Kym Whitley was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Khartoum, Sudan (Africa).
Kym knew she was blessed with the gift to make people laugh, after a chance encounter with Redd Foxx, who told her “she had the Comedic Goods”. Kym began living her dream as a stand up comedian in Hollywood. Kym Whitley became Hollywood’s go-to-girl with her smooth transition as a talented, comedic actress in numerous TV shows, namely, ABC’s “My Wife and Kids”, CBS’s “Two Broke Girls”, Disney’s “That’s So Raven”, TV Land’s “Soul Man” and HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Kym completed production of her docu-series, “Raising Whitley” on the OWN network. You have seen Kym in the following films: “Haunted House 2”, “We Bought A Zoo”, “Fun with Dick and Jane”, “College Road Trip”, “The Nutty Professor” and “Next Friday” to name a few.
Kym Whitely was nominated for a 2017 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Guest Actress for her portrayal as Big Candi, in the Emmy Nominated, “The Bay, The Series”, Digital Daytime Drama Series. In addition, Ms. Whitley co-stars alongside Angela Bassett, in the 2017 Primetime Emmy Winning episode of “Master of None” written by the Emmy Winning Writers, Lena Waithe, and Aziz Ansari.
Kym starred in Freeform’s (formerly ABC/Family) sitcom “Young & Hungry” for five years, which wrapped in 2017. Kym is also an accomplished voice-over actress. Ms. Whitley has voiced the character, Honeybee on “Black Dynamite: The Animated TV Series”, and the character, Melonee in the Animated feature film, “Rango.”
Family
- ChildrenJoshua Whitney
- ParentsKaysonia WhitneyWilliam Whitney
- RelativesKyle Whitney
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Scott Whitney
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- (Sibling)Calvin Brown Jr.(Cousin)
David
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Trivia
- In January 2011, she adopted a son named Joshua Whitley.
- Is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated.
- Attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Friends with Steve Harvey, Loni Love, and Niecy Nash.
- Has two older brothers.
- Born on exactly the same date as Ike Eisenmann (of “Witch Mountain” fame).
