 2011.Underwood was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later
moved to Atwater, California, where she attended high school. She has
a brother, Michael, and an older sister, Frankie, who was diagnosed
with polio. Michael and Sheryl would often take turns giving care to
Frankie. Sheryl is now Frankie's caregiver.Underwood revealed that she
was born with a twin who did not survive. She went on to say that she
had been lied to by her mother, who said that her father murdered her
sister. Underwood admitted to carrying her sister's birth certificate
around with her. She 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.After graduating college, she served in the
military. She later gained public notice as the first female finalist
in the Miller Lite Comedy Search in 1989. 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.
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