Sarah Thyre is an American actress and writer. She played the role of Coach Cherri Wolf on the television show ''

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''.

Early life

Thyre is the second of five children in a

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family. She was raised in

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and

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. After her parents' divorce, she and her four siblings lived with their mother and struggled with poverty. Thyre earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from

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Personal life

Thyre wrote a memoir about her childhood entitled ''Dark at the Roots'' published by

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. Thyre married comedian and television sidekick

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in 1994. The couple had two children, a son, born in 2000, and a daughter, born in 2005 before divorcing in 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Interview on The Sound of Young America podcast
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