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'''Roy Wood Jr.''' (born December 11, 1978) is an American comedian and actor. He has served as a correspondent for ''[[The Daily Show]]'' on [[Comedy Central]] since 2015.
'''Roy Wood Jr.''' (born December 11, 1978) is an American comedian and actor. He has served as a correspondent for ''[[The Daily Show]]'' on [[Comedy Central]] since 2015.


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Wood was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] and attended [[Ramsay High School]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2015/10/roy_wood_jr_the_daily_show.html |title= Roy Wood Jr.: From Birmingham stand-up to 'Daily Show' standout |date= 15 October 2015 }}Ramsay High School</ref>, later graduating from [[Florida A&M University]], during which he worked as a morning news reporter for [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]] radio station Hot 105.7. He began focusing on a career in comedy after filling in for the station's in-house comedian.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://957jamz.com/about_us/roy_woods.html |title= Inside 957jamz.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426174130/http://957jamz.com/about_us/roy_woods.html |archive-date= 26 April 2006 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> He passed on his midterm tests to open for [[Tommy Davidson]].{{cn|date=June 2018}} Upon receiving a Bachelor of Science in [[broadcast journalism]] in 2001, Wood returned to his hometown and became the head writer/producer for the Buckwilde Morning Show ([[WBHJ]] 95.7 JAMZ) in Birmingham, a position he held until 2007. He continued working in radio, providing prank calls and content to various morning shows nationally and contributing to [[Jamie Foxx]]'s Foxxhole station on [[Sirius XM Radio]].
==Career==
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Wood was born in [[Birmingham, Alabama]] and attended [[Florida A&M University]], during which he worked as a morning news reporter for [[Tallahassee]], [[Florida]] radio station Hot 105.7. He began focusing on a career in comedy after filling in for the station's in-house comedian.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://957jamz.com/about_us/roy_woods.html |title= Inside 957jamz.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426174130/http://957jamz.com/about_us/roy_woods.html |archive-date= 26 April 2006 |dead-url=yes |df= }}</ref> He passed on his midterm tests to open for [[Tommy Davidson]].{{cn|date=June 2018}} Upon receiving a Bachelor of Science in [[broadcast journalism]] in 2001, Wood returned to his hometown and became the head writer/producer for the Buckwilde Morning Show ([[WBHJ]] 95.7 JAMZ) in Birmingham, a position he held until 2007. He continued working in radio, providing prank calls and content to various morning shows nationally and contributing to [[Jamie Foxx]]'s Foxxhole station on [[Sirius XM Radio]].


In 2010, Wood finished third in the 7th season of NBC's ''[[Last Comic Standing]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/scenesource/2010/08/roy_wood_jr_still_standing_des.html|title=Roy Wood Jr. is still standing despite loss on "Last Comic Standing|date=9 August 2010|publisher=|via=AL.com}}</ref> and began hosting his own morning show, ''The Roy Wood Jr Show''. The show garnered top ratings and won 'Large Market Morning Show Of The Year' from the [[Alabama Broadcasters Association]] for several years. From 2011 to 2014, Wood appeared on TBS' ''Sullivan & Son'', appearing as a guest star in the first season. He was promoted to series regular for the second and third seasons before the show's cancellation in 2014. The following year, he was cast by ABC to play alongside [[Whoopi Goldberg]] in the comedy pilot ''Delores And Jermaine'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4424656/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1|title=Delores & Jermaine|date=1 January 2000|publisher=|via=IMDb}}</ref> the show did not make it beyond the pilot stage.
In 2010, Wood finished third in the 7th season of NBC's ''[[Last Comic Standing]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.al.com/scenesource/2010/08/roy_wood_jr_still_standing_des.html|title=Roy Wood Jr. is still standing despite loss on "Last Comic Standing|date=9 August 2010|publisher=|via=AL.com}}</ref> and began hosting his own morning show, ''The Roy Wood Jr Show''. The show garnered top ratings and won 'Large Market Morning Show Of The Year' from the [[Alabama Broadcasters Association]] for several years. From 2011 to 2014, Wood appeared on TBS' ''Sullivan & Son'', appearing as a guest star in the first season. He was promoted to series regular for the second and third seasons before the show's cancellation in 2014. The following year, he was cast by ABC to play alongside [[Whoopi Goldberg]] in the comedy pilot ''Delores And Jermaine'';<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4424656/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1|title=Delores & Jermaine|date=1 January 2000|publisher=|via=IMDb}}</ref> the show did not make it beyond the pilot stage.

Revision as of 20:36, 17 April 2019

Roy Wood Jr.
Wood performing at The Stand in December 2016
Born (1978-12-11) December 11, 1978 (age 45)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materFlorida A&M University
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor, disc jockey
Websitehttp://roywoodjr.com

Roy Wood Jr. (born December 11, 1978) is an American comedian and actor. He has served as a correspondent for The Daily Show on Comedy Central since 2015.

Wood was born in Birmingham, Alabama and attended Ramsay High School[1], later graduating from Florida A&M University, during which he worked as a morning news reporter for Tallahassee, Florida radio station Hot 105.7. He began focusing on a career in comedy after filling in for the station's in-house comedian.[2] He passed on his midterm tests to open for Tommy Davidson.[citation needed] Upon receiving a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism in 2001, Wood returned to his hometown and became the head writer/producer for the Buckwilde Morning Show (WBHJ 95.7 JAMZ) in Birmingham, a position he held until 2007. He continued working in radio, providing prank calls and content to various morning shows nationally and contributing to Jamie Foxx's Foxxhole station on Sirius XM Radio.

In 2010, Wood finished third in the 7th season of NBC's Last Comic Standing[3] and began hosting his own morning show, The Roy Wood Jr Show. The show garnered top ratings and won 'Large Market Morning Show Of The Year' from the Alabama Broadcasters Association for several years. From 2011 to 2014, Wood appeared on TBS' Sullivan & Son, appearing as a guest star in the first season. He was promoted to series regular for the second and third seasons before the show's cancellation in 2014. The following year, he was cast by ABC to play alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the comedy pilot Delores And Jermaine;[4] the show did not make it beyond the pilot stage.

In 2015, Wood joined The Daily Show as a correspondent.[5] His first Comedy Central stand-up special, Father Figure premiered in 2017 with an extended uncensored album of the same name released by Comedy Central Records. In 2017, he was named the new host of Comedy Central's storytelling series This is Not Happening. Wood's second Comedy Central special, Roy Wood Jr.: No One Loves You premiered in 2019.

Wood has also performed for the troops on numerous USO tours in the Middle East and the Pacific Islands.[6]

Television appearances

Albums

Wood put out his first of three prank call CDs in 2003, titled My Momma Made Me Wear This. The second collection, Confessions of a Bench Warmer, came out in 2005. His third CD, I'll Slap You To Sleep, was released in 2007. Wood's pranks have been featured on numerous hip-hop mix tapes. His first stand-up comedy CD Things I Think, I Think was released in 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Roy Wood Jr.: From Birmingham stand-up to 'Daily Show' standout". 15 October 2015.Ramsay High School
  2. ^ "Inside 957jamz.com". Archived from the original on 26 April 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Roy Wood Jr. is still standing despite loss on "Last Comic Standing". 9 August 2010 – via AL.com.
  4. ^ "Delores & Jermaine". 1 January 2000 – via IMDb.
  5. ^ "'The Daily Show' Adds Ronny Chieng, Roy Wood Jr., and Desi Lydic as Correspondents". 2 September 2015 – via Vulture.
  6. ^ "Helicopter Rides, Crazy Food Pairings and Troops: Steve Byrne and Roy Wood Jr. Talk About Their USO Travels". 12 May 2015 – via USO Org.
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