Yvette Nicole Brown

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Overview (2)

Born	August 12 in East Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Height	5' 1" (1.55 m)

Mini Bio (1)

Yvette Nicole Brown is an Emmy-nominated actress, writer, producer and host best known for her series-regular and Special Guest Star* roles on the television shows: "Community", "The Mayor", "Drake and Josh", "The Odd Couple", Disney Plus' "Big Shot" and "Act Your Age"* on Bounce TV.

And films as varied as "Dreamgirls""Tropic Thunder", "Avengers: Endgame" and Disney's "Disenchanted"

She has guest co-hosted "The View", "The Talk", "The Real", "Access Hollywood", "The Talking Dead", and has moderated numerous panels in the famed Hall H at San Diego Comic Con.

She's produced Disney's "The Big Fib", SyFy's "Cosplay Melee" and she is also a 2020 NAACP Image Award Nominated writer for "Always A Bridesmaid" - the Romantic Comedy she penned and Executive Produced that is streaming on Netflix and BET+.

Yvette believes in philanthropy and civic engagement and she proudly sits on the National Boards of Donors Choose (where she is Vice-Chair), EMILY's List, MPTF Next Gen and SAG-AFTRA.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Yvette Nicole Brown

Family (1)

Relatives	Charles Brown (aunt or uncle) Paris Brown (sibling)

Relatives

Charles Brown (aunt or uncle)
Paris Brown (sibling)

Trivia (8)

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

She is a native of Cleveland, Ohio.

She is the youngest in her family. Her older brother is named Paris.

Graduated from Warrensville Heights High School in Warrensville Heights, Ohio in 1989. Arsenio Hall graduated from the high school in 1973.

Studied communication studies at the University of Akron and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications in 1994. Became a sister of the Delta Pi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority as an undergraduate.

Yvette is a so-called "Super Fan" of AMC television series The Walking Dead. In recognition of her fandom of the show, a character bearing both her likeness and name was created for the mobile game "The Walking Dead: Road To Survival.".

Sister of D.C. Brown.

Cousin of Stacey Bryant, Rachelle Jones, and Sharon Etheridge.

Personal Quotes (12)

You want good ratings, you want people to like the show, you want to be appreciated for the hard work you put in. You don't always get it. Every show is not beloved.

I would love to walk into a mall and see more than two or three stores that cater to women who are a size 14 and up!

It's great if you're funny or if you can dance, but if you are kind and decent, it comes out your pores.

I would love it if people could look at chubby folks with all of our curves, bumps and ridges and just say 'She's beautiful' just like that. You don't have to get on a treadmill as long as your blood pressure is under control and you eat healthy, God bless.

I have a list in my mind and in my heart of actors who have been extraordinarily kind, and Hugh Laurie is near the top.

Christ's strength is manifest in our weakness, so if we had everything together there would be no need for Him.

'Community' is a comedy show, and one of the characters happens to be a Christian. I do think they have been very careful to make sure everyone is the butt of the joke for various reasons.

Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.

I think God has a sense of humor, and the way my lessons come from God is very funny. I have to laugh at myself even if it's a tough lesson.

What I love to say when people ask me about being a Christian, I always say, 'Christians aren't perfect.' They're probably some of the worst people on the planet. They just know that they need Jesus. That's the only difference.

It is very important as a human being to be able to laugh at yourself and circumstances and particularly as a Christian. We have to know that good times don't last always and bad times don't last always.

I'm not that ambitious chick. I'm not chasing a cover of a magazine or an award. I've just never been that girl. I've always been very content with whatever God blessed me with and he's already blessed me with a lot.