American actress and comedian Kym Whitley has a net worth of $3.5 million. Kym Whitley is well-known for her roles on shows like “Animal Practice,” “The Parkers,” “The Boondocks,” and “Black Dynamite.”
Early Years of Kym Whitley
Whitley was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on July 21, 1961. His parents were Kaysonia and William Whitley. She also grew up with her two older brothers, Kyle and Scott, in Khartoum, Sudan, for part of her childhood. Her architect father was one of the people who started the black architecture firm Whitley and Whitley. The firm worked on buildings like the Tower City Center, the Cleveland Public Library, and Progressive Field, which is home to the Cleveland Indians.
Whitley went to high school in Shaker Heights and graduated in 1979. She then went to Nashville, where she went to Fisk University and joined the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Whitley found out that she was interested in show business and entertainment while she was in college. People had always said she was outgoing and creative, and she could often make people laugh. However, her family was still not sure if she could make it in show business. But they kept helping Whitley, and Whitley was very determined.
Career of Kym Whitley
Whitley moved to California after she graduated from college. At first, she worked as a teacher in Compton until she got a job as Arsenio Hall’s assistant. She also started dancing on the TV show “Soul Train.” In 1989, she got her first big break when she got the lead role in the popular play “Beauty Shop” by Shelly Garrett. The play started in Los Angeles and then went on tour across the United States.
In the early 1990s, she started getting jobs on TV and in movies. In 1992, she had her first job on an episode of “Vinnie & Bobby.” She was also a regular on the 1994 show “My Brother and Me.” She was in episodes of “The Parent Hood” and “Martin” in 1995, and the next year she was in an episode of “Married…with Children” as a guest star. In 1996, she joined the main cast of the TV show “Sparks,” which ran until 1998. This gave her some steady work. She worked with the Wayans brothers on an episode of “The Wayans Bros.” in 1998 and appeared on “Sports Theater with Shaquille O’Neal.” In 1999, one of her first movie roles was in “Beverly Hood,” and she also had a part in “Arli$$.”
Whitley’s life would get better in the 2000s. She started out by getting parts in episodes of “Grown Ups,” “Moesha,” and “Intimate Portrait.” She was also in the movies “Next Friday,” “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps,” and “A Private Affair.” She played herself in the show “Oh, Drama!” from 2001 to 2002. In 2002, she joined the cast of “The Parkers,” which was a big hit. The UPN channel showed “The Parkers,” which was a spin-off of the show “Moesha.” She stayed on the show until 2004, the same year she got a memorable role in Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She also started getting parts in bigger movies like “Love Chronicles,” “Along Came Polly,” and “The Perfect Man.” For her role in the movie “Deliver Us From Eva” in 2004, she was nominated for a BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Box Office Movie.
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