{"id":442695,"date":"2026-05-11T04:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T04:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/442695\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T04:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T04:59:09","slug":"sheryl-underwood-husband-what-happened-to-michael-sparkman-kevin-hart-roast-sparks-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/442695\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheryl Underwood husband: What happened to Michael Sparkman? Kevin Hart roast sparks row"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comedian and The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood was a part of the dais for the live Netflix roast of Kevin Hart<\/a> on Sunday. During the show, jokes about the 62-year-old’s husband came up, sparking questions about what happened to Michael Sparkman.<\/p>\n

\"SherylSheryl Underwood was a part of the Kevin Hart roast on Sunday (Instagram\/Sheryl Underwood)Who was Michael Sparkman?<\/p>\n

Sheryl Underwood has spoken publicly over the years about the devastating loss of her husband, Michael Sparkman, who died by suicide in 1990 after battling severe depression during their marriage.<\/p>\n

Underwood married Sparkman, a chef, in 1987. According to the television host, the couple struggled through difficult years as he dealt with worsening mental health issues, including a prior overdose attempt before his death.<\/p>\n

Speaking to PEOPLE in 2016, Underwood recalled the final conversation she had with him before he died.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll never forget it,\u201d she told PEOPLE in 2016. \u201cI made him a German chocolate cake that morning, and I said, \u2018Drop the bills in the mailbox and I\u2019ll see you when you get home.\u2019 It\u2019s the most painful thing in the world because he is not coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sparkman died in August 1990, three years into the couple\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n

Sheryl Underwood became emotional discussing Kate Spade\u2019s death<\/p>\n

Years later, Underwood revisited her personal tragedy while discussing the death of Kate Spade during an emotional episode of The Talk. The conversation took place after Spade\u2019s death by suicide shocked the fashion industry and broader public. During the segment, Underwood became visibly emotional as she reflected on losing her husband.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m kind of emotional about this because, as you know my husband killed himself. And you will never know. For people who think they know, you\u2019ll never know if it\u2019s clinical depression. You\u2019ll never know if it\u2019s financial stress. You\u2019ll never know,\u201d Underwood told her co-hosts on \u201cThe Talk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She also spoke about the lingering pain left behind for surviving family members.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that pain does not\u2026it doesn\u2019t go away,\u201d Underwood continued. \u201cSo I really hope that the family can come together for her daughter because it just doesn\u2019t go away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Underwood spoke about the impact of suicide notes<\/p>\n

During the discussion, Underwood specifically addressed the emotional toll caused by suicide notes, revealing that her husband had also left one behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sad for her daughter for that to be in the note because my husband left a note. And what the note does to the person who\u2019s still alive, it shows that the person who\u2019s no longer alive has now had the final word,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

At the time, Spade\u2019s death left behind her husband, Andy Spade, and the couple\u2019s 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix.<\/p>\n

Andy Spade later released a statement mourning his wife\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cKate was the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the kindest person I\u2019ve ever known.”<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Comedian and The Talk co-host Sheryl Underwood was a part of the dais for the live Netflix roast…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":442696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,192744,192745,155577,192746,192747],"class_list":["post-442695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kevin-hart-roast","tag-michael-sparkman","tag-sheryl-underwood","tag-sheryl-underwood-husband","tag-sheryl-underwood-husband-suicid"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}