Ali Siddiq Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
By Andrew White
Ali Siddiq Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Ali Siddiq Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics
Ali Siddiq is an American stand-up comedian, public speaker, writer, actor, producer, television personality, and philanthropist. He was named the “#1 Comic to Watch” by Comedy Central in 2013 and has been a part of several shows such as The Cross Connection with Tiffany Cross, Ali Siddiq: It’s Bigger Than These Bars, The Domino Effect, Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks, Unprotected Sets, Bring the Funny, The D.L. Hughley Show, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, Comedy Central Stand-Up Featuring, The Opposition with Jordan Klepper, Above Average Presents, Def Comedy Jam, Be Woke, Inside Joke at Moontower, The Church of What’s Happening Now, Gotham Comedy Live, This Is Not Happening, @midnight, Unsung Hollywood, Just for Laughs: All-Access, and The Half Hour.
Born Name
Ali Siddiq
Nick Name
Ali
Age
He was born in 1973/1974.
Born Place
Houston, Texas, United States
Residence
Houston, Texas, United States
Nationality
Occupation
Stand-up Comedian, Public Speaker, Writer, Actor, Producer, Television Personality, Philanthropist
Medium
Stand-up
Genre
Storytelling, Observational Comedy, Anecdotal Comedy
Subjects
Everyday Life, American Politics, Racism, Race Relations
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
74 kg or 163 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Sports a beard
Ali Siddiq Facts
- His parents separated when Ali was quite young and he and his siblings were subsequently raised by their single mother. They lived in the projects for some time and Ali and his siblings also lived with other family members.
- Ali Siddiq was around 14 years old when he started selling drugs and was imprisoned when he was 19 for trafficking cocaine. He served 6 years of a 15-year sentence in the Ruben M. Torres Unit in Hondo, Texas.
- It was during his time in prison that he discovered his ability to make people laugh as he used to tell jokes to fellow inmates.
- He began doing stand-up at the Just Joking Comedy Cafe in Houston after his release from prison in 1997.
- Ali Siddiq’s debut stage appearance was during Apollo Night but he was booed on stage because he was wearing a suit.
- In 2009, he started hosting the annual Jive Turkeys Comedy Show to raise money for the Houston Food Bank.
- He has released several comedy albums including Damaged Goods, The Prison Manual, Freedom of Speech, Enjoy Your Life, and Talking Loud, Saying Something.
- As a writer, Ali Siddiq has worked on shows like Def Comedy Jam, This Is Not Happening, Gotham Comedy Live, The Half Hour, BET’s Comicview, Unprotected Sets, and The Domino Effect.
- He organized and performed at a benefit for Houstonians affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
- Ali Siddiq performed at an annual benefit held by Saba Homes (an orphanage organization created to help orphans of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan) in 2018.
- In June 2026, he was cast as Bishop in an episode of the comedy series Flatbush Misdemeanors.
Featured Image by Ali Siddiq / Instagram
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