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Wendy Williams Biography
Birth Name:Wendy Joan Williams
Birth Place:Wayside, New Jersey, United States
Profession Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer
Fast Facts
- In 2012, participated in PETA's "I'd Rather Go Naked Than Wear Fur" campaign
- Supports the group Hangtags for Humanity and their "What Smart Girls Now" campaign
- Was named one of the 35 most powerful people in media by The Hollywood Reporter in 2012 and 2013
- Inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 2009
- While attending Northeastern University in Boston, she found a spot as a DJ on the college radio station WRBB
- Best known as the host of her long-running talk show "The Wendy Williams Show․"
- While in high school, played the clarinet in the matching band
Awards
- 2015Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host: nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host: nominated
- 2016Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment: nominated
- 2017Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host: nominated
- 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host: nominated