Gabourey Sidibe Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Contact Details, Boyfriend(s), Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Gabourey Sidibe
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Friday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S
AGE
41 Years 4 Months 30 Days
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
TAURUS
FEATURES
Black hair
Physical Stats
WAIST
N/A
Hip
N/A
DRESS SIZE
N/A
HEIGHT
5'5''(feet & inches)
1.651 meters
165.1 cm
WEIGHT
109 kg
239.8 lbs
Gabourey Sidibe Family Members
Parents
MOTHER
Alice Tan Ridley
BROTHER(S) NAME
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Precious (Film 2009), Saturday Night Live (TV Series 2010)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
https://twitter.com/gabbysidibe
https://www.instagram.com/gabby3shabby/
Education, Net Worth & More
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Career of Gabourey Sidibe
Gabourey Sidibe appeared on the television for the first time in American talk-show Entertainment Tonight in 2008. She landed her silver screen debut in the 2009 film titled Precious, which garnered her a lot of popularity. Some of the other films she is known for include Tower Heist, White Bird in a Blizzard, and Grimsby.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Gabourey Sidibe
- Does Gabourey Sidibe takes alcohol? Yes.
- Is Gabourey Sidibe in the habit of Smoking? NA.
- Gabourey Sidibe went through medical treatments to enhance her beauty. In 2016, the actress went for laparoscopic bariatric surgery to control over her weight.
- She didn't use to live with her parents while growing up as they were separated and is brought up in Harlem by her aunt, the noted feminist activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes. In the past, her mother used to perform on the streets and subways to collect enough money to feed her daughter and herself.
- She enrolled into Mercy College for the study of psychology but dropped out in 2009 after getting a phone call from her friend to audition for a role in Precious. She also enrolled into City College of New York but didn't graduate.
- She recalls herself as a follower of the singing group 'N Sync and has attended 23 of their concerts. She is a fan of the group since she was a teen.
- She was seen in a cameo role in the movie Top Five. Apart from that her television guest appearance includes American Dad!, Glenn Martin DDS, American Horror Story: Hotel, and more.
- Working in corporate jobs before getting into acting isn't new for the actors in Hollywood, she also worked at The Fresh Air Fund's office as a receptionist before she went on to pursue a career in acting.
- In 2011 she was featured in the music video for "Don't Stop" by indie pop band Foster the People and in 2014 she starred "(I Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum" by Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx.
- While growing up she has lived a tough life and went through a tough time as she was bullied at home and even at school. She opened in an interview saying she was mocked by her brother for her color as he had a clear complexion than her. Growing up, her father often used to body shame her with words like "fatso" and beat her. She was a child of 6 when she went on her first diet.
- The Precious star was a Muslim family born but was devoted to Christianity, later she refrained herself from following any religion.
- In her mid-teens, she used to have difficulty falling asleep if she doesn?t including listening to the *NSYNC Sailing in her schedule.
- She has participated in numerous plays when she was in school but wasn?t into acting much.
- She has been suffering from Type 2 diabetes which she opened about in an interview in March 2017 and consider it as a reason for her going under laparoscopic bariatric surgery to manage her weight.
- According to the actress, she is a lifelong Democrat.
- I bet many people didn't know that the actress is also an author and has come with fantastic work in 2017 titled This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare.
- She has reared a cat named Aaron.
- She has provided her voice to Keisha in the TV show Glenn Martin, DDS in 2011.
- There is no precise information about her love life but she refers to her partner as her "Tom Cruise" and been spotted together quite a few times.
- No doubt she has seen very bad days in her life, not many people know that in her early twenties, she also worked in an odd job of a phone s*x telecaller for 3 consecutive years.
- After undergoing the surgery for her weight she has kept a strict eye on her diet and workout routine. She is sticking with a daily 5 small meal plan and trains 3 to 4 times per week to keep her weight check.
- In addition to her acting and writing, she has also directed a short film titled 'The Tale of Four' released in 2016.
- The hotshot has been featured by various brands for their advertisements such as Lane CoverGirl, Bryant, Got Your 6.
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Lori Watkins
She is awesome! I admire her a lot!