Loni Love

Born: 1967-07-14

Loni Love (born July 14, 1967) is an American comedian, Emmy and NAACP Image Award-winning talk show host, actress, TV personality, author, and former electrical engineer. After graduating high school, she worked for a time on the General Motors assembly line putting doors on 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlasses, work which ignited her interest in electrical engineering. She then received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Prairie View A&M University in Texas. She started doing stand-up during her college years. She found work as an engineer at Xerox in California and she continued to do stand-up after work in clubs and became a regular at the Laugh Factory. After eight years of working at Xerox, Love resigned to pursue comedy during a layoff to prevent someone else from losing their job. Love did a series on VH1 called I Love the 2000s in which she gives her view on pop culture highlights. She was also a panelist in the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. Love also appeared in an episode of Supermarket Sweep on July 24, 2000. Love started her comedic career in 2003, after appearing on Star Search, reaching the finals and was chosen runner-up in a close competition to winner John Roy. She was awarded the Jury Prize for best stand-up at the 2003 US Comedy Arts Festival. Since then, she has appeared in films and numerous television shows. In 2008 Love became the CNN correspondent for D. L. Hughley Breaks the News and covered the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Love was named "Hot Comic" for 2009 in Campus Activity magazine and one of the "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in both Variety and Comedy Central. In late 2009, Love recorded her first one-hour Comedy Central special, America's Sister, which aired on May 8, 2010. In July 2013, she released her first comedy advice book titled "Love Him Or Leave Him But Don't Get Stuck With The Tab". From July 15, 2013 to June 3, 2022, Love served as one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real originally alongside Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry. In 2018, Love and her Real co-hosts won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work. In 2015, she appeared in the comedy film Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, with Kevin James, and the action film Bad Asses on the Bayou, with Danny Trejo and Danny Glover. In 2016, she appeared as a contestant on the ninth season of Worst Cooks in America, competing for $50,000 for her chosen charity. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Love hosts a show on Instagram Live under the hashtag #quarantinewithloni. Since January 2021, Love has been a recurring guest judge on Season 13 of Rupaul's Drag Race.


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Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

as Donna Ericone
Released: 2015-04-16

Security guard Paul Blart is headed to Las Vegas to attend a Security Guard Expo with his...

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Mother's Day

as Kimberly
Released: 2016-04-28

Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman....

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Soul Plane

as Shaniece
Released: 2004-05-28

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a...

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Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension

as Carl in Disguise (voice)
Released: 2011-08-05

Phineas and Ferb get trapped in an alternate dimension where the evil Doofenshmirtz rules the...

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Bad Asses on the Bayou

as Carmen Gutierrez
Released: 2015-03-06

The third installment in the successful Bad Ass action-comedy franchise. Bad Asses on the Bayou...

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Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses

as Carmen
Released: 2014-04-08

Vietnam vet Frank Vega now runs an East L.A. community center where he trains young boxers to...

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Gutshot Straight

as Ms. Love
Released: 2014-10-11

A professional poker player falls deep into underworld when he takes an unexpected wager from a...

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Adopt a Highway

as Cher
Released: 2019-11-01

Russ Millings has just been released from prison after serving 21 years for a 3rd strike...

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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels

as Lunchlady
Released: 2007-06-08

In his first made-for-TV movie, Ned just wants to hang with the girl of his dreams. The only...

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2021 and Done with Snoop Dogg & Kevin Hart

as Self
Released: 2021-12-28

An edgy, insightful and hilarious retrospective of a year that began with so much promise, but...

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Meghan Markle: An American Princess

as Self
Released: 2018-05-11

An inside look into the lives of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry straight from experts,...

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With or Without You

as Waitress
Released: 2003-05-11

Robert Hightower (Mushond Lee) thinks he's got the perfect life ... until his girlfriend (Cynda...

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The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour

as Airport Security
Released: 2007-01-01

In a time when East and West do not seem to understand each other, top stand-up comics of Middle...

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American Dad!

as Iris (voice)
First aired: 2005-02-06

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three...

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2019-09-09

Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2009-02-02

Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate...

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Sherri

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2022-09-12

Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears...

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Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron
First aired: 2005-05-30

Aspiring restaurateurs brave Ramsay and his fiery command of the kitchen as he puts the...

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Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

as Rose, the Lunch Lady
First aired: 2004-09-12

The whacky adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle...

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Lip Sync Battle

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-04-02

Each episode features two A-list celebrities like you've never seen them before - syncing their...

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After Midnight

as Self
First aired: 2024-01-17

Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest...

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Worst Cooks in America

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-01-03

12 to 16 contestants with poor cooking skills are taken through an eight-week culinary boot...

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Kevin Can Wait

as Yvette
First aired: 2016-09-19

A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and...

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To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-14

A modern reimagination of the classic game show. In each round, a celebrity panel will be...

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Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Special Guest / Mary J. Ross
First aired: 2020-04-24

Secret celebrities - from all walks of life - compete in full drag as they try to impress Emmy...

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Girlfriends

as uncredited
First aired: 2000-09-11

The series revolves around the friendship of four African-American women in different phases of...

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Comedy Central Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-12-01

These half-hour specials showcased some of the best up-and-coming comedians of the moment. The...

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Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Hostess
First aired: 2012-11-15

Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the...

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Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2019-09-09

Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she...

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The Real

as Host
First aired: 2014-09-15

The Real is an American talk show that is hosted by Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon,...

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A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Fuega
First aired: 2019-08-02

A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and...

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Match Game

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-26

A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match...

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Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2016-01-24

A one-hour reality series that follows 20-year old Tyler Henry, exploring the world of this...

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Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2022-10-22

In each episode, two celebrities train with professional magicians and compete to create a...

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Name That Tune

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2021-01-06

A revival of the American television game show that put two contestants against each other to...

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I Can See Your Voice

as uncredited
First aired: 2020-09-23

Each week one contestant will have the chance to win a cash prize if he or she can tell the...

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Kickin' It

as Marge
First aired: 2011-06-13

Run by Sensei Rudy, the Bobby Wasabi Martial Arts Academy is the worst dojo in the nationwide...

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Cuts

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-02-14

Cuts is an American sitcom that aired on the UPN network from February 14, 2005, to May 11,...

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So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg

as Self
First aired: 2022-04-20

Snoop Dogg and Tacarra Williams invite celebrity comedian panelists to examine clips of some of...

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The Real Dirty Dancing

as uncredited
First aired: 2022-02-01

Dance competition featuring celebrities reliving the classic film’s most memorable dance moments...

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About Last Night

as Self
First aired: 2022-02-10

Three celebrity couples join Ayesha and Stephen on an exclusive date night to go head-to-head on...

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Is It Cake?

as Self - Judge
First aired: 2022-03-18

Skilled cake artists create mouthwatering replicas of handbags, sewing machines and more in a...

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The Wheel

as Self - Expert
First aired: 2022-12-19

Three contestants battle it out to keep their spot at the center of the wheel as six celebrity...

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I Love the '70s: Volume 2

as Self
First aired: 2006-07-10

I Love the '70s: Volume 2 is a television mini-series in the I Love the... series presented by...

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RuPaul

as Herself
First aired: 2019-06-10

The RuPaul Show is more than just a talk show… It’s a movement! The all new RuPaul Show is...

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Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

as Self
First aired: 2021-07-28

Get personal with Robin Roberts and some of Hollywood’s groundbreaking women as they bear...

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World's Funniest Fails

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2015-01-16

Hosted by Terry Crews, WORLD'S FUNNIEST is inspired by the hit YouTube channel, FailArmy, and...

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Bethenny

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2012-06-11

Bethenny is a syndicated American celebrity/lifestyle talk show that is hosted by reality...

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