<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1964</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Wanda Sykes is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On March 7, 1964, Wanda Sykes was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1986</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Begins Career at NSA</div><div class='timeline-text'>After graduating college, Wanda began her career working for the National Security Agency (NSA).</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Starts Stand-Up Comedy</div><div class='timeline-text'>Wanda started her stand-up comedy career, first performing at a Coors Light Super Talent Showcase in Washington, DC.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1999</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins "The Chris Rock Show"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Sykes joined "The Chris Rock Show" as a writer and performer, earning her an Emmy Award.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2003</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>"Wanda at Large" Debuts</div><div class='timeline-text'>Sykes' television show, "Wanda at Large", debuted on Fox.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2008</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Comes Out Publicly</div><div class='timeline-text'>Sykes publicly came out as a lesbian during a same-sex marriage rally in Las Vegas.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2010</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Stars in "The Wanda Sykes Show"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Sykes starred in her own late-night talk show, "The Wanda Sykes Show".</div></div></div>

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