On This Day In Alabama History: Comedian Roy Wood Jr. Was Born
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. was born Dec. 11, 1978, in Birmingham. He grew up in West End before graduating from Ramsay High School and Florida A&M University. He started as a radio reporter before getting into comedy and competing on CBS’s “Star Search” and NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.” He has worked as a featured correspondent for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” since 2014. He has made numerous appearances on late-night staples, including “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and tours the country with his stand-up.
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