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Debra Renee Wilson Skelton (born April 26, 1962), also known as Debra Wilson , Debra Wilson Skelton , or Debra Skelton , is an American comedienne and actress. Wilson is notable for being the second longest-serving original cast member (after Michael McDonald) on the sketch comedy series MADtv , having appeared for the show's first eight seasons. She has also done voice work for the animated series The Oblongs, American Dad! , Family Guy , Gary and Mike , The Proud Family , and Clone High .

Biography

Wilson was born and raised in New York City, in the neighborhood of Ozone Park, Queens. Wilson attended the New York City High School of the Performing Arts. After graduation, she continued her studies at Syracuse University, working in television and radio broadcasting. Her acting debut was on the television pilot The Apollo Comedy Hour . Following this success she became a series regular on The Uptown Comedy Club and co-hosted Can We Shop? with Joan Rivers. She was hosting various programming on the TV Guide Channel until October 2006.

Career

MADtv

Wilson was one of the original eight cast members of MADtv when the series aired in 1995. Wilson came to the show with a background in sketch comedy, improv and television. MADtv was her third TV series, although she had done stand up in New York for one year. Wilson was credited for creating some of the most popular recurring characters on the show. Among her characters were Cloret, Latina bimbo Melina ( Lida and Melina ), Reality Check' s Tovah McQueen, Stick Chick Autumn, Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority sister Hayden Brooks, Alexis Dubane ( Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses ), blaxploitation actress Cocoa Latite ( Son of Dolemite ), Lowered Expectations Host and Ms. Not Nice ( Jenny Jones ). Perhaps her best known character was the fast talking "Black American Princess" Bunifa Latifah Halifah Sharifa Jackson. Her most recognized impressions on the show were of Oprah Winfrey and Whitney Houston. Her Oprah impersonation is so well recognized in fact that she has played Oprah or Oprah-like characters in other media, for example Scary Movie 4 and on That's So Raven.

Television projects

Since her debut on MADtv , Wilson has done voice acting on episodes on numerous television shows, landing some recurring roles on such shows as Clone High , Family Guy , and The Mr. Potato Head Show. She voiced Captain Lisa Cusak in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Sound of Her Voice".

Wilson has made numerous independent films, including Jane White Is Sick and Twisted, Skin Deep and Soulmates . She was also in an episode of Without a Trace as a nurse. She and Sullivan have done commercials for Pepsi's Sierra Mist . She appeared as herself on the February 15, 1999, episode of WCW Monday Nitro accompanying MADtv castmate Will Sasso in his professional wrestling match against Bret Hart.

She was the co-host of TV Guide Channel's TV Watercooler with John Fugelsang, until she was replaced by Teresa Strasser in October 2006. She is now a co-host on GSN Live from 3:00PM to 6:00PM ET as of May 26, 2009 (and on occasion filling in for Alfonso Ribeiro from the noon-3:00PM ET segment when Ribeiro has the day off). Debra moved to the mornings at 12:00PM to 3:00PM ET on GSN Live .

Theater projects

Wilson performed off-Broadway with the improvisational comedy troupe Noo Yawk Tawk directed by Richmond Shepard at The Village Gate (1988-1991).

Personal life

Debra Wilson married writer/director Cliff Skelton in April 2006. Wilson has two cats and an Emperor scorpion. She often volunteers as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program. Wilson plays the Aboriginal didgeridoo and collects slide puzzles. Her favorite subjects are forensics and the paranormal.

Before beginning work as an actress, Debra Wilson was a pre-school teacher in Sunnyside, New York.

Filmography

Television

Voice acting and video game appearances

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