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By Janell Hazelwood | Published June 27, 2011 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

Comedian and show host Wanda Sykes is a Hollywood veteran, having appeared in hit films such as Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps. The actress was a vocal opponent of California's Proposition 8, which prohibits gay marriages in the state, and went public about her same-sex marriage at a 2008 Las Vegas rally. She was also the first openly gay performer at the White House Correspondents Dinner in 2009.

Comedian and show host Wanda Sykes is a Hollywood veteran, having appeared in hit films…