Kim Coles

Kim Coles

Coles at the GLAAD Tidings event, 2009.
Born Kimberly Coles
(1962-01-11) January 11, 1962
Brooklyn, New York, United States[1]
Nationality American
Education North Carolina Central University
Occupation Actress, comedian, game show host
Years active 1990–present
Known for Synclaire James – Living Single
Spouse(s) Aton Edwards (m. 1985–95)[2]
Reggie Mckiver (m. 2015)

Kimberly "Kim" Coles[3] (born January 11, 1962)[4][5] is an American actress, comedian and game show host. Cole is most known for her role as a cast member on the sketch comedy, In Living Color (1990–1991), and as Synclaire James–Jones on the Fox series, Living Single (1993–1998). She was the host of BET's game show Pay It Off in 2009.[6]

Early life

Born in Brooklyn, Coles' father was the first black dean at Pratt Institute.[1] She attended a private Lutheran school and was a quiet and studious student until high school, when her sense of humor emerged.[1] She graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School.[7]

Career

Coles has appeared on many television shows, including Frasier ("Dr." Mary Thomas),[8] Six Feet Under, Celebrity Mole and The Geena Davis Show. Early in her career, she appeared as one of the hosts of It's Showtime at the Apollo. She was an original cast member on the sketch comedy series In Living Color that appeared on the FOX network. After leaving "In Living Color", she then got the role as Synclaire James on Living Single. She appeared as the mother of Spirit on UPN's One on One. Coles is a published author; her book is called I'm Free But It Will Cost You, ISBN 978-0-7868-8322-6, Hyperion Books, 1998.

Coles appeared on Celebrity Mole: Hawaii and was the first contestant to be eliminated. At the reunion of the show, she was one of two celebrities (the other was Michael Boatman) to correctly guess that Frederique van der Wal was the series' saboteur, Kathy Griffin was the winner, and Erik von Detten was the runner-up. Coles also joined other celebrities for a weight loss journey on the VH-1 reality show, Celebrity Fit Club. After 16 weeks, she lost a total of 24 lbs, and dropping nearly 4 percentage points in body fat, going from 34.7% to 31%. She accomplished this with the help of her team, "Ralphie's Angels". She lost 10.2% of her body weight, dropping down to 196 lbs.

Coles was a regular panelist on the 2000 revival of To Tell the Truth during its second season. She was also featured as a guest host on two episodes of The View. Coles was a co-host of the syndicated daytime television show In The Loop With iVillage alongside The Apprentice winner Bill Rancic and fellow season one contestant Ereka Vetrini. She has recently joined the cast of 10 Items or Less on TBS.

On September 30, 2009, she hosted the game show Pay It Off, lasted for one season on BET, which is similar to Debt. In 2010, she appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race. She appeared in an episode of TV One's series "Life After" in late 2011.

Coles has also performed as a stand-up comedian, with some of her material dealing with her struggle with being overweight at times.[9]

Impressions

Personal

Coles has been married twice. From 1985 to 1995, she was married to Aton Edwards. She then married Reggie Mckiver, a former SWAT police officer in the Dominican Republic, in 2015.[10]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Poe, Janita (August 29, 1992). "Kim Coles finds life after 'In Living Color'". Chicago Tribune. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 4E.
  2. ↑ TV.com- Kim Coles
  3. ↑ Unknown, Author. "Kim Coles". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Birthdays". Houston Chronicle. January 11, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Celebrity Birthdays". Jet. January 16, 2006. p. 3.
  6. ↑ BET Shows' Pay It Off- August 2009
  7. ↑ http://www.bthsalumni.org/enewsletter---february-2013-kim-coles-80
  8. ↑ "Kim Coles: Credits". TVGuide.com. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  9. ↑ Barber, Michel'le (April 1, 1991). "Comedian says ... fat isn't funny: Kim Coles loses 50 pounds, finds husband and new fans.". Ebony. Retrieved September 3, 2012. – via HighBeam Research (subscription required)
  10. ↑ Apatoff, Alex. "Kim Coles' Wedding Dress: See Exclusive Photos and Get All the Scoop!". stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com. People Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.