| Name |
Shayla Rivera |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
Puerto Rican |
| Date of Birth |
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| Place of Birth |
Puerto Rico |
| Famous for |
Acting |
Shayla Rivera has been named "Funniest Latina Comedian" by the prestigious organization "Latin 2015". Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Rivera grew up with an avid interest in science, machinery and fixing things. Rivera’s family always encouraged her to go to college and have a professional career.
Almost immediately Rivera became a regular at the Comedy Showcase in Houston, where she honed her act for the next four years. She gave up her day job and went on the road. Still, Rivera found her new career floundering. “As a scientist, I had to compete and prove myself in a male-dominated profession, but I felt accepted as an equal,” Rivera observed. “In comedy, I found ,well you can imagine..." She persevered, continued to work widely on the comedy circuit, and in 1999 moved to Los Angeles with the goal of going on television. She used her experiences to create the hit one-woman show “Rocket Science and Salsa,” directed by Debbie Allen, in which Rivera earned a "Best Lead Actress" nomination by the NAACP Theater Awards, as well as Allen a nomination for "Best Choreography" for the same. She has appeared on television in “Girls Behaving Badly,” “Ultimate Revenge”, "Extreme Fakeover", "National Lapoon’s Funny Money", “Funny is Funny" among others.
She was a guest on “The Roseanne Show” and “The Martin Short Show" and featured in the "Paul Rodriguez Latin All Stars." She has also headlined on entertainment programs for Univision, Galavision and on “The Latino Comedy Jam” for Telemundo, “Comics Unleashed” with Byron Allen, “Dennis Miller Show”.
