Wyatt Cenac
| Wyatt Cenac | |
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Cenac in 2010 at the launch of
Earth (The Book) |
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| Born |
April 19, 1976 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Website | wyattcenac |
Wyatt Cenac (/ˈwaɪ.ət sᵻˈnæk/; born April 19, 1976) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is a former correspondent and writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, airing his last segment on December 13, 2012.
He is of Grenadian descent and according to the results of a DNA test, revealed in a 2014 YouTube video uploaded by Okayplayer, Cenac's maternal ancestry can be traced to the Yoruba people of Nigeria. His paternal ancestry can be traced back to his great-great-great-grandfather, Cherebin Cenac, who was born in France and lived in or near the city of Agen. Cherebin was an officer on a French battleship during the Napoleonic wars. After the war ended, Cherebin settled in Soufrière, Saint Lucia, where he acquired some estates and fell in love with an African woman with whom he had children. The youngest, Francis, was Wyatt Cenac's great-great-grandfather. Francis Cenac (1830-1892) emigrated to Grenada, where he married Mary Emilia McVean, the daughter of Mary Budd, by whom he had four children. The youngest, William Emanual Cenac (February 14, 1880 – October 13, 1974), was Wyatt Cenac's great-grandfather. William married Isabella Fletcher (May 30, 1885 – 1983) on July 15, 1909 and had seven children. The first child, Francis Alphonso Cenac (December 19, 1909 – May 1, 2010), was Wyatt Cenac's paternal grandfather.
Wyatt Cenac is a nephew of the Hon. Mr. Justice Dunbar Cenac, Registry of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, and a cousin of Bernard Coard, former deputy prime minister of Grenada who was imprisoned for 25 years following the American invasion of Grenada in October 1983.
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