| Wendy Liebman | |
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 Wendy Liebman performing at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, 2012 | |
| Born | February 27, 1961 Manhasset, New York, United States |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television |
| Genres | Observational comedy |
| Subject(s) | American culture, everyday life |
| Website | wendyliebman.com |
Wendy Liebman (born February 27, 1961, in Manhasset, New York) is an American stand-up comedian. Her standup style involves the use of gently paced, subtle wordplay. [1]
Liebman grew up in Roslyn, Long Island, New York. Her earliest performances involved her, her sister, and a neighborhood friend performing the play Rumpelstilskin in their basement. [2]
In 1983, Liebman graduated from Wellesley College with a bachelor's degree in psychology. [3] After graduating from college, Liebman did a stint as a psychology researcher at Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Mental Health Center. [4] [5]
In 1984, after taking a class at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Liebman began performing stand-up comedy in the Boston area. [6]
In 1996, Liebman won the American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year. [7]
Liebman has appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Larry Sanders Show on HBO, Dr. Katz - Professional Therapist , Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Late Show with David Letterman , Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson .
In November 2011, her Showtime special, Wendy Liebman: Taller On TV debuted. [8] In May 2012, it was posted on her website as a $5 DRM-free download, then in 2014 it was released as an audio download.
Liebman is the daughter-in-law of the late Robert B. Sherman. [9]
In 2014, Liebman and her husband were driving when they were struck by a drunk driver. The accident resulted in damage to seven cars and one fatality. The incident affected Liebman's standup career, and so the following year, to “get back out there in a big way” Liebman decided to be a contestant on season nine of America's Got Talent . [1] On August 13, 2014, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals, but on August 15, 2014, judge Howard Stern picked Liebman as his wild card for the season, bringing her to the semi-finals. She was eliminated once more on the September 3 episode.
Liebman is Jewish. Although she did not grow up with a strong Jewish identity, she developed a greater connection to her Judaism after reading The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jewish History and Culture. [1]
On April 12, 2003, Liebman married TV producer and writer Jeffrey Sherman, whose father and uncle (the Sherman Brothers) wrote film music for Walt Disney in the 1960s. [10] Sherman has two sons from a previous marriage. [11]
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