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'''Willadele Givens''' (born January 1, 1965){{cn|date=July 2019}} , known professionally as '''Adele Givens''' is an American comedian, actress and writer. Beginning her career during the late–1980s in comedy, Givens television appearances include ''[[The Hughleys]]'', ''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[The Parkers]]'', ''[[Comedy Central Presents]]'', ''[[Def Comedy Jam]]'', ''[[Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry]]'', ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'', ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]'' and ''[[The Steve Harvey Show]]''. |
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Adele Givens | |
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| Born | Willadele Givens[citation needed] January 1, 1965 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1989–present |
Willadele Givens (born January 1, 1965)[citation needed] , known professionally as Adele Givens is an American comedian, actress and writer. Beginning her career during the late–1980s in comedy, Givens television appearances include The Hughleys, Moesha, The Parkers, Comedy Central Presents, Def Comedy Jam, Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, Martin, Tracey Takes On... and The Steve Harvey Show.
Career
Givens was the 1989 Grand Prize Winner of the Crown Royal Comedy Contest held at the Regal Theater in Chicago. The next year, Givens was a finalist in the Miller Lite Comedy Search, which was won by Bernie Mac. Her movie appearances include Beauty Shop and The Players Club. Givens and fellow African American female comedians Mo'Nique, Laura Hayes and Sommore were the stars of The Queens of Comedy tour, filmed and shown on Showtime and released on DVD. In 2001, she hosted The Source's Hip Hip Awards Preshow which was shown on UPN. On September 7, 2018, Adele was featured on Kanye West's single titled "I Love It ", featuring rapper Lil Pump, and they performed the song on Saturday Night Live on September 29, 2018' however, Adele was not performing on the stage and was featured on the screen, wearing the same outfit as she wore in the music video.
References
- Anonymous. "'Queen of Comedy' Adele Givens to perform at Funny Bone" Call & Post. Call and Post Newspapers P-W Publishing. 2006. HighBeam Research. 16 Aug. 2009 <https://web.archive.org/web/20020331041952/http://highbeam.com/>.
- "Miller Comedy Search celebrates 16 years of hilarious comedy" Chicago Defender, Real Times Inc. 2003. HighBeam Research. 16 Aug. 2009 <https://web.archive.org/web/20020331041952/http://highbeam.com/>.
- "Adele Givens: `Queen' for a while" Philadelphia Daily News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService). 2003. HighBeam Research. 16 Aug. 2009 <https://web.archive.org/web/20020331041952/http://highbeam.com/>.
"Know About Adele Givens; Age, Salary, Parents, Height, Adele Givens." Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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