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Kandi Burruss

Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 17, 1976 (48 years)
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).
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Are We There Yet?
  • Second Chance Christmas
  • Bad Dad Rehab
Known For
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta
  • The Pass
  • Kandi & The Gang
  • Pretty Stoned
  • À La Carte
  • SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens Of R&B
  • Whatever It Takes
  • Never Heard
  • The Kandi Factory
  • Envy: Seven Deadly Sins
  • Turnaround
  • Second Chance Christmas
  • Kandi Koated Nights
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding
  • Race in America: A Movement Not A Moment
  • Keeping Up with the Joneses (2021)
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Ski Trip

Filmography

2023
2023
Snake Oil (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
2023
See It Loud: The History of Black Television (TV Series) · as Self - Cast - The Real Housewives Of Atlanta
2023
SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens Of R&B (TV Series) · as Self [xscape]
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Xscape
2022
Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2022
Kandi & The Gang (TV Series) · as Self
2021
Nick Cannon (TV Series) · as Self
2021
Secret Celebrity Renovation (TV Series) · as Self
2021
For Real: The Story of Reality TV (TV Series) · as Self
2020
2020
A One-Time Special · as Kandi Burruss
2020
Celebrity Game Face (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
2020
GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self
2020
VERZUZ (TV Series) · as Self [xscape]
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self
2019
Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2019
The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Self
2018
Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Host
2018
Kandi Koated Nights (TV Series) · as Self - Host
2018
Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self
2017
Xscape: Still Kickin' It (TV Series) · as Self
2017
Steve (TV Series) · as Self
2017
Black Love (TV Series) · as Self
2017
2016
2015
Daily Blast Live (TV Series) · as Self
2015
2014
2014
2014
Where's the Love? · as Self (uncredited)
2013
2013
The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Hostess
2013
The Kandi Factory (TV Series) · as Self
2013
Married to Medicine (TV Series) · as Self
2012
Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self
2012
Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self
2012
Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2012
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (TV Series) · as Self
2012
Bethenny (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2011
The Chew (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2011
Anderson (TV Series) · as Self
2011
Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self
2011
Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2011
2010
Love & Hip Hop: New York (TV Series) · as Self
2010
Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2010
The Talk (TV Series) · as Self
2010
Access Hollyood Live (TV Series) · as Self
2009
2009
The Jay Leno Show (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant
2009
The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge
2008
Unsung (TV Series) · as Self
2008
The Real Housewives of Atlanta (TV Series) · as Self
2008
The Doctors (TV Series) · as Self
2008
The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (TV Series) · as Self
2004
The Insider (TV Series) · as Self
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self
2002
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (TV Series) · as Self
1997
The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1996
Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
1996
E! News Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1994
New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Extra (TV Series) · as Self
1994
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self
1971
Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self
1964
Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self
1952
Today (TV Series) · as Self

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