Ananda Lewis Bio | Wiki
Ananda Lewis is a noted American television host, carpenter, former model, and social activist. From the 1990s to 2001, she was an MTV veejay. She also hosted her talk show The Ananda Lewis Show. Lewis served as a correspondent for The Insider from 2004 to 2005. In addition, she announced to her Instagram followers that she had been battling stage 3 breast cancer for the last two years in October 2020.
Ananda Lewis Age
She was born in Los Angeles, California, in the United States on March 21, 1973. Lewis is 50 years old and celebrates her birthday every year on March 26.
Ananda Lewis Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Lewis stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in ( approx. 1.73m ).
Ananda Lewis Parents
She was born in Los Angeles, California, in the United States to her loving parents. Lewis holds American nationality and is of African-American and Native American descent. Her parents are Yvonne Lewis and Stanley Lewis. Her father was a computer-animation specialist while her mother worked as an account manager for Pacific Bell. Lewis grew up with her sister Lakshmi who is a physician. Her parents divorced when she was two years and her mother moved with her daughters to San Diego.
Ananda Lewis Husband | Harry Smith
She is married to her husband Harry Smith. Harry is an entrepreneur, rapper, and Will Smith’s brother. The couple welcomed their son Langston in 2011. She resides in the San Fernando Valley.
Ananda Lewis Sister
She grew up with her older sister Lakshmi who is a physician. She stated that her sister and her grandmother provided her with a positive, supportive environment when her parents divorced. However, there are no detailed information regarding her sister’s whereabouts.
Ananda Lewis Education
She studied at the San Diego School of Creative and Performance Arts (SCPA) joining the school in fourth grade. She began volunteering as a tutor and counselor at a Head Start facility when she was 13. After graduating, she joined Howard University, in Washington where she graduated in history in 1995.
Ananda Lewis Mtv
Lewis worked as an MTV veejay from the late 1990s until 2001. She hosted and VJed a variety of shows including Total Request Live and Hot Zone, which offered both music videos. MTV also called upon Lewis to host other topical programs including two MTV forums on violence in schools, which aired after the Columbine High School massacre, and several memorial tributes for the singer Aaliyah who died in 2001 in a plane crash. Furthermore, she earned NAACP Image Award, for her hosting of the MTV special True Life: I Am Driving While Black. While at MTV, Lewis made headlines when she announced that she intended to remain abstinent for at least six months.
Ananda Lewis 2022
As of 2022, she is working as a Natural Healing activist and has held her workshop on healthy aging at AgeSlow.co.
The Ananda Lewis Show
She left her work at MTV and debuted The Ananda Lewis Show on September 10, 2001. Her show aired for two years and has two seasons as she invited famous celebrities. Her show also aired on some WB and NBC stations before being canceled after one season. The show had 254 episodes.
Ananda Lewis Bet | 90s
After graduating from college, she was on-screen host of BET’s Teen Summit. She then became host of Teen Summit where she used three years to discuss serious issues affecting teenagers for a television audience of several million. The show enabled Lewis to follow her passion for helping young people and use the skills she had acquired at the performing arts school in San Diego. In 1996, she received an Image Award for her work on Black Entertainment Television BET. After hosting her show, she got an Image Award for her work on Black Entertainment Television BET. In addition, she became the chief correspondent on celebrity subjects for the nationally syndicated, nightly entertainment program The Insider.
Ananda Lewis Now
She is working as a Natural Healing activist and has held her workshop on healthy aging at AgeSlow.co. She has also been featured in a unique docuseries of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Lewis appeared in the Small Doses Podcast on July 4, 2023.
Ananda Lewis Breast Cancer
Lewis revealed that she had been battling breast cancer for 2 years on October 2, 2020. This was after her aversion to mammograms took time from her ability to find out about the cancer in a timely manner.
Ananda Lewis Net Worth
Lewis is a noted American television host, carpenter, former model, and social activist who has earned a decent fortune from her work. Her net worth is $3 Million.
Who Is Ananda Lewis Married To
She has been married to her husband Harry Smith for at least a decade. The couple have a son Langston born in 2011.
What Happened To Ananda Lewis
Lewis announced to her Instagram followers that she had been battling stage 3 breast cancer for the last two years in October 2020.
Who Is Ananda Lewis
Lewis is a noted American television host, carpenter, former model, and social activist. From the 1990s to 2001, she was an MTV veejay. She also hosted her talk show. Lewis served as a correspondent for The Insider from 2004 to 2005. In addition, she announced to her Instagram followers that she had been battling stage 3 breast cancer for the last two years in October 2020.
Lewis’ Social Media Account
Twitter- @AnandaLewis
Instagram – imanandalewis