Kenya Barris

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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1974-08-09 00:00:00

Birth Place

Inglewood, California, USA

Known For

• 

  Roald Dahl's The Witches
• 

  Cheaper by the Dozen
• 

  Coming 2 America
• 

  Girls Trip
• 

  White Men Can't Jump
• 

  You People

Credits

• production (15 credits)

  • Get Lite

    producer

    production
    2027
  • Untitled Juneteenth Project

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Girls & Boys

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Jerry West: The Logo

    producer

    production
    2026
  • The Underdoggs

    producer

    production
    2024
  • White Men Can't Jump

    producer

    production
    2023
  • You People

    producer

    production
    2023
  • Entergalactic

    executive producer

    production
    2022
  • Civil: Ben Crump

    producer

    production
    2022
  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    producer

    production
    2022
  • Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali

    producer

    production
    2021
  • Coming 2 America

    executive producer

    production
    2021
  • Shaft

    executive producer

    production
    2019
  • Little

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut

    co-producer

    production
    2016

• directing (4 credits)

  • Dorothy and the Wiz

    director

    directing
    2026
  • It's a Wonderful Life

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Jerry West: The Logo

    director

    directing
    2026
  • You People

    director

    directing
    2023

• writing (11 credits)

  • Dorothy and the Wiz

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Girls & Boys

    story

    writing
    2026
  • It's a Wonderful Life

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • White Men Can't Jump

    story

    writing
    2023
  • You People

    writer

    writing
    2023
  • Cheaper by the Dozen

    screenplay

    writing
    2022
  • Coming 2 America

    screenplay

    writing
    2021
  • Roald Dahl's The Witches

    screenplay

    writing
    2020
  • Shaft

    writer

    writing
    2019
  • Girls Trip

    writer

    writing
    2017
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut

    screenplay

    writing
    2016

• actors (7 credits)

  • You People

    Airplane Passenger

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Entergalactic

    Moderator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • A Boy. A Girl. A Dream

    Kenya Barris

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Colin Jost, Kenya Barris, Tobe Nwigwe (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • The Daily Show

    - Kenya Barris & Isabel Wilkerson (2020) ... Self actor actors
    1996

• crew (2 credits)

  • Entergalactic

    creator

    crew
    2022
  • Second Team

    thanks

    crew
    2020