Amanda Seales

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Actress

Birth Date: July 1, 1981

Age: 43 years old

Birth Place: Los Angeles, California

Renaissance woman might be the term to best describe Amanda Seales' career. At the age of 12, she kicked off her acting career with an appearance in the Burt Reynolds-starring "Cop and a Half" (1993), followed shortly after by a recurring role on the Nickelodeon show "My Brother and Me" (Nickelodeon 1994-95).

Seales receded from the spotlight after that, focusing primarily on attending SUNY Purchase for her undergraduate degree and then going to Columbia University to complete her Master's in African-American Studies, wrapping up in 2005. Along the way, she did appear on "Def Poetry Jam" (HBO 2002-07).

After graduating, Seales became an MTV VJ, using the name Amanda Diva. Around the same time, she started creating music, first joining the duo Floetry in 2007. She self-released five EPs and mixtapes from 2007 to 2012, while also appearing on tracks with artists such as Q-Tip and Johnny Polygon.

By 2011, she retired the Amanda Diva moniker, instead going back to her real name. After the name change, she dabbled in the world of stand-up comedy, which seemed to open up more doors for her, garnering her a hosting gig for the "Empire After Show" (Fox 2016- ) and at the recurring live show called "Smart Funny & Black" in Los Angeles.

2016 ended up being a big year for Seales, as she started hosting the show "Greatest Ever" (truTV 2016- ) and also was a part of the recurring cast on the acclaimed HBO show "Insecure" (HBO 2016- ). In 2017, she became the spokesperson for TheTruth.com, speaking out against tobacco usage.

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Laura Flanders & Friends

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Celebrity Jeopardy!

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2022

Everything's Gonna Be All WhiteStream

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2022

Insecure: The End

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2021

Finding Magic Mike

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2021

The Outsiders?

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2021

CBS Saturday Morning

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2021

PictionaryStream

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2021

Friday Night Vibes

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2021

Fast FoodiesStream

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2021

Meditate With Me

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2021

Celebrity Wheel of FortuneStream

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2021

Celebrity Name That TuneStream

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2021

The Fat Joe Show

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2020

The BET Awards 2020

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2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

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Floored

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2020

Access Daily

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2019

Tamron HallStream

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2019

Bring the Funny

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2019

Bring the Funny: Extras

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2019

The DL Hughley Show

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2019

Strahan & Sara

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2019

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'

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2019

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'

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2019

Amanda Seales: I Be Knowin'

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2019

The 4th Annual Howie Mandel Stand-Up Extravaganza

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2018

The Fix

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2018

GMA Day

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2018

25 Words or LessStream

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SafeWord

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2017

Hip Hop Squares

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2017

Hair Tales

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2016

Desus & MeroStream

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2016

InsecureStream

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2016
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Page Six TV

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Greatest Ever

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The $100,000 PyramidStream

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2016

Match GameStream

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2016

To Tell the TruthStream

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2016

Comedy Knockout

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2016

Ladies Book Club

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helema
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2016

The Daily Show with Trevor NoahStream

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At Midnight With Chris HardwickStream

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The Breakfast Club

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The Breakfast Club Power Hour

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Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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The Real

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2013

The Real

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Hollywood Game Night

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MTV's Hip-Hop POV

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The Talk

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2010

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

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