Kenya Barris

WRITING

1974-08-09 (51)

Inglewood, California, USA

Biography

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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Biography

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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

America's Next Top Model(2003)

3.9

work as

Development Producer

black-ish(2014)

5.8

apperead as

Mysterious Salesman (voice)

work as

Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator

Barbershop: The Next Cut(2016)

4.9

work as

Screenplay, Co-Producer

Girls Trip(2017)

5.7

work as

Writer

grown-ish(2018)

6.6

apperead as

Derek Wright

work as

Story, Executive Producer, Creator

A Boy. A Girl. A Dream(2018)

apperead as

Kenya Barris

mixed-ish(2019)

5.9

work as

Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story, Creator

Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show(2019)

work as

Creator

Shaft(2019)

5.4

work as

Writer, Executive Producer

Little(2019)

5.5

work as

Producer

#blackAF(2020)

apperead as

Kenya Barris

work as

Creator

Roald Dahl's The Witches(2020)

5.5

work as

Screenplay

Second Team(2020)

work as

Thanks

We the People(2021)

work as

Executive Producer

Coming 2 America(2021)

5.2

work as

Screenplay, Executive Producer

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali poster

Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali(2021)

work as

Producer

Cheaper by the Dozen(2022)

work as

Screenplay, Producer

Civil: Ben Crump(2022)

work as

Producer

Entergalactic(2022)

6.5

apperead as

Moderator (voice)

work as

Creator, Executive Producer

You People(2023)

4.2

apperead as

Airplane Passenger

work as

Director, Writer, Producer

White Men Can't Jump(2023)

work as

Writer, Producer, Story

The Vince Staples Show(2024)

work as

Executive Producer

Diarra from Detroit(2024)

work as

Executive Producer

The Underdoggs(2024)

5.7

work as

Producer

Jerry West: The Logo(2026)

work as

Director, Producer

It's a Wonderful Life

work as

Director, Writer