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 was born on 9 August 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Black-ish (2014), #BlackAF (2020) and You People (2023). He has been married to Rainbow Barris since 3 December 1999. They have six children.

Feb 4, 2025 · Watch the "Salon Talks" episode with Kenya Barris here, or read a Q&A of our conversation below, to learn more about Barris working with Gladwell after being a huge fan, his creative process, and ...

Jun 23, 2021 · Long before a racial reckoning prompted the 46-year-old to reevaluate his priorities, the Netflix marriage had been imperfect. Barris wasn’t willing to be the broadly commercial producer that...

Apr 17, 2020 · “#blackAF” centers on a successful black comedy writer named Kenya Barris, who’s left behind the broadcast TV arena after scoring a high-priced development deal with Netflix.

Mar 23, 2024 · Kenya Barris chatted exclusively with PEOPLE at the 'Diarra from Detroit' premiere earlier this week about involving his kids in his work. The writer and producer is dad to six children with Dr....

Kenya Barris is telling an American story, one can of soda after another. In a new six-minute short film, the writer, director and showrunner, known for his work behind the ABC series...

Apr 17, 2020 · Barris is the man behind the ABC sitcom Black-ish and its spin-offs Grown-ish and Mixed-ish and cowriter of the surprise smash movie Girls Trip, which sparked Tiffany Haddish’s...

Aug 9, 1974 · 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.

Kenya Barris was born on 9 August 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Black-ish (2014), #BlackAF (2020) and You People (2023). He has been married to Rainbow Barris since 3 December 1999.