Sherri Shepherd Net Worth

Sherri Shepherd's Quotes

• [on Barbara Walters]: We were discussing creationism versus evolution, and Barbara asked if I thought the Earth was round or flat. It was just everything coming at me at once, like I was hearing things underwater, and I said, 'I don't know, I'm just trying to take care of my son!' At the end of the show, Barbara goes, 'Sherri, dear, the Earth is round.' I knew that!
• [Prior to promoting her new book while starring in her new comedy series]: I've always liked the fact that I could make people laugh at crazy stuff that has happened to me. If it makes you feel better at me falling down the stairs...then I'm going to do it.
• With me being in so much pain from when you have a betrayal from your best friend - who was my husband - and the girl got pregnant, I couldn't even get out of bed. The only thing that saved me was my stand-up. I would get on stage and just talk about stuff and I made people laugh.
• Oh, girl. People hated me for that. I didn't think it was a big deal until I realized I was the second most Googled person in the country. It was a brain fart! It was my second or third day on "The View," and I just got nervous. Barbara asked me if it was round or flat and I said, "I don't know, I'm just trying to take care of my kid. When the show was over Barbara came over and said "Dear, the Earth is round, an then I said, Barbara, I know that!' You know what, Sherri, I don't care if the Earth is round or flat either, I'm trying to get my ex-husband to see my kids,' or 'I'm just trying to work this job and take care of my family.' There were so many letters of support. That was actually the inspiration for my book, 'Permission Slips.'
• [About her son's disability]: My son's have developmental delays, but everything that the doctors predicted that he would have, I'm praising God he does not have. He does not have mental retardation; he doesn't have cerebral palsy, no shunts in his brain. But it is a challenge dealing with a child that has developmental delays. You have to have a lot more patience. You know the way our parents raised us, 'Just beat 'em. Give 'em a whuppin!' That doesn't work. You have to find other ways to do things... There are times when I sit on the couch and cry. I go, 'Lord, this is really hard.' But yet, I thank God for really strong girlfriends in my life, who raise children, who say, 'You can do this, and you are a good mother.'

Interesting Facts about Sherri Shepherd

1. Her first stand-up comedy CD/DVD, "No Refund, No Exchange" was released in 2006. Her second comedy special "It's My Time To Talk" was taped in Arizona and aired on the EPIX channel in 2013.
2. Sherri and her son, Jeffrey Tarpley Jr., share the same birthday.
3. 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.
4. Her debut book, "Permission Slips: Every Women's 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.
5. 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.".
6. Friends with Loni Love, Sheryl Underwood, Garcelle Beauvais, and Niecy Nash.
7. Initially, Shepherd was expecting twins, but the girl died in utero, and she ended up in giving birth only a boy, Jeffrey, 3 months prematurely.
8. Has 2 sons: Jeffrey Tarpley Jr. (b. April 22, 2005) with 1st ex-husband, Jeff Tarpley & Lamar Sally Jr. (b. August 5, 2014) with 2nd ex-husband, Lamar Sally.
9. She appeared in the May 1, 2009 edition of Smackdown as a valet to MVP.