Kenya Barris has established himself as a multi-talented figure in the film and television industry.
Perhaps best known as the creator of the Emmy Award-winning Black-ish (2014-2022) and the show’s two spin-offs Grown-ish (2018-) and Mixed-ish (2019-2021), nearly all of Barris’ stories eloquently and thoughtfully commentate on the black experience in America, typically to humorous effect as Barris is clearly most comfortable in the comedy world.
Barris has also had his hand in writing for various feature films, such as the legacy sequel Coming 2 America (2021) and the multi-generation-uniting reboot of Shaft (2019), but for his next feature film project, Kenya Barris will be taking on directing duties for his feature directorial debut.
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