P.R. Hawkins, author, screenwriter and comic
Thanks to a bit of trivia about sex therapist, Dr. Ruth, Paulara Hawkins (aka P.R. Hawkins) became $740,000 richer in November 2006 as a contestant on ABC’s wild game show, “Show Me the Money,” hosted by Emmy-winning television icon William Shatner. Millions of viewers witnessed as P.R. Hawkins became one of the all-time biggest female winners on a traditional game show.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Hawkins first tried her hand at comedy with a $10 bet to tell a joke at Apollo Night at Steve Harvey’s Comedy House in Dallas. Not only did she tell a joke, but she got a standing ovation and an invitation to be a comedy club regular. Word spread about this funny lady, and soon, she found herself on a segment of the “Jenny Jones Show,” as one of the comics to watch. P.R. Hawkins has performed at comedy clubs and college campuses throughout the United States and been invited to perform at military bases in such exotic locations as Japan, Hawaii and Korea.

She was a semi-finalist in Comedy Central’s “Laugh Riot Competition” (2000) and the 2001 Chesterfield Writing Competition.
A prolific writer, P.R. Hawkins has penned the tremendously funny collaborations, “Heavenly Bodies” and “Perfect Match” as well as a country song, “ I Like To Dream.” She has written three feature films: “Fabulous,” “Sistaahs,” and “Someone For Every One.” The dramedy, “Sistaahs” was optioned, turned into a short and entered into the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Currently, P.R. Hawkins is promoting her latest project -- that is her first novel, “Ain’t Nothin’ Down About It” (Urban Books), which is available at bookstores nationwide. Her second novel, Keeping Up with The Jonses, will be available in June of 2007. And with her newfound cash, she will turn one of her works into a stage play.