Sherri Evonne Shepherd was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. When she was 11, her family moved to the suburb Hoffman Estates. Her father, Lawrence, was a food service manager at Sambos Restaurant and a church deacon, and her mother, LaVerne, cleaned homes. Sherri started her stand-up career in 1990 while working in Beverly Hills as a legal secretary. In 1995, she took the big plunge, stepped out on faith, and quit her secretarial job. 12 days later she booked her first series as a regular on the WB's _"Cleghorne!" . Not leaving her stand-up roots, Sherri still performs regularly at the Comedy Store, the Laugh Factory and the Improv.
Her first stand-up comedy CD/DVD, "No Refund, No Exchange" was released in 2006. Her second comedy special "Its My Time To Talk" was taped in Arizona and aired on the EPIX channel in 2013.
The oldest of three sisters.
Sherri and her son, Jeffrey Tarpley , share the same birthday.
She was born in Chicago and attended Winston Churchill Elementary School and Eisenhower Junior High School of Community Consolidated School District 54 and Hoffman Estates High School of District 211.
Suffers Type 2 diabetes.
Her debut book, "Permission Slips: Every Womens Guide to Give Herself a Break" was released in 2009. Her second book, "Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes" was released in 2013 and made The New York Times Bestsellers list.
On May 12, 2014, Sherri filed for divorce from her second husband of three years, Lamar Sally after discovering multiple infidelities and him living a double life. In social media posts, she has referred to him as a "con artist.".
Friends with Loni Love , Sheryl Underwood , Garcelle Beauvais , and Niecy Nash.
When I planned my wedding the first time, my ex-husband and I, we were both struggling comics. I had a TV show that had gotten cancelled. Basically, I rented a wedding gown; the reception hall smelled like feet.
