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It's not until you develop your own voice, your own persona onstage that you become your own comic, who you really are.
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
Wanda Sykes-Hall
Wanda Yvette Sykes
Wanda Yvette Sykes-Hall
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