Sherri Shepherd

Whether on stage or screen, Daytime® Emmy Award-winner Sherri Shepherd's magnetic personality and hilarious sense of humor never fails to delight audiences. A self-described "class clown," she relocated to Los Angeles during high school and considered being a mortician, but took a job as a legal secretary. She was encouraged by friends to put together her own stand-up act after seeing Andrew Dice Clay perform. Shepherd's love of performing was instantaneous. Success however, was not. For five years she toiled as a secretary by day and performed stand-up at night and got her first break in the comedy "Cleghorne!"

In August 2009, Daytime Emmy award history was made when "The View" hosts were named Outstanding Talk Show Host. It was the first time in the 36 year history of NATAS that multiple talk show hosts received this honor. In May 2009, "The View" co-hosts were chosen as one of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" by Time. In July, 2009 Forbes ranked "The View" #11 among "30 of the Most Influential Women in Media."

Shepherd is featured in the award-winning film "Precious" based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire." Other film credits include "One For The Money," "Who's Your Caddy," "Beauty Shop," "Cellular," "Guess Who" and "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." In March 2012 Shepherd laces up her dancing shoes to shake, shimmy and strut her stuff on ABC's hit primtime show "Dancing With The Stars." Shepherd's additional television credits include "Less than Perfect," "Everybody Loves Raymond," "Joan of Arcadia," "Suddenly Susan," "The Jamie Foxx Show," and "Hot In Cleveland." Shepherd is also the host of "The Newlywed Game," on GSN and has also hosted "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." Shepherd is a frequent guest star as Tracy Morgan's wife, Angie Jordan, on the Emmy award-winning series "30 Rock." For the 2012 84th Academy Awards®, Shepherds co-hosted ABC Digital's Oscar.com "Backstage Pass"alongside Cameron Mathinson, Shira Lazar and Jake Whetter providing full Oscar coverage including, redcarpet arrivals, back stage exclusives, and the star-studded Governor's Ball afterparty. In 2010, Shepherd teamed up with Jess Cagle and Kathy Ireland to host the 82nd Academy Awards® pre-show. In 2008, Shepherd and Cameron Mathison co-hosted the "35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards" on ABC.

Shepherd was Executive Producer and star of her own sitcom "SHERRI" on Lifetime Television and is the author of a humorous autobiography, "Permission Slips: Every Woman's Guide to Giving Yourself a Break."

In theater she had a successful run in the critically-acclaimed, off-Broadway hit, "Love, Loss and What I Wore."

Shepherd, a celebrity spokesperson for March of Dimes, kicked off 2010's "March for Babies" by ringing the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange. She is also the national spokesperson for the YAI National Institute.

In August 2011, Shepherd married Lamar Sally in Chicago. Their lavish nuptials where featured in a Style Network special "Wedding Fabulous: Sherri Shepherd Gets Married."

Shepherd is a proud mother to son Jeffrey.