Writing
Kenya Barris
Born 1974-08-09
Inglewood, California, USA
Department: Writing
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Kenya Barris
TV
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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Movie
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Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020
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The Daily Show
1996
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Coming 2 America
2021
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Shaft
2019
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Girls Trip
2017
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You People
2023
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
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Little
2019
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black-ish
2014
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (63 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get Lite | Producer | Movie | 2027 | |
 | Jerry West: The Logo | Director | Movie | 2026 |
| Jerry West: The Logo | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
 | Diarra from Detroit | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Vince Staples Show | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Dinner Time Live with David Chang | Self | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Underdoggs | Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | White Men Can't Jump | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
| White Men Can't Jump | Writer | Movie | 2023 |
| White Men Can't Jump | Story | Movie | 2023 |
 | You People | Airplane Passenger | Movie | 2023 |
| You People | Writer | Movie | 2023 |
| You People | Director | Movie | 2023 |
| You People | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Entergalactic | Moderator (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
| Entergalactic | Creator | Movie | 2022 |
| Entergalactic | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Civil: Ben Crump | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Screenplay | Movie | 2022 |
| Cheaper by the Dozen | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | We the People | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Coming 2 America | Screenplay | Movie | 2021 |
| Coming 2 America | Executive Producer | Movie | 2021 |
 | Roald Dahl's The Witches | Screenplay | Movie | 2020 |
 | #blackAF | Kenya Barris | TV Series | 2020 |
| #blackAF | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Second Team | Thanks | Movie | 2020 |
 | Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | mixed-ish | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
| mixed-ish | Teleplay | TV Series | 2019 |
| mixed-ish | Story | TV Series | 2019 |
| mixed-ish | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Shaft | Writer | Movie | 2019 |
| Shaft | Executive Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | Little | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | A Boy. A Girl. A Dream | Kenya Barris | Movie | 2018 |
 | grown-ish | Derek Wright | TV Series | 2018 |
| grown-ish | Story | TV Series | 2018 |
| grown-ish | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
| grown-ish | Creator | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Girls Trip | Writer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Barbershop: The Next Cut | Screenplay | Movie | 2016 |
| Barbershop: The Next Cut | Co-Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | black-ish | Mysterious Salesman (voice) | TV Series | 2014 |
| black-ish | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2014 |
| black-ish | Director | TV Series | 2014 |
| black-ish | Writer | TV Series | 2014 |
| black-ish | Creator | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | America's Next Top Model | Development Producer | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Daily Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
| Dorothy and the Wiz | Director | Movie | — | |
| Dorothy and the Wiz | Writer | Movie | — | |
 | It's a Wonderful Life | Writer | Movie | — |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Director | Movie | — |
| Girls & Boys | Producer | Movie | — | |
| Girls & Boys | Story | Movie | — | |
| Untitled Juneteenth Project | Producer | Movie | — |