Wendy williams biography movie stars

(1964-)

Who Is Wendy Williams?

Wendy Williams found success as a radio DJ and personality by delving deep into her own personal life, touching difficult subjects.

Wendy williams biography movie stars

Her tone struck a chord with listeners, leading to the launch of The Wendy Williams Show in 2008. Williams was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame that year, though she soon retired from the medium to concentrate on TV.

Early Life

Wendy Joan Williams was born on July 18, 1964, in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

From an early age, Williams stood out. One of three children born to Thomas and Shirley Williams, she moved with her family at the age of five from Asbury Park to the middle-class community of Ocean Township, New Jersey, where she spent the rest of her childhood.

At the outset, Williams says, she "spoke too loud, too fast and too much," a characteristic that was in sharp contrast to her older, more bookish sister Wanda, a straight-A student who attended Tufts University at the