Chonda Pierce
| Chonda Pierce | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Chonda Ruth Courtney |
| Born |
March 4, 1960 Covington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Contemporary Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, comedian |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | present |
| Website | chonda |
Chonda Courtney Pierce (born March 4, 1960) is an Emmy-nominated and best-selling clean comedian often billed as “The Queen of Clean.” She is the RIAA’s most-awarded female comic in history. Billboard magazine dubbed her “the country comic,” as she has been making audiences laugh for decades simply by sharing stories about her southern upbringing.
A stand-up comedian, television host, author and now actress, Pierce has channeled her often challenging life experiences into positivity. In addition to ten successful albums to date, she has also authored eight books, including Laughing In The Dark (Howard Books), the inspiration for her first full-length documentary of the same name that premiered in 2015, chronicling the loss of her mother, the estrangement of her daughter, the death of her husband and her struggle with clinical depression.
Pierce has received five Daytime Emmy nominations for her work co-hosting the talk show “Aspiring Women” on the Total Living Network and her first television special, “This Ain’t Prettyville!” on CMT (Country Music Television). She is ranked amongst Pollstar.com’s top-selling live performers, and five of her DVDs have been certified Gold by the RIAA. Three of her DVDs have been certified Platinum.
Chonda Courtney Pierce was born March 4, 1960, in Covington, Kentucky. Her mother decided to go sledding when nine month's pregnant. She suited up with trash bags and duct tape to keep her clothes dry, and when she went into labor, it took her so long to get undressed that Pierce was born in the back of a cab on the way to the hospital. She was the third of four siblings—one boy and three girls. Both of her sisters died while she was a teenager: her oldest sister, Charlotta Kay, was killed in a car accident aged 20 and her younger sister, Cheralyn Ann, died of leukemia at 15 years old.
Her dad was a pastor, so her family moved every few years. However, she spent the majority of her formative years growing up in South Carolina, living in Myrtle Beach for a large part of her childhood. When she was 15, her family moved to Ashland City, Tennessee, near to Nashville. Her father left when she was 17, and with her dad in vocational ministry, a very public, embarrassing divorce followed. It was at this time that she met David Pierce, her high school sweetheart whom she later married on May 14, 1983.
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