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| Birth Name(s) : Debra Wilson |
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Full Debra Wilson 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 until October 2006. Wilson married writer/director Cliff Skelton in April 2006.
Her most well known impersonation was of R&B diva Whitney Houston. Wilson would parody Houston's reported frequent fights with her husband Bobby Brown, and her reported drug use (in the Christmas 2002 episode, Wilson portrayed Houston with frequent seriousness and smiles as to mimic her interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC.
Other impressions Wilson surprised audiences with included Beyoncé Knowles, Brandy, Chris Tucker, Condoleezza Rice, Downtown Julie Brown, Lil' Kim, Macy Gray, Mariah Carey, Rosie Perez, and Whoopi Goldberg.
When Nicole Sullivan left MADtv in 2001, Wilson became the last original cast member on the show. After eight seasons as a cast member, Wilson retired in 2003 as a repertory player on the show. She and Sullivan were the only cast members to be given a special recognition by the other cast members at their last show as a current cast member. At the time of her departure, Wilson held the record for the longest serving MADtv cast member. Wilson, along with fellow former cast members Sullivan and Will Sasso would reappear in the 2004-2005 season, both reprising some of their famous characters.
After 3 years away from MADtv Debra Wilson made her Appearance on the 300th Episode of MADtv on November 17, 2007 doing her infamous impression of Whitney Houston.
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. Wilson has made numerous independent films, including Jane White Is Sick and Twisted, Skin Deep (in which she performed in her first frontal nude scene) and Soulmates. She and Sullivan have done commercials for Pepsi's Sierra Mist. She was also in an episode of Without a Trace as a nurse. 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 also participated in VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project, where she was the first celebrity to make direct emotional contact with a spirit.
Wilson has 2 cats, and an Emperor scorpion. She often volunteers as an actress with the Young Storytellers Program. Wilson plays Aboriginal Didgeridoo, collects slide puzzles. Her favorite subjects are the paranormal and forensics. |
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