Kenya Barris nicknamed “Yee” is an American-based Actor, Director, Producer, Film and Television Screen Writer, who is widely known as originator of ABC comedy series “Black-ish” (2014). His creations include “Girls Trip” (2017) and “Grown-ish” (2018). His
Kenya Barris Biography and Net Worth
| Net Worth $75 M |
| Full Name Kenya Barris |
| Birth Date 09 August 1974 |
| Age 48 years |
| Birthplace Inglewood, California, U.S.A |
| Profession Actor, Director, Producer, Film and Television Screen Writer. |
| Wife Rania Rainbow Edward Barris |
| Children 6 |
Kenya Barris Early Life
Barris was born on 09 August 1974 in Inglewood, California, U.S.A. His father was a Muslim, who frequently visited Kenya; this is how Barris got his first name. At the age of 5, he went through the separation of his parents and was raised by his single mother Tina. His younger brother died of cancer. Tina worked day in and day out to raise her four children. Barris graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 1996 opting Mass Media Arts as his major.
Kenya Barris Television Career
Barris made his debut on television network through UPN sitcom series “Girlfriends” in 2000 as a writer. Eight seasons of Girlfriends were released till 2008. In 2003, he co-created and produced UPN’s popular season “America’s Next Top Model” along with Tyra Banks. This amazing show remained on the television screen till 2018 with its 24 seasons. In 2002 he met his mentor Felicia D. Henderson while working on “Soul Food” a showtime drama series and remained there till its four seasons in 2004. After quitting “Soul Food” he wrote CBS sitcom “Listen Up” in 2006 and “The Game” (2006-2014) a sequel to “Girlfriends”. Afterward, Barris penned down TBS’s “Are We There Yet?” and “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” by Fox. He is the director and executive producer of “Music love” a mini-series of Warner Brothers. He is the writer and creator of “The Start-Up” by BET and “We Got Next” by Hulu. Barris has been an executive producer on Netflix for “Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show”, “We the people” and “Entergalactic”. He made his debut as an actor in “#blackAF”.
Barris Film Career
Barris made his debut in feature films through his masterpiece “Barbershop: The Next Cut” as co-writer in 2016. He wrote, “Girls Trip” in 2017, “Shaft” in 2019, “The Witches” in 2020, “Coming 2 America” in 2021 and Disney’s “Cheaper by the Dozen” in 2022. In 2019 Barris produced “Little”.
Family Life
Barries married an anesthesiologist Dr. Rania Rainbow Edwards in 1999. He has six children. However, their marriage has had few shakes as their divorce surfaced in 2019 but things got smoother and the divorce was called off eventually.
Net Worth:
Kenya Barris net worth is $75 million estimated in 2022. He owns a mansion worth $7.6 M in Encino, California which he purchased in 2019. In 2019 Barris bought a home worth $4.6M in studio City, California.
Body Features:
| Height 6 ft 3 in |
| Weight 85 kg |
| Eye Color Dark Brown |
| Hair Color Black |
