Roy Wood Jr.

Roy Norris Wood Jr. is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his correspondent appearances on The Daily Show. A resident of Manhattan, Wood was raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and Memphis, Tennessee. After graduating from Ramsay High School in 1996, Wood began his career in stand-up comedy as the opening act for Tommy Davidson. He had a position as head writer on the WBHJ radio series Buckwilde Morning Show from 2001 to 2006. Wood has been featured on NBC's reality television series Last Comic Standing in 2010 and the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son from 2011 to 2014. He formerly hosted two podcasts for Comedy Central: Roy's Job Fair and Beyond the Scenes.

11 December 1978

Born on the same birth day (11 December): Alessandro Melli • Alex Russell (actor) • Annie Jump Cannon • David Brewster • Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg • Elmer Vasko • Hákun Djurhuus • Ilmar Laaban • J. P. Parisé • Jay Bell • Maila Nurmi • Mildred Cleghorn • Ria Stalman • Sandra Echeverría

Born in the same month (December 1978): Andrew Ryan (rugby league) • Daniel Cleary • Danny Ahn • Devin Brown • Katie Holmes • Lisa Jakub • Luigi Malafronte • Marcelo Zalayeta • Maëlle Ricker • Olli Jokinen • Zdeněk Pospěch