Karyn Parsons Bio | Wiki
Karyn Parsons ( Full name: Karyn Parsons Rockwell ) is an American comedian, actress, and author. She is best known for her role in the NBC sitcom titled The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where she appeared as Hilary Banks from 1990 to 1996. Also, Parsons starred in the 1995 film titled Major Payne opposite Damon Wayans. From 2001 to 2002, she starred as Toni in the film titled The Job.
Karyn Parsons Age
She was born on October 8, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Parsons is 55 years old.
Karyn Parsons Height
She is a woman of above-average stature. Parsons stands at the height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).
Karyn Parsons Parents | Family
She was born to her mother Louise Parsons and her father Kenneth B. Parsons on October 8, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The actress described her parentage as biracial in an interview for Essence in 2008 because her mother is African-American from Charleston, South Carolina while her father is British American of English and Welsh descent from Butte, Montana. Parsons is a Santa Monica High School alumna.
Karyn Parsons Husband | Rockwell
She married her ex-husband actor Randy Brooks in 1987. Randy appeared in the American soap opera titled The Young and the Restless. The two divorced in 1990. In 2003, Parsons found love again and married director Alexandre Rockwell. Together, the duo shares a daughter named Lana and a son named Nico. She and her family currently reside in Brooklyn NY.
Karyn Parsons Kids | Children | Daughter
She has been married to director Alexandre Rockwell since February 8, 2003. The couple has a daughter named Lana who was born in 2003 and a son named Nico born in 2007. Currently, Parsons runs her own production company called Sweet Blackberry while her husband Rockwell serves as the head of the directing program at NYU’s graduate film school
Karyn Parsons Actress
Apart from tv, Parsons has also starred in a number of films, particularly in comedies including Late Nights in 1992, Major Payne in 1995, and The Ladies Man in 2000. Currently, she serves as the creator of a line of animated films about unsung black heroes, Sweet Blackberry. In this series, the first coverage revolved around a slave called Henry “Box” Brown who mailed himself to freedom.
As an author, Parsons has published two books for children: a middle-grade novel titled How High the Moon published in 2019. The novel was loosely inspired by stories of her mother’s childhood in the Jim Crow South. The other book titled Flying Free published in 2020 is a picture-book biography of Bessie Coleman illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
Karyn Parsons And Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith Jr. ( Will Smith) is a 53-year-old American actor, rapper, and film producer who was born on September 25, 1968, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and won four Grammy Awards. Smith confessed that he wanted to date Parsons but she turned him down and she insisted their relationship stay purely professional.
Karyn Parsons And Tupac | 2pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur aka 2Pac was an American rapper born on June 16, 1971, in New York City, United States of America to his parents Afeni Shakur and Billy Garland. He died on September 13, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the age of 25 years. The rapper’s death was caused by Drive-by homicide (gunshot wounds). @pac smashed Parsons even with the fact that he was known as the ultimate ladies’ man. The two even crossed paths. In an interview, Desiree Smith talks 2Pac having relations with Parson and Kidada Jones being mad at her visiting 2Pac in the hospital following the Las Vegas incident.
Karyn Parsons Class Act
The 1992 American comedy film titled Class Act was directed by Randall Miller. The film starred hip-hop duo Kid ‘n Play. Cynthia Friedlob and John Semper wrote the film from a story by Wayne Allan Rice, Michael Swerdlick, and Richard Brenne. Class Act was the third of five films that starred Kid ‘n Play, after House Party in 1990 and House Party 2 in 1991. The film preceded House Party 3 in 1994 and House Party 5: Tonight’s the Night in 2013. Parsons played the role of Ellen.
Karyn Parsons Major Payne
Parsons is best known for her role in the NBC sitcom titled The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where she appeared as Hilary Banks from 1990 to 1996. Also, Parsons starred in the 1995 film titled Major Payne opposite Damon Wayans. From 2001 to 2002, she starred as Toni in the film titled The Job.
Karyn Parsons Fresh Prince
The actress starred in the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Hilary Banks which aired from 1990 to 1996 on NBC. Also, Parsons co-created, co-produced, co-wrote, and also co-starred in the Fox sitcom titled Lush Life in 1996. However, the sitcom stopped airing after four episodes following its cancellation of the same. The actress starred in the critically acclaimed but short-lived tv series titled The Job with Denis Leary in 2001
Karyn Parsons Movies And Tv Shows
Movies
– 1989 Death Spa
– 1992 Class Act
– 1995 Major Payne
– 1998 Mixing Nia
– 2000 The Ladies Man
– 2002 13 Moons
– 2018 On Monday of Last Week
– 2020 Sweet Thing
Tv Shows
– 1987 The Bronx Zoo
– 1988 Hunter
– 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse
– 1990–96 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
– 1992 Blossom
– 1992 Out All Night
– 1995 The John Larroquette Show
– 1996 Gulliver’s Travels
– 1996 Lush Life
– 1999 Melrose Place
– 1999 Linc’s
– 2001–02 The Job
– 2002 Static Shock
Karyn Parsons Net Worth
The American actress has accumulated good wealth from her acting career and books as well. Parsons has an estimated net worth of $2,486,914.
How Old Is Karyn Parsons
Parsons is a 55-years-old American comedian, actress, and author who was born on October 8, 1966, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Who Is Karyn Parsons
An American comedian, actress, and author best known for her role in the NBC sitcom titled The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air where she appeared as Hilary Banks from 1990 to 1996.
Is Karyn Parsons Married
Parsons married her ex-husband actor Randy Brooks in 1987 and divorced him in 1990. In 2003, Parsons found love again and married director Alexandre Rockwell. Together, the duo shares a daughter named Lana and a son named Nico. She and her family currently reside in Brooklyn NY.