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NEKEISHA
Played By Tiffany Haddish
Actor Bio
Tiffany Haddish stars as Bobby's ex-wife, Nekeisha, on NBC's "The Carmichael Show."
Haddish will co-star alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Nia Long in the feature film "Keanu," set for an April release. On the television side, Haddish can also be seen in a recurring role on Tyler Perry's series "If Loving You Is Wrong" on OWN.
Haddish tours all over the world doing stand-up comedy and landed a spot on Jenny McCarthy's "Dirty, Sexy, Funny" comedy tour. She has made appearances on "The Tonight Show," "Chelsea Lately," "The Arsenio Hall Show," HBO's "Def Comedy Jam," Bill Bellamy's "Who's Got Jokes?" and Comedy Central's "Reality Bites Back."
In addition to being a comedian, Haddish has proven herself as an actress, appearing in such diverse projects as the comedy "Meet the Spartans," the Lifetime drama "Racing for Time" and "The Janky Promoters." Other credits include Kevin Hart's BET show "Real Husbands of Hollywood" and Fox's "New Girl."
Haddish's comedy has given her a platform to travel the world and give back to the community. She recently returned from performing on the USO Comedy Tour in Japan for U.S. troops, and continues to perform and work on Chuckles Not Knuckles, a program she developed for inner-city high school students that promotes nonviolence.