News about Kenya Barris
Kim Kardashian signs deal with Disney's 20th Television to develop scripted shows - and her first series is with pal La La Anthony
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August 14, 2024
Kim Kardashian has signed a first-look deal with Disney's 20th Television to develop scripted shows. The reality TV veteran, 43, signed up after she starred in the most recent season of FX's American Horror Story and shot the forthcoming Hulu legal drama All's Fair, both of which are produced by the entertainment giant and 58-year-old writer-director Ryan Murphy. As part of her first-look deal, the mother-of-four will be teaming up with her friend La La Anthony, 42, and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, 50.
As Warner Bros' director makes significant improvements for the classic Hollywood films, the Wizard Of Oz and It's A Wonderful Life are getting a 'diverse' reboot
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January 23, 2024
A Hollywood filmmaker has announced that The Wizard Of Oz and It's A Wonderful Life will get a 'diverse' revival. As he appeared at the Sundance Film Festival, Kenya Barris, who created the ABC sitcom Black-ish, was working on scripts for the Warner Bros adaptations of the Hollywood classics and talked about his plans to make some significant changes. The Wizard Of Oz, a 1939 Judy Garland film, will get a modern day remake, not Kansas, according to the producer.
In NYC, Padma Lakshmi, 53, shakes hands with blackish creator Kenya Barris, 49, a year after she separated from her husband of 20 years for the THIRD time
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November 20, 2023
On Sunday, Padma Lakshmi was seen holding hands with black-ish creator Kenya Barris as they walked a street in New York City. As they were driving to McNally Jackson Bookstore in the SoHo district, the 53-year-old Top Chef star seemed to be more than friends with the 49-year-old writer and producer, as she never left his side. They were also seen walking past vendors as they talked, and he was checking her cellphone when she stopped it up by the curb. For a mod look, the former fashion model wore a cream-colored jacket, fitted black slacks, and coral scarf with white go-go style short boots, while Barris was more casual in an orange puffy jacket, blue jacket, and green camo slacks he paired with white sneakers. Padma has been single for the past two years after being dropped by poet Terrance Hayes in November 2021. For the third time in June 2022, Kenya is single after splitting from his wife of 20 years, Dr. Rania Edwards-Barris (who is portrayed on blackish by Tracee Ellis Ross) for the third time.
Shaquille O'Neal, 50 Cent and Kenya Barris bond together over talks to buy BET
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May 5, 2023
According to reports, Shaquille O'Neal, 50 Cents, and Kenya Barris are among the many people trying to buy Black Entertainment Television, also known as BET. According to TMZ, the 51-year-old basketball legend is working with the 47-year-old rapper and the 48-year-old Black-ish creator to gather enough funds to make the deal work. According to a person with direct knowledge, the trio were seen crashing by the Paramount headquarters in New York City earlier this week.
Do YOU recognize this actor? As he wears bushy beard and glasses, the movie star seems unrecognizable
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February 22, 2023
On a dinner outing in Santa Monica, a movie star looked unrecognizable with a bushy beard and thick-rimmed eyeglasses. Although Rihanna's birthday was a day earlier, the 39-year-old actor did not exactly look like himself as he reached celebrity favorite Giorgio Baldi. The talented actor, who was recently embroiled in a kissing fiasco, wore his signature casual style when he sported a black long-sleeve button-down over a white shirt, dark blue jeans, and black suede boots.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lauren London and Nia Long lead the stars at You People premiere
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January 18, 2023
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lauren London, and Nia Long all glittered at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix' upcoming culture war com People.com The film, directed by Black-ish creator Kenya Barris, who co-wrote the script with his male lead Jonah Hill, follows a white Jewish man's marriage to a black Muslim woman and their families' conflict. Lauren, 38, the female lead Amira, made a splash on the red carpet wearing a clinging bubblegum pink jacket that was perfectly tailored to her enviable hourglass figure.
Eddie Murphy Accepts His Golden Globe Honour and Tells a Will Smith Slap Joke
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January 11, 2023
At this year's Golden Globes ceremony, Hollywood legend Eddie Murphy was honoured with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award. Eric, 33, Bria, 33, Anderson, 33, Myles, 30, Gabriel, 16, Bella, 26, Stephen, 4, and Max, 26, recognized the actor, comedian, and former Golden Globe winner on Tuesday night, as well as his partner, Paige Butcher, and his ten children.
"I've been in show business for 46 years and 41 years in film." So this has been a long time in the making," he said. Murphy kept his acceptance speech short, jokingly adding, "I could certainly stand up here and say 'thank you' until they play the piano." Nonetheless, he did leave a word of advice for other actors — and it came with a sarcastic ending.
In a preview for Netflix's comedy You People, Eddie Murphy quizzes daughter's bumbling fiancé Jonah Hill
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December 5, 2022
In the trailer for Netflix's upcoming comedy "You People," Eddie Murphy plays a skeptical father grilling his daughter's unimpressive fiancé. As he quizzed Jonah Hill, who recently revealed that he will no longer promote his films, the comedy legend appeared opposite her daughter (Lauren London). Nia Long, 52, has a prime position in the teaser as Eddie's equally cynical wife.
On his 30th birthday, Will Smith, 54, shares touching throwback photos of his eldest son Trey
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November 11, 2022
Will Smith has a 30-year-old son! Trey, his oldest son, who turned 30 on Friday, was featured in a series with photos and home videos. "This is how we do it," says young Trey in the clip before Montell Jordan's 1995 film This Is How We Do It.
For the first time in the recording studio, Diddy and Dr. Dr. Dre squash 2014 beef
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August 31, 2022
On Monday night, Rap moguls adored Diddy and Dr. Dre for the first time in the recording studio. The Harlem-born 52-year-old (born Sean Combs) protested the East Coast for the first time in their nineties glory days, while the Compton-born 57-year-old (born Andre Young) beat the West Coast.
Jonah Hill will film documentary Stutz, but will not advertise the venture because he focuses on anxiety disorders
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August 18, 2022
Jonah Hill has announced that he will produce Stutz, a mental health documentary, but that he will not promote it or other initiatives he's working on as he fights anxiety. After almost two decades of suffering from anxiety attacks, the 38-year-old Los Angeles native released a note to Deadline on Wednesday, announcing that the upcoming doc is concerned about himself rather than just how he's dealing with anxiety attacks.
The Wizard of Oz's scandalous past
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August 16, 2022
The Wizard of Oz's Garland version was the last word in special effects, make-up, set design, and costumes, not to mention the teenage star's career. Now, the film is expected to be revived with the help of writer/director Kenya Barris. However, the timeless tale, based on L Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, continues to attract viewers, but stories from the 1939 film are much less thrilling. Here, FEMAIL reveals some of the most surprising facts (including the ones shown above).
Kenya Barris Is Creating a New Reboot of "The Wizard of Oz" by "Black-ish" Creator Kenya Barris Is Creating a Modern Reboot
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August 16, 2022
For Warner Bros, Kenya Barris is assisting with a new, more modernized version of "The Wizard of Oz." According to a 15 Aug. a. - Barris isn't telling anyone else about the film other than that it's an updated version of the musical. Warner Bros. did not respond immediately to POPSUGAR's plea for comment.
Barris, the maker of "Black-ish," is still one of Hollywood's busiest people. He's executive producer of the forthcoming Netflix series "Entergalactic," an animated film starring Kid Cudi, Jessica Williams, and Timothée Chalamet. "You People," Netflix's first film, will be released sometime later this year. Barris also works as a writer on Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls' forthcoming "White Men Can't Jump" remake.
Wizard Of Oz is back! Judy Garland's classic 1939 film will be reimagined
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August 15, 2022
Wizard of Oz fans can rejoice. According to Deadline, writer/director Kenya Barris will work on a reimagined version of the beloved drama fantasy starring Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton. Warner Brothers had picked up the pitch on Monday, according to the company. Barris closed the deal with Warner Bros last week