Roy Wood, Junior. is an American actor, comedian and radio personality from Birmingham, Alabama.
Education
Wood attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, during which he worked as a morning news reporter for Hot 105.7, a radio station in Tallahassee in Florida. Upon receiving a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism in 2001, Wood returned to his hometown and became the head writer/producer for the Buckwilde Morning Show (WBHJ 957 JAMZ) in Birmingham, a position he held until 2007.
Career
In addition to his stand-up comic work, he is also known for his prank calls and his work on talk radio. Hailed for his colorblind brand of comedy, Roy has opened for comedians ranging from Doctorate. L. Hughley and Mo"Nique to Ron White and Bill Engvall He began focusing on a career in comedy as a student working at the station to fill in for the station"s comedian, who "used to leave the station early, so I"d stay and crack jokes during the rest of the show," and missed his midterm tests to open for Tommy Davidson. A salary dispute led Wood to leave the show and move to Los Los Angeles
During this time, he continued working in radio, providing prank calls and content to various morning shows nationally and contributing to Jamie Foxx"s Foxxhole station on Sirius XM Radio.
In 2010, Wood finished third in the 7th season of National Broadcasting Company"s Last Comic Standing and began hosting his own morning show, The Roy Wood Junior Show. From 2011 - 2014, Wood appeared on Sullivan & Son.
Appearing as a guest star in the first season, he was promoted to series regular for the second and third seasons before the show"s cancellation in 2014. The following year, he was cast by American Broadcasting Company to play alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the comedy pilot Delores And Jermaine.
The show did not make it beyond the pilot stage.
Wood is currently a regular contributor to Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Sportsnation, on Comedy Central and frequents. In 2015, Wood started as a correspondent at.