Daphne Wayans

Daphne Sharmaine Denise Wayans (née Polk) is an American television personality.^[1][2] She is the former wife of Keenen Ivory Wayans, creator of the FOX sketch comedy In Living Color.^[3][4]

Daphne Wayans
Born	Daphne Sharmaine Denise Polk (1971-05-21) May 21, 1971 (age 54) Inglewood, California, U.S.
Spouse	Keenen Ivory Wayans ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2006)​
Children	5
Website	daphnewayans.com

Personal life

Daphne was raised in Inglewood, California and attended Westchester High School in Los Angeles.^[5] She attended Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Irvine, California, a for-profit private college that educates students for the Fashion, Entertainment, Beauty, Interior Design and Graphic Design industries.^[6]

Daphne first met Keenen through their mutual friend, actor Eddie Murphy. The couple has 5 children together: Jolie, Nala, Keenen Jr, Bella and Daphne.^[3] The couple divorced in 2006 but remain close friends.^[7][8]

Daphne currently serves on the board of the New Village Leadership Academy,^[9] a private elementary school located in Calabasas, California, founded by actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.^[10]

On September 12, 2012, television network VH1 announced the addition of Daphne to the cast of the reality television series Hollywood Exes.^[1] Although she had been part of the original cast who pitched the show to VH1, she decided not to appear in the first season.^[11]

Daphne offers parenting and relationship advice as a guest blogger on The Huffington Post^[12] and prides herself on living a healthy lifestyle.^[13]

Producing

Daphne was a co-producer on "Dying Laughing," a stand-up comedy documentary that features such comedians as Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Jamie Foxx and the late Garry Shandling.^[4]

Music

Daphne co-wrote the song "Carte Blanche" with Doug Grigsby for recording artist Teena Marie. The song was released on Teena Marie's album Beautiful in 2013.^[14]

See also

The cast of Hollywood Exes.