Jacqueline J. Champagnie, known by the

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Jackie Fabulous, is an American

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comedian and actress. Her career has involved several performances on television, including two television series that she wrote, as well as appearing on ''

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'' in 2019.

Life and career

Fabulous was born in

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, the daughter of a Jamaican immigrant family. She graduated from

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. Her first comedy performance at the

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, in 2005. She has been featured on the '' Arsenio Hall Show'', ''

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's LOL Network'', ''

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'', ''Gotham Comedy Live'' and more. In 2019, she entered the 14th season of the

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show ''

'', finishing as a semi-finalist. Fabulous had a recurring role on the Showtime comedy series, ''

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''.

Filmography

As Actress

Works and publications

* ''Find Your Fabulous'' * ''Who Is Jackie Fabulous?'' (Comedy album) * ''Relatable with Jackie Fabulous'' (Podcast) * ''Fabulously Naughty'' (Comedy album)

References

External links

* * 1970 births American stand-up comedians 21st-century American comedians American film actresses American television actresses American women comedians Living people American people of Jamaican descent 21st-century American actresses America's Got Talent contestants Comedians from the Bronx Actresses from the Bronx {{US-comedian-stub