Introduction
Kenn Whitaker (born June 8, 1963) is an American former film and television actor.
Whitaker was born Kenneth Dwayne Whitaker on 8 June 1963 in Longview, Texas, to Laura Francis (née Smith), a special education teacher, and Forest Steven Whitaker Jr., an insurance salesman. When he was two, his family relocated to Carson, California. He has two brothers, Forest Whitaker (born 1961) and Damon Whitaker (born 1970) and a sister, Deborah Whitaker, who are all also actors.
Through his brother, Forest's marriage, he is an (ex) brother-in-law of American actress, Keisha Nash Whitaker. Keisha and Forest were married from 1996 to 2018.
Career
Kenn had made his first appearance in the film Most Wanted which starred actors Keenen Ivory Wayans and Jon Voight, and then in 1999 he appeared in the film Life which starred Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence.
He was last seen in 2001, in the role of "Ben Forchet" in crime/drama, Last Days.
Filmography
| Year | Name | Type | Directors | Writers | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Strapped | TV Movie | Forest Whitaker | Chi AliBokeem Woodbine | |
| 1997 | Most Wanted | Movie | Keenen Ivory WayansJon Voight | ||
| 1998 | Tracey Takes On... | TV Series | Tracey UllmanAlastair Duncan (actor)Julie Kavner | ||
| 1998 | Bulworth | Movie | Warren Beatty | Warren BeattyWarren Beatty | Warren BeattyHalle Berry |
| 1999 | Party of Five | TV Series | Matthew FoxScott WolfNeve Campbell | ||
| 1999/I | Life | Movie | Ted Demme | Robert Ramsey | Eddie MurphyMartin LawrenceObba Babatundé |
| 2001 | The Theory of the Leisure Class | Movie | Amber Benson | Joanne Baron | |
| 2001 | Last Days | Movie | Gabriel Jarret |