Karyn Parsons – Bio, Children, Husband, Age, Parents, Family, Where Is She Now?

Fans of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990-1996) will remember the name, KarynParsons, known for playing Will Smith’s cousin, Hilary Banks, on the show. This 5-foot-7-inch (1.7m) actress and comedian, alumnus of Santa Monica High School, is also known for appearing in comedies. Major Payne (1995) and The Ladies’ Man (2000). Ms Parsons has since set up her own production company as she has mostly retreated from on-screen roles. Read on to learn more about his company and personal life.

Biography (Age)

Karyn Parsons was born to Louise and Kenneth B. Parsons on October 8, 1966 in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is African American while her father is a white American of Welsh descent.

Parsons attended Santa Monica High School, the same school that produced actors like Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan Hurst, and Charlie Sheen, among others. After graduating from high school, she aspired to become an actress. Karyn then enrolled in an acting class before landing her first role in an episode of the NBC drama series, The Bronx Zoo in 1987. The following year, she appeared in episodes of the crime drama series Hunter and the CBS anthology. Summer Playhouse before moving forward to debut in the horror film Death Spa (1989).

In 1990, Karyn Parson had her starring role as Hilary Banks, alongside Will Smith, James Avery and Alfonso Ribeiro in the NBC sitcom. The Prince of Bel Air (1990-1996). While taking her role on the show, Parsons starred in two films, comedies Class Act (1992) and Major Payne (1995). Following the cancellation of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Parsons took on the lead role of Margot Hines in the sitcom Lush Life (1996) which she co-wrote, co-created and co-produced. But despite the high hopes she had for the show, it was canceled after just four episodes.

Karyn Parsons then appeared in the film Mix Nia (1998) and The Ladies’ Man (2000) before landing the lead role of Toni in the sitcom The Job (2001-02) alongside Denis Leary.

Karyn Parsons family – husband, children

Parsons is currently in her second marriage. Her first marriage was in 1987, when she was 21, to then 37-year-old actor Randy Brooks, known for his role as Detective Holdaway in the Quentin Tarantino-written and directed film, Reservoir Dogs (1992) . and in the soap opera The Young and the Restless. The marriage lasted three years before ending in divorce in 1990.

The end of Parsons’ first marriage coincided with the time she started appearing on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Her time on the show, as well as the other shows she took on, proved to be a good distraction for her as she remained single for around 13 years, before trying marriage again. This time it was director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Rockwell, who was also looking to marry again after his divorce from actress and former teenage model Jennifer Beals in 1996.

Parsons and Rockwell tied the knot on February 8, 2003 before bringing two children into the world; a daughter named Lana, born June 8, 2003 and a son named Nico, born April 11, 2007.

Parents

As mentioned above, Karyn Parsons is of mixed her father, Kenneth B. Parsons, from the town of Butte, Montana and also of Welsh descent, and her mother, Louise Parsons, a librarian who worked at the Black Resource Library, is a African. American from the city of Charleston, South Carolina. Nothing more is known about them except that their union gave birth to the beautiful Parsons.

Where is she now?

After the show The Work ended in 2002, Karyn Parsons took a step back from acting to create the nonprofit company Sweet Blackberry, whose goal is to bring the little-known stories to life through child-friendly animation. of unsung African-American heroes.

As of 2018, Sweet Blackberry has produced three illustrated short stories; The Journey of Henry ‘Box’ Brown, Garrett’s Gift and Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story, all narrated by Alfre Woodard, Queen Latifah and Chris Rock respectively. In January 2018, the company released its fourth animation, The Bessie Coleman Story, which is the first black woman to receive her pilot’s license.