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What Is Sheryl Underwood's Net Worth and Salary?

Sheryl Underwood is an American comedian, television host, actress, and producer who has a net worth of $12 million. Sheryl Underwood gained prominence as the first-ever female finalist in the Miller Lite Comedy Search back in 1989. She has been a co-host on the CBS series "The Talk" since 2011, and she hosted "BET's Comicview" from 2005 to 2006. As an actress, Sheryl has appeared In the films "I Got the Hook-Up" (1998), "Beauty Shop" (2005) and "The Bounce Back" (2016) and the television series "The Young and the Restless" (2012−2013), "The Odd Couple" (2016), and "The Bold and the Beautiful" (2016−2019).

Underwood also hosted and produced the comedy/variety series "Holla" from 2002 to 2003, and she has her own "multi-faceted strategic marketing and brand development firm," Pack Rat Productions, Inc. She launched Sheryl Underwood Radio, which airs on more than 580 radio affiliates, and "The World According To Sheryl," which is "the podcast of all Sheryl Underwood Radio produced content." She also hosts the "Sheryl Underwood Radio Podcast."

The Talk Salary

Sheryl Underwood's salary on "The Talk" is $5 million per year.

Early Life

Sheryl Underwood was born Sheryl Patrice Underwood on October 28, 1963, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born with a twin, but sadly, her twin did not survive. Underwood has said that her mother lied and told her that her father murdered her twin and that her mother once stabbed her father. Sheryl has an older brother named Michael, and her older sister, Frankie, was diagnosed with polio as a child. Frankie is disabled, and she moved in with Underwood after the death of their mother in 1997. Sheryl helped take care of Frankie during her childhood and has said of that time, "I was becoming an adult at 8 years old." Underwood attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she joined the Zeta Phi Beta sorority and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in liberal arts. She then enrolled at Governors State University, earning master's degrees in mass communication and media management. After college, Underwood enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving two years in the reserves.

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