Kenya Barris (born August 9, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor. Barris is best known for creating the sitcom black•ish, and its spin-offs. Barris also produced and written films such as Girls Trip and Little.
In 2018, Barris left ABC after a dispute about a pulled episode of black•ish for Netflix, where he produced several shows including #blackAF, a series that he also acted in. In 2021, he left Netflix in favor of Paramount Global and helped launch BET Studios.
Selected Filmography
Film
- Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) - Writer, producer
- Girls Trip (2017) - Screenplay and story
- Little (2019) - Producer
- Shaft (2019) - Executive producer and writer
- The Witches (2020) - Screenplay
- Coming 2 America (2021) - Screenplay and executive producer
Television
- America's Next Top Model (2005-2013) - Co-creator and producer
- The Game (2013) - Producer and writer
- Are We There Yet? (2013) - Staff writer
- black•ish (2014-2021) - Creator, executive producer, writer, director
- grown•ish (2018-present) - Creator, executive producer, writer
- mixed•ish (2019-2021) - Creator, executive producer, writer
- Astronomy Club (2019) - Executive producer
- #blackAF (2020) - Kenya Barris, also creator, executive producer, writer, director
- Entergalactic (2022) - Executive producer
