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Kenya Barris

Screenwriter / Showrunner / Television Producer / Actor / Television Director / Film Director | * 08/09/1974 (49) | Inglewood (United States of America (USA))
Kenya Barris (born August 9, 1973) is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the ABC sitcom black-ish (2014–2022). ()

Kenya Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the ABC sitcom black-ish.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

A new couple and their families reckon with modern love amid culture clashes, societal expectations and generational differences. ...

You People

Certification unknown

2023 | 2.9/5 | 1h 57min
Romance / Love, Comedy
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Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood. ...

Girls Trip

FSK: 16+ years

2017 | 3.4/5 | 2h 2min
Comedy
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A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood. ...

black-ish

FSK: 12+ years

2014 | 3.7/5 | 23min per episode
Comedy
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A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships. ...

#blackAF

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2020 | 3.3/5 | 35min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Kenya Barris as Actor(3)

as Airplane Passenger2023 You People
2019 Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as himself2018 A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

TV Shows/Series with Kenya Barris as Actor(3)

as himself2020 #blackAF
as himself2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as himself1996 The Daily Show

Movies with Kenya Barris as Crew(22)

Production/Producer2024 The Underdoggs
Directing/Director2023 You People
Production/Producer2023 You People
Writing/Writer2023 You People
Production/Producer2023 Uptown Saturday Night
Writing/Writer2023 Uptown Saturday Night
Production/Producer2023 White Men Can't Jump
Writing/Writer2023 White Men Can't Jump
Writing/Story2023 White Men Can't Jump
Production/Producer2022 Civil: Ben Crump
Production/Producer2022 Cheaper by the Dozen
Writing/Screenplay2022 Cheaper by the Dozen
Production/Producer2021 Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Production/Executive Producer2021 Coming 2 America
Writing/Screenplay2021 Coming 2 America
Writing/Screenplay2020 Roald Dahl's The Witches
Production/Producer2019 Little
Production/Executive Producer2019 Shaft
Writing/Writer2019 Shaft
Writing/Writer2017 Girls Trip
Production/Co-Producer2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut
Writing/Screenplay2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut

TV Shows/Series with Kenya Barris as Crew(18)

Production/Executive Producer2024 The Vince Staples Show
Production/Executive Producer2021 We the People
Creator/Creator2020 #blackAF
Creator/Creator2019 Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show
Production/Executive Producer2019 mixed-ish
Writing/Story2019 mixed-ish
Writing/Teleplay2019 mixed-ish
Creator/Creator2019 mixed-ish
Writing/Story2018 grown-ish
Production/Executive Producer2018 grown-ish
Creator/Creator2018 grown-ish
Directing/Director2014 black-ish
Production/Executive Producer2014 black-ish
Writing/Writer2014 black-ish
Writing/Story2014 black-ish
Writing/Teleplay2014 black-ish
Creator/Creator2014 black-ish
Production/Development Producer2003 America's Next Top Model

Additional Information

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Born: Friday, 08/09 1974 (August) in Inglewood (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 49 years + 253 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Clark Atlanta University, Daniel Murphy High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Kenya Barris frequently works together with these people:
Anthony Anderson (9x, Actor)
Tracee Ellis Ross (9x, Actress)
Peter Saji (8x, Crew)
Laurence Fishburne (7x, Actor)
Jamie Nelsen (6x, Crew)
Regina Hall (5x, Actress)
Yara Shahidi (5x, Actress)
Gail Lerner (5x, Crew)
Lisa McQuillan (5x, Crew)
Eddie Murphy (4x, Actor)
Tracy Oliver (4x, Crew)
Malcolm D. Lee (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:121709, Added: 06/28/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024