Kenya Barris

Screenwriter

Birthday August 9, 1974

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Los Angeles, CA

Age 49 years old

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About

Writer and producer most well known as the creator of the critically acclaimed series Black-ish. He also co-executive produced The Game and co-created America's Next Top Model alongside Tyra Banks

Before Fame

After graduating from Clark Atlanta University, he would begin his screenwriting career in the late 1990s working on shows like The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show and Like Family. 

Trivia

In 2017, he released his first book, This Is Basic Sh*t: Uncensored Thoughts from a Black Man about Stuff We Know and Are Shocked You Don't. 

Family Life

He and his wife, Rainbow Barris, a doctor, have six children together.

Associated With

He is the creator and executive producer behind Black-ish, a show starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross