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Kandi Burruss

Kandi Lenice Burruss (born May 17, 1976), known professionally by her mononym Kandi, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, actress, businesswoman, and producer. She first gained recognition in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape. As a songwriter, she has received writing credits on the singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child, "There You Go" by Pink, "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" by Ariana Grande, and "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran. In 2000, she won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for her work on the TLC hit song "No Scrubs". Her debut single "Don't Think I'm Not", as well as her appearances on the singles "4, 5, 6" by Solé, and E-40's "U and Dat" alongside T-Pain, have all reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. She has starred in the Bravo reality television series The Real Housewives of Atlanta since its second-season premiere on July 30, 2009, making her the longest serving cast member in The Real Housewives franchise. She has appeared in six Real Housewives spin-offs and companion series as of 2022, beginning with 2012's The Kandi Factory, and continuing on with Kandi's Wedding (2014), Kandi's Ski Trip (2015), Xscape: Still Kickin' It (2017), and Kandi & the Gang (2022), all of which were aired by Bravo. She also appeared as a guest in Kim Zolciak's wedding special Don't Be Tardy for the Wedding (2012). She competed in the third season of the Fox competition series The Masked Singer and and on the second season of Celebrity Big Brother on CBS. In 2023, her production work on a 2022 Broadway production of the play The Piano Lesson earned her a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. She and her ex-boyfriend, Russell "Block" Spencer of Block Entertainment, have a daughter named Riley Burruss (born on August 22, 2002). In late 2008, she started dating Ashley "A.J." Jewell and after several months, the couple became engaged in January 2009; however, Jewell died on October 2, 2009, after sustaining head injuries in a brawl. On January 15, 2013, she announced via Twitter that she was engaged to Todd Tucker, a former line producer for The Real Housewives of Atlanta, whom she had been dating since 2011 while filming the fourth season. They married on April 4, 2014, and had a son (born January 6, 2016) and a daughter, via surrogate (born November 22, 2019).


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Born:
May 17, 1976 In College Park, Georgia, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
39
First Appeared:
In the movie Truth Be Told 2002-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Underdoggs 2024-01-25
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Underdoggs Judge Tara 2024-01-25
Series SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B Self [Xscape] 2023-03-05
Movie Pretty Stoned Mrs. Thompson 2023-04-19
Movie Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker's The Pass Shay 2023-08-27
Movie Whatever It Takes Joan 2023-12-21
Series Snake Oil Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor 2023-09-27
Series Kandi & The Gang Self 2022-03-06
Series Sherri Self - Guest 2022-09-12
Movie Taking On Taylor Swift Self 2022-12-23
Series The Jennifer Hudson Show Self - Xscape 2022-09-12
Movie Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story Regan 2021-04-17
Series For Real: The Story of Reality TV Self 2021-03-25
Series Keeping Up with the Joneses Narrator (voice) 2021-07-08
Series VERZUZ Self [Xscape] 2020-03-24
Movie 30 Rock: A One-Time Special Kandi Burruss 2020-07-16
Series I Can See Your Voice Unknown 2020-09-23
Movie Same Difference Gloria 2019-06-14
Series The Masked Singer Self 2019-01-02
Series The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019-09-09
Series Tamron Hall Self - Guest 2019-09-09
Series The Chi Roselyn Perry 2018-01-07
Series Kandi Koated Nights Self - Host 2018-01-07
Movie Never Heard Tara 2018-11-01
Series Celebrity Big Brother Jury Member 2018-02-07
Movie Bad Dad Rehab Tanya 2016-07-03
Series Insecure Glenda 2016-10-09
Series Kandi's Ski Trip Self 2015-05-17
Series Celebrity Family Feud Self 2015-06-21
Movie A Mother's Love Lena 2014-04-08
Movie Where's The Love? Self (uncredited) 2014-05-03
Movie Second Chance Christmas Tina 2014-12-06
Series The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding Self 2014-06-01
Series The Kandi Factory Self 2013-04-09
Movie Make it Rain Roxanne 2013-08-01
Series RuPaul's Drag Race Self - Guest Judge 2009-02-02
Series Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009-07-16
Series The Real Housewives of Atlanta Self 2008-10-07
Series The Wendy Williams Show Unknown 2008-07-14
Movie Truth Be Told Waitress 2002-01-01