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In '87, I used to do this awful, awful James Brown impression.
Wanda Sykes
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Wanda Sykes
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 7
Comedian
Film Actor
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Television Actor
Television Producer
Voice Actor
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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Wanda Yvette Sykes
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