Kym Whitley Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Husband, Children, Family

Kym Whitley Net Worth

Kym Whitley, an American comedian, and actress has estimated net worth of $3.5 million.

Kym Whitley Biography and Wiki

Kym Elizabeth Whitley, a renowned American comedian and actress, has gained widespread recognition for her outstanding performances on various television sitcoms such as The Parkers, The Boondocks, Sparks, Animal Practice, Young & Hungry, The Cleveland Show, and Black Dynamite.

In 2004, she received a BET Comedy Award nomination for her exceptional supporting role as Ormandy in the 2003 comedy movie Deliver Us From Eva.

Kym Whitley Age

Kym Elizabeth Whitley who was born on July 21, 1961, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, United State is 62 years old.

Kym Elizabeth Whitley Parents and Siblings

Kym Elizabeth Whitley's parents are Kaysonia and William Whitley. Her father was a founding partner of the black architectural firm of Whitley and Whitley. Whitley has two older brothers, Kyle and Scott.

Career

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In 1989, Kym Whitley received a significant opportunity when she landed a leading role in Shelly Garrett's renowned play, Beauty Shop. The production premiered in Los Angeles and later toured throughout the United States. Whitley is best known for her acting roles in the sitcoms My Brother and Me and Sparks. She has also made appearances on numerous other television sitcoms, including The Parent 'Hood, Married... with Children, Moesha, That's So Raven, The Parkers, My Wife and Kids, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Additionally, Whitley hosted the short-lived BET program, Oh Drama, in 2000. Whitley played the character Suga, Craig's aunt, in the film Next Friday. She was part of a troupe known as The Adults, consisting of adult actors from the earlier seasons of All That. In early 2010, Whitley co-hosted The Brian McKnight Show with R&B musician Brian McKnight, but the program had a brief run. From 2012 to 2013, she played the recurring character Charmaine Wax on the BET comedy Let's Stay Together.

On April 20, 2013, Whitley's reality docu-series, Raising Whitley, premiered on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The show had 1.2 million viewers, making it the fifth most-watched premiere in the network's history. OWN ordered a second season, which premiered on January 4, 2014.

In 2014, Whitley joined the cast of the ABC Family (now Freeform) sitcom Young & Hungry, playing the role of Yolanda, Josh's housekeeper. The series ran for five seasons, concluding in 2018. Whitley guest-starred as Big Candi in the web series The Bay in 2017, earning a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series.

In 2018, Whitley guest-starred as Denise's aunt Joyce in the Thanksgiving episode of Master of None, Angela Bassett's character's sister. The episode won an Emmy for Best Writing for Master of None's actors Aziz Ansari and Lena Waithe. Later on, Whitley was a recurring guest host on the E! shows Daily Pop and Nightly Pop. In 2023, she played the character Aunt Nadine in the film You People.

Kym Elizabeth Whitley Son

Whitley became a mother to her adopted son, Joshua, who was born in January 2011.

The circumstances surrounding Joshua's adoption are rather unconventional. Joshua is actually the biological child of a woman whom Whitley had been mentoring for several years.

After giving birth to Joshua, the woman left him at the hospital and entrusted Whitley with his care as his legal guardian before disappearing.

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Whitley learned about this turn of events from a social worker who called her and, within an hour, she had become a mother.

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