Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Kenya Barris
Writing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 25
TMDB ID: 1407486
IMDb ID: nm1244069
Known for: Writing
Born: August 9, 1974
Age: 52
Place of birth: Inglewood, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1996 - 2026
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.45
Wikidata: Q27063042
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Executive Producer (5)Producer (5)Screenplay (4)Writer (4)Creator (3)Development Producer (1)Story (1)Thanks (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kenya Barris.
Jerry West: The Logo
Director
2026 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kenya Barris.
Entergalactic
Creator
2022 Movie
The Underdoggs
Producer
2024 Movie
Girls Trip
Writer
2017 Movie
Little
Producer
2019 Movie
Shaft
Writer
2019 Movie
White Men Can't Jump
Producer
2023 Movie
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Screenplay
2020 Movie
Coming 2 America
Screenplay
2021 Movie
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
Screenplay
2022 Movie
You People
Writer
2023 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Kenya Barris.
grown-ish
Story • 1 eps
2018 Series
black-ish
Executive Producer • 175 eps
2014 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
America's Next Top Model
Development Producer • 312 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kenya Barris.
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Screenplay
2020 Movie
Girls Trip
Writer
2017 Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
Screenplay
2022 Movie
Coming 2 America
Screenplay
2021 Movie
The Underdoggs
Producer
2024 Movie
Shaft
Writer
2019 Movie
White Men Can't Jump
Producer
2023 Movie
You People
Writer
2023 Movie
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Jerry West: The Logo
Director
2026 Movie
Little
Producer
2019 Movie
Entergalactic
Creator
2022 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kenya Barris.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
black-ish
Executive Producer • 175 eps
2014 Series
America's Next Top Model
Development Producer • 312 eps
2003 Series
grown-ish
Story • 1 eps
2018 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
mixed-ish
Executive Producer • 23 eps
2019 Series
The Vince Staples Show
Executive Producer • 11 eps
2024 Series
#blackAF
Creator
2020 Series
Diarra from Detroit
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kenya Barris.
The Underdoggs
Producer
2024 Movie
White Men Can't Jump
Producer
2023 Movie
You People
Writer
2023 Movie
Entergalactic
Creator
2022 Movie
Civil: Ben Crump
Producer
2022 Movie
Cheaper by the Dozen
Screenplay
2022 Movie
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Producer
2021 Movie
Coming 2 America
Screenplay
2021 Movie
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Screenplay
2020 Movie
Second Team
Thanks
2020 Movie
Shaft
Writer
2019 Movie
Little
Producer
2019 Movie
Girls Trip
Writer
2017 Movie
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Screenplay
2016 Movie
It's a Wonderful Life
Writer
Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kenya Barris.
Diarra from Detroit
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2024 Series
The Vince Staples Show
Executive Producer • 11 eps
2024 Series
We the People
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2021 Series
#blackAF
Creator
2020 Series
Astronomy Club: The Sketch Show
Creator
2019 Series
mixed-ish
Executive Producer • 23 eps
2019 Series
grown-ish
Story • 1 eps
2018 Series
black-ish
Executive Producer • 175 eps
2014 Series
America's Next Top Model
Development Producer • 312 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kenya Barris.
You People
as Airplane Passenger
2023 Movie
Entergalactic
as Moderator (voice)
2022 Movie
black-ish: A Celebration – An ABC News Special
as Self
2022 Movie
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
2019 Movie
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
as Kenya Barris
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kenya Barris.
Dinner Time Live with David Chang
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
#blackAF
as Kenya Barris • 8 eps
2020 Series
grown-ish
as Derek Wright • 1 eps
2018 Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 4 eps
2015 Series
black-ish
as Mysterious Salesman (voice) • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series