Kiki Shepard, the co-host of the range present Showtime on the Apollo, has handed away. Her household confirmed that she died out of the blue on Monday following a coronary heart assault. She was 74.
Born Chiquita Renee Shepard, she turned a family identify throughout her tenure on the nationally syndicated Showtime on the Apollo from 1987 to 2002. Identified for her vibrant stage presence, she shared the highlight with a rotating forged of comedians who hosted the present, together with Sinbad, Mo’Nique, and Steve Harvey.
Past her signature position on the Apollo, Shepard loved an performing profession. Her tv credit included visitor appearances on A Totally different World, Baywatch, NYPD Blue, and Gray’s Anatomy. Earlier than transitioning to the display, Shepard established herself as a on Broadway, performing in productions of Effervescent Brown Sugar, Your Arms Too Brief to Field With God, and Porgy and Bess.
Shepard remained lively locally till her passing. She was most lately honored on March 8 on the Worldwide Ladies’s Day Gospel Brunch held on the Skirball Cultural Heart in Los Angeles.
Funeral preparations are at the moment pending.
