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Mo'Nique Imes is the host of BET's late night program, "The Mo'Nique Show," and VH1's reality series, "Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School." 

Mo'Nique Imes also stars in the movie "Precious" (2009) as Mary.

Mo'Nique Imes is an award-winning comedienne whose career began 16 years ago in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland. Mo'Nique Imes took to the stage for the first time on a dare from her brother. The overwhelming response and standing ovation she received gave her
Mo'Nique Imes on "Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School"
Mo'Nique Imes Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School
the courage to pursue a comedy career professionally. From there, Mo'Nique Imes gained visibility and immense popularity with performances on It's Showtime at the Apollo, HBO's Def Comedy Jam, Apollo Comedy Hour, HBO's Snaps, BET's Comic View, The Montreal Comedy Festival and Uptown Comedy Club.

Mo'Nique Imes credits her big break as the day she quit her job at the phone company in Baltimore to pursue her comedy dream wholeheartedly. Another pivotal career break came in 1999 when Mo'Nique Imes landed a starring role as Nikki Parker on the hit UPN television series "The Parkers." During the shows five year run, in which she starred as a single mom who attends college with her daughter, Mo'Nique Imes earned numerous awards, including four NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005, and received nominations all five years of the show's existence.

Mo'Nique Imes's film credits include "Shadowboxer," "Irish Jam," and "Beerfest," as well as "Phat Girlz," "Domino," "Soul Plane," "Hair Show," "Three Strikes," "Baby Boy," and "Two Can Play That Game" which earned her a NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture, and the Showtime tele-film "Good Fences."

Mo'Nique Imes's bold and sarcastic stand-up routine also landed her a starring role in the hit stand-up comedy film, "The Queens of Comedy," which was released in 2002 by Paramount Home Entertainment and aired on the Showtime Network. "The Queens of Comedy" also toured the country as a live comedy concert, which was released as an album, of the same title, and went on to earn a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Comedy Album.



For the fourth consecutive year, Mo'Nique Imes is host of NBC's nationally televised program, "It's Showtime at the Apollo." Mo'Nique Imes made history as the first female comedienne to serve in that coveted capacity.

Mo'Nique Imes has become a role model for voluptuous women everywhere, proving that you don't have to be a size 0 to be sexy and fabulous. Mo'Nique Imes's musings on life are featured in the best-selling book entitled "Skinny Women are Evil" published by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. Released in April 2003, the book quickly became a New York Times bestseller. Mo'Nique Imes is currently at work with co-author Sherri McGee McCovey on a follow-up called "Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted" which was released in November 2006 by Amistad Press, a division of HarperCollins.

In 2005, Mo'Nique Imes created, executive produced and hosted the Oxygen television special, "Mo'Nique's F.A.T. Chance," network cable's first full-figured reality beauty competition and the network's highest-rated original program to date. The special earned a 37th Annual NAACP Image Award nomination for "Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)."

Mo'Nique Imes will soon add another dimension to her growing empire with the launch of an eponymous clothing line for fashionable full-figured women. Mo'Nique Imes experienced motherhood the second time around with the arrival of twin boys, David and Jonathan, in October, 2005.


MO'NIQUE IMES: FACTS

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Age: 45 years old
Birthday: December 11, 1967
Height: 5' 9"
Nickname: Mo
Full Name / Real Name: Monique Imes
Birthplace: Woodlawn, MD
Husband: Sidney Hicks
Mark Jackson





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Mo'Nique Imes on "Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School" 'NAACP Image Awards 2010' Winners — The list of winners include Jada Pinkett Smith, Keri Hilson, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Mary J. Blige, Black Eyed Peas, Mo'Nique, "Tyler Perry's House of Payne," "Lincoln Heights" and "Precious." Read more...
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"Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School" Cast Ricki Lake Teaches Bad Girls a Lesson in 'Charm School 3' — The new head mistress takes on the most outrageous, unruly students from "Rock of Love Bus" and "Real Chance of Love" when the new season premieres on Monday, May 11. Read more...
"Charm School 3 with Ricki Lake" Cast Ricki Lake Whips the Wild Ladies into Line in the 3rd School Outing of "Charm School" — The new season, featuring the loud and sexy girls from "Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels" and "Real Chance of Love," gets underway this summer. Read more...

 
 
 
debra19711 says:
i never knew that you had twins i heard you tell the story for the first time on i could have been your cellmate i thought you were talking about me i also have a teenager and got pregnant when he was 14 also when i went to the doctor for the ultrassound the same thing except the girl thought she saw three but realized there was two a baby girl and a baby boy i also was told the same thing 35weeks i always watch tlc mine tried to come at 25weeks and i got the steroid shots to my water did not break i held them in fot 34 weeks they took them out as an emergency c=section infection was also setting in and causing my blood pressure to go up they were 4lbs1oz and 4lbs12oz by the time they came home they were 3lbs and some ounces now they are18lbs at four months old and i heard you god is great and as i eatch that movie i cried brcause your right they are amazing that they can still keep there heads high after all what they have been throught you are the best we needed something that you gave hope for these girls future i believe you gave the ones that r coming out hope to do better and you made that difference fot them
debra19711 says:
i love you mo'nique! you are a great role model!:)
simone1987 says:
hi my name is simone freeman my birthday is 04/12/1987 were you really born in 1967?
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