Sommore

Sommore
Born	Lori Ann Rambough (1966-05-16) May 16, 1966 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship	American
Education	McCorristin Catholic High School (1985)
Alma mater	Morris Brown College
Occupation	Comedian Actress
Years active	1992–present

Sommore (born Lori Ann Rambough; May 16, 1966) is an American comedian and actress. She appeared in the films Friday After Next, Soul Plane, Dirty Laundry.

Early life and education

Sommore was raised in Trenton, New Jersey. After attending Our Lady of the Divine Shepherd and The Pennington School, she graduated from McCorristin Catholic High School (now called Trenton Catholic Academy) in 1985. Sommore is the older half-sister of actress Nia Long. She graduated from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she studied business administration.

Television and film appearances

Sommore has appeared on various shows including HBO's Def Comedy Jam, Showtime at the Apollo, ComicView, and BET Live from L.A. She has also done guest appearances on television sitcoms The Hughleys and The Parkers, and she has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also appeared on Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav. In 2008, she appeared as one of the mob members on several episodes of the game show 1 vs. 100.

Her film appearances include Soul Plane, A Miami Tail, Friday After Next, and Something New.

Sommore and fellow African American female comedians Mo'Nique, Laura Hayes, and Adele Givens were the stars on The Queens of Comedy tour, which was filmed and subsequently aired on Showtime and released on DVD.

Sommore was a winning participant on the sixth season of Celebrity Fit Club. She lost 11 pounds during the show.

Personal life

Aside from her hometown of Trenton, New Jersey, Sommore has lived in Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She reportedly lives in South Florida part-time.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	The Queens of Comedy	Comedienne
2002	Friday After Next	Cookie
2003	A Miami Tail	Stephanie
2004	Soul Plane	Cherry
2006	Blunts & Stunts: Class of '94	Comedienne #2
	Something New	Comedienne
	Dirty Laundry	Abby
TV Films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Bitch House	Herself	Judge
2003	Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top	Herself
2007	Sommore: The Queen Stands Alone	Comedienne	Stand-up Special
	Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav	Herself
2009	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy	Herself
2010	Cedric the Entertainer's Urban Circus	Herself
2013	Sommore: Chandelier Status	Comedienne	Stand-up Special
2015	Sommore: Fun Non Amously Famous	Comedienne	Stand-up Special/Post-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994-1995 2014–Present	ComicView	Host
1995	Snaps	Herself	Episode 1.2
1995 2006	Def Comedy Jam	Herself	Episode 5.5 Episode 7.1
1998	The Hughleys	Keshia	Episode: "Pilot"
1999	Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 11	Herself	Episode 11.33
	BET Live from L.A.	Herself
2000	The Oprah Winfrey Show	Herself
2001	The Ananda Lewis Show	Herself	Episode: "Two Can Play That Game"
	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Herself	Episode 11.33
2002	The Parkers	Olivia Radcliffe	Episode: "Mother's Day Blues"
2004	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Herself	Episode: November 15, 2004
2005	Weekends at the DL	Herself	Episode 1.18
	2005 BET Comedy Awards	Herself
2006	The Tom Joyner Show	Herself	Episode 1.15
	Something New	Herself
	Live at Gotham	Herself	Episode 1.6
2007-2014	Comics Unleashed	Herself
2007	Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out	Herself
2008	1 vs. 100	Herself
	Flavor of Love 3	Herself	Episode: "Things That Go Bump On The Lip" Episode: "Reunion: After The Lovin'"
	Celebrity Fit Club (Season 6)	Herself
2009	The Mo'nique Show	Herself	Episode: October 29, 2009
2013	2013 Soul Train Awards	Herself
	The Arsenio Hall Show	Herself	Episode 1.65
2014	Just for Laughs: All-Access	Herself	Episode: Jeff Ross
	Hit the Floor	Herself	Episode: "Blow Out"
	Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta	Host/Herself	Season 3 Reunion Episode: Reunion – Part 1 Episode: Reunion – Part 2 Episode: Reunion – Part 3

External links

• Sommore at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website