Wanda Sykes Net Worth

Raquel Davies | November 7, 2013

NET WORTH

$6 million

  • REAL NAME

    Wanda Sykes

  • DATE OF BIRTH

    March 7, 1964

  • OCCUPATION

    Comedian, Writer and Actress

  • HEIGHT & WEIGHT

    5 foot 2 inches and 135lbs

  • SIGN

    Pisces

  • REPRESENTATION

    Scott Henderson at William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment

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Wanda Sykes has an estimated net worth of $6 million

Wanda Sykes is an American comedienne, writer, and actress with an estimated net worth of $6 million. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly listed Wanda as one 25 funniest people in America. She is 5’2″ and weighs 135 pounds. Wanda Sykes was born on March 7, 1964 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Her father worked at the Pentagon in nearby Washington, D.C. while her mother worked as a banker. After high school, Sykes attended and graduated from Hampton University with a degree in marketing and went to work for the National Security Agency soon after.

While working for the government agency, Sykes started performing stand-up comedy for the first time in a local club in Washington, D.C. in 1987. For a while she continued to work for the NSA while honing her craft in the evenings on the comedy-club circuit but in 1992 she moved to New York City to work for a publishing house. Sykes would get her big comedy break in 1997, when she opened for Chris Rock at Caroline’s Comedy Club. She impressed Rock enough to where he tapped her to be a writer on his The Chris Rock Show, where she would also go on to appear as guest star. Her work on the show, as well as that of other writers, was awarded with an Emmy in 1999. At around the same time she would appear in Louis C.K.’s ill-fated Pootie Tang

Sykes got her own short-lived sitcom on Fox, Wanda at Large, in 2003, and another Wanda Does It on Comedy Central as well as star in a Comedy Central special that year. In the new century, Sykes’ star would continue to skyrocket with notable roles in Curb Your Enthusiasm, a  recurring role in The New Adventures of Old Christine, as well as parts in movies like My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Evan Almighty, Monster-in-Law and License to Wed. She would go on to host her own late-night talk, host the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, and star in a theatrical production of Annie. She was married to record producer from 1991 to 1998 and later married her same-sex partner in 2006, with which she has two children.

Wanda Sykes has an enough net worth to buy:

1.  35.4  1968 Ford Shelby Mustang KR  ($169,500.00 each)

2.  805.4 Chanel White J12 Ceramic Watch ($7,450.00 each)

358,823.5  Michael Kors Gold Luxe Eau de Parfum 3.4 oz ($102.00 each)

Wanda Sykes has enough net worth to give everyone in Sierra Leone $1.

 

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Written by Raquel Davies

Raquel is a staff writer for PlentyofCheddar.com. She received her Bachelor's of Arts in Public Relations from Barry University. Raquel enjoys reading Sci-Fi/ Fantasy novels and watching films of that same genre. Raquel is also enjoys the theater arts and fine dining. She was raised in Maryland but currently resides in Miami. Check her out on !

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