{"id":95337,"date":"2026-03-17T06:22:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/kiki-shepard-showtime-at-the-apollo-co-host-dead-at-74\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T06:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T09:22:27","slug":"kiki-shepard-showtime-at-the-apollo-co-host-dead-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/kiki-shepard-showtime-at-the-apollo-co-host-dead-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiki Shepard, &#8216;Showtime at the Apollo&#8217; Co-Host, Dead At 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kiki Shepard<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dead at 74<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-03-16T20:51:21-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              March 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            8:51 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-6967cc04012404669ca5f5c225a5ba80\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-first\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Kiki Shepard <\/strong>&#8212; the longtime co-host of the legendary music showcase &#8220;Showtime at the Apollo&#8221; &#8212; has died &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6967cc04012404669ca5f5c225a5ba80--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0a62fcde0d7d770b826f9531e664a427\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>LaShirl Smith<\/strong>, Kiki&#8217;s rep, tells TMZ &#8230; she suffered a massive heart attack in Los Angeles on Monday, adding her passing was completely unexpected.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0a62fcde0d7d770b826f9531e664a427--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eb94b6e486c614b399e86a3928aa26d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default\">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260317_c4b7de6f111444dab39bd1e7a55644c0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:737355bc-8d43-491b-8263-494ac4d2e9d0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eb94b6e486c614b399e86a3928aa26d1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-eac92746c580e2573c7638d188059474\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Shepard became a familiar face to millions of viewers during her long run on &#8220;Showtime at the Apollo&#8221; from 1987 to 2002, where she shared the stage with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/steve-harvey\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Steve Harvey<\/strong><\/a> and helped introduce aspiring performers at the iconic Harlem theater.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eac92746c580e2573c7638d188059474--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-458ad3eb598adca1f7898de407853098\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default\">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-458ad3eb598adca1f7898de407853098--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-45ce88c0d7ac3029b6ef10149887d6ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Over the years she continued working in television with appearances on shows including &#8220;A Different World,&#8221; &#8220;Baywatch,&#8221; &#8220;Baywatch Nights,&#8221; &#8220;NYPD Blue,&#8221; &#8220;Everybody Hates Chris,&#8221; &#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy,&#8221; and &#8220;Mind Your Business.&#8221; She also appeared in the film &#8220;Blackjack Christmas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-45ce88c0d7ac3029b6ef10149887d6ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c79abdfa491adf06e20cafb98f8a50a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She later made her mark on Broadway, appearing in productions like &#8220;Bubbling Brown Sugar,&#8221; &#8220;Reggae,&#8221; &#8220;Your Arms Too Short to Box With God,&#8221; and &#8220;Porgy and Bess.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2c79abdfa491adf06e20cafb98f8a50a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f514e131b004403b4bc8e4fc3a5ad8ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default\">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260317_388fa03132b14ee79b9a2d326c5069fd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:737355bc-8d43-491b-8263-494ac4d2e9d0\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/38\/4by3\/2026\/03\/17\/388fa03132b14ee79b9a2d326c5069fd_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kiki Shepard gettty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f514e131b004403b4bc8e4fc3a5ad8ec--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c5445b644e03f89d89224be80bcc2d8e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Her career in entertainment began long before Apollo. She started out as a professional dancer in the early 1970s, performing around the world including with the D.C. 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LaShirl Smith, Kiki&#8217;s rep, tells TMZ &#8230; she suffered a massive heart attack in Los Angeles on Monday, adding her passing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow2JLhCw:productID":"","_gspb_post_css":"","maa_idioma":"","maa_pais":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[23006,23007,6160,23003,23004,23005],"class_list":["post-95337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brasil","tag-apollo","tag-cohost","tag-dead","tag-kiki","tag-shepard","tag-showtime"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kiki Shepard, &#039;Showtime at the Apollo&#039; Co-Host, Dead At 74 - Ubirat\u00e3 Online Not\u00edcias - A realidade ao seu alcance!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kiki Shepard Dead at 74 Published March 16, 2026 8:51 PM PDT Kiki Shepard -- the longtime co-host of the legendary music showcase &quot;Showtime at the Apollo&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/kiki-shepard-showtime-at-the-apollo-co-host-dead-at-74\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kiki Shepard, &#039;Showtime at the Apollo&#039; 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