Kenya Barris

Kenya Barris

50 · Born: Aug 9, 1974

Personal Details

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BornAug 9, 1974 Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Kenya Barris, a renowned writer and producer, first took his first breath on August 9, 1974, in the vibrant city of Los Angeles, California, USA. As a creative force to be reckoned with, he has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry through his work on notable projects such as Black-ish, which premiered in 2014, #BlackAF, which debuted in 2020, and You People, set to release in 2023.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Barris shares his life with his loving wife, Rainbow Barris, whom he wed on December 3, 1999. The couple's family is filled with joy, as they are blessed with six beautiful children.

Career

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2023
You People
You People as Airplane Passenger
{"id":207568,"title":"Entergalactic","year":"2022","character":"Moderator (voice)","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/entergalactic","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/30j7s7ec58fg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/30j7s7ec58fg.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
Entergalactic
Entergalactic as Moderator (voice)
{"id":103834963,"title":"#BlackAF","year":2020,"character":"Kenya Barris","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/blackaf","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834963.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834963.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
#BlackAF
#BlackAF as Kenya Barris
{"id":127729,"title":"A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.","year":"2018","character":"Kenya Barris","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/a-boy-a-girl-a-dream","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_127729.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_127729.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":207961,"title":"Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter","year":"2022","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/norman-lear-100-years-of-music-laughter","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_207961.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_207961.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":139023,"title":"Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate","year":"2019","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/still-laugh-in-the-stars-celebrate","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_139023.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_139023.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
{"id":131733,"title":"Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1","year":"2018","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/unbanned-the-legend-of-aj1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_131733.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_131733.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
{"id":10831,"title":"Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter","year":2017,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/close-up-with-the-hollywood-reporter","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10831.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10831.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
{"id":218015,"title":"White Men Can't Jump","year":"2023","job":"Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/white-men-cant-jump-2023","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/vddvfe0idl80.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/vddvfe0idl80.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
{"id":201652,"title":"Cheaper by the Dozen","year":"2022","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/cheaper-by-the-dozen-2022","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2botvciduvog.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2botvciduvog.jpg"},"released":1}
2022
{"id":142697,"title":"Coming 2 America","year":"2021","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/coming-2-america","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5d818oa67320.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5d818oa67320.jpg"},"released":1}
2021
Coming 2 America
Coming 2 America as Screenplay
{"id":138086,"title":"The Witches","year":"2020","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-witches-2020","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/15v9mm4723o0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/15v9mm4723o0.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
The Witches
The Witches as Screenplay
{"id":129866,"title":"Shaft","year":"2019","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/shaft-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/35guejec4r4g.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/35guejec4r4g.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Shaft
Shaft as Writer
{"id":112382,"title":"Girls Trip","year":"2017","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/girls-trip","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2hj94n716hr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2hj94n716hr0.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
Girls Trip
Girls Trip as Writer
{"id":89744,"title":"Barbershop: The Next Cut","year":"2016","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/barbershop-the-next-cut","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1gj52jhcrfsg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/1gj52jhcrfsg.jpg"},"released":1}
2016
{"id":216827,"title":"You People","year":"2023","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/you-people-2023","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/28pd6f9abcq0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/28pd6f9abcq0.jpg"},"released":1}
2023
You People
You People as Director, Writer
{"id":103834963,"title":"#BlackAF","year":"2020","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/blackaf","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834963.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834963.jpg"},"released":1}
2020
#BlackAF
#BlackAF as Creator
{"id":103833354,"title":"Mixed-ish","year":"2019","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/mixed-ish","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103833354.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103833354.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Mixed-ish
Mixed-ish as Creator
{"id":103846896,"title":"Astronomy Club","year":"2019","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/astronomy-club","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103846896.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103846896.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103831703,"title":"Grown-ish","year":"2018","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/grown-ish","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1ivnpcq4pam8.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/1ivnpcq4pam8.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
Grown-ish
Grown-ish as Creator
{"id":1332,"title":"Black-ish","year":"2014","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/black-ish","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4u707p1mmg60.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/4u707p1mmg60.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
Black-ish
Black-ish as Creator