Kim Coles Biography
Kim Coles ( born Kimberly LaShaunda Coles) is an American actress, comedian, and game show host. Coles is recognized for her work as a cast member in the first season of In Living Color (1990-1991) and as Synclaire James-Jones on the television sitcom Living Single (1993-1998).
How old is Kim Coles?- Age
Kim is 62 years old as of January 2024. Coles was born Kimberly LaShaunda Coles on 11 January 1962, in New York, New York, United States of America.
Kim Coles Height
She stands at a height of 5′ 9″ (1.75 m).
Kim Coles Family- Mother- Education
Coles was born in Brooklyn, New York City. Her father was the first black Dean at Pratt Institute. She attended a private Lutheran school and was quiet and serious until high school, when she discovered her sense of humor. She graduated from Brooklyn Tech High School in 1980.
Kim Coles Wife
Coles has been married twice: first to Aton Edwards from 1985 until 1995, and secondly to Reggie Mckiver, a former SWAT police officer in the Dominican Republic, from 2015 to 2019.
Kim Coles Career
Coles has been in numerous television episodes, including Frasier (“Dr.” Mary Thomas), Six Feet Under, Celebrity Mole, Living Single, and The Geena Davis Show. Early in her career, she was one of the hosts of It’s Showtime at the Apollo. She was an original cast member of FOX’s sketch comedy series In Living Color. She left “In Living Color” to play Synclaire James on Living Single, where she earned an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She appears as Spirit’s mother on UPN’s One on One. Coles is a published author, with a book called I’m Free But It Will Cost You (ISBN 978-0-7868-8322-6, Hyperion Books, 1998).
Coles competed on Celebrity Mole: Hawaii and was the first competitor evicted. At the show’s reunion, she was one of just two celebrities (the other being Michael Boatman) who correctly guess Frederique van der Wal as the series’ saboteur; Kathy Griffin won, and Erik von Detten came in second. Coles also took part in the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club, where she lost weight alongside other celebrities. After 16 weeks, she lost 24 pounds and nearly 4 percentage points of body fat, lowering from 34.7% to 31%. She accomplished this with the assistance of her crew, “Ralphie’s Angels”. She shed 10.2% of her body weight, lowering to 196 pounds.
Coles was a regular panelist on the second season of To Tell the Truth, which premiered in 2000. She also appeared as a guest host on two episodes of “The View.” Coles co-hosted the syndicated daytime television show In The Loop With iVillage, alongside The Apprentice winner Bill Rancic and fellow season one participant Ereka Vetrini. In September 2009, she presented the game show Pay It Off, which aired for one season on BET and was comparable to Debt. In 2010, she made an appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race. In late 2011, she starred in an episode of TV One’s series “Life After”. Coles has also performed as a stand-up comedian, with some of her material addressing her struggles with being overweight at times.
Kim Coles Net Worth
Coles has an estimated net worth of 3 million dollars.
Kim Coles Movies and TV Shows
2005 Black in the 80s
Celebrity Fit Club
Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett & Sandra Bernhard
2006 The Tom Joyner Show
Celebrity Poker Showdown
2006–07 Comics Unleashed
2007 The View
In the Loop with iVillage
2009 GSN Live
10 Items or Less
2010 RuPaul’s Drag Race
2011 Life After
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Love That Girl!
2012 Let’s Stay Together
The Soul Man
2013 Big Morning Buzz Live
Wendell and Vinnie
2014 Life with La Toya
Gotham Comedy Live
Off the Chain
Baby Daddy
Quick Draw
2016 Celebrity Food Fight
2019 Sister Circle
2020 25 Words or Less
2021 Soul of a Nation
History of the Sitcom
2022 The Talk
Dark Side of the 90s
The Surreal Life
Home Economics
2023 Rewind the ’90s
See It Loud: The History of Black Television
Days of Our Lives
