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Wanya Morris
Actor, Additional Credits
Born July 29, 1973 (51 years)
Wanyá Jermaine Morris (born July 29, 1973) is an American singer, best known as a member of the R&B group Boyz II Men. He competed on the twenty-second season of Dancing with the Stars.
In 1987, Morris, who sang in the school's choir along with the members of Boyz II Men (then called Unique Attraction), joined the group and became a permanent member as a freshman. After signing to Motown in 1991, they released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. Boyz II Men would quickly start to climb music charts with songs such as "I'll Make Love to You" (1994) and "Water Runs Dry" (1995). In 1996, the group released the single "One Sweet Day" with Mariah Carey. Boyz II Men are best known for their vocal harmonies. Morris sings tenor vocals in the group. After the success of "I'll Make Love to You", the same year, Morris appeared in the group Black Men United, performing with Boyz II Men for the single "U Will Know", which originally featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack written by future neo soul musician D'Angelo and produced by Brian McKnight.
Morris was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars on March 8, 2016. He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold. Morris and Arnold made it to the semifinals of the show, but were then eliminated and finished the competition in fourth place overall, despite having the highest accumulative average at the time of their elimination.
Additional television and film appearances include: the music documentary film Happy on the Ground (2013), The Odd Couple (2016), Whose Line is it Anyway? (2017), Hollywood Darlings (2017), To Tell the Truth (2017), Long Shot (2019) and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021).
Morris appeared in the Christmas special, A Very Boy Band Holiday, in December 2021. He also performed during I Can See Your Voice in March 2022.
Morris married Traci Nash in 2002. They have six children together, including four sons who are in a R&B boy band called WanMor, and two daughters. Morris married Amber Reyes in 2019 without being legally divorced from Traci. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman attended the wedding.
Source: Article "Wanya Morris" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
In 1987, Morris, who sang in the school's choir along with the members of Boyz II Men (then called Unique Attraction), joined the group and became a permanent member as a freshman. After signing to Motown in 1991, they released their debut album, Cooleyhighharmony. Boyz II Men would quickly start to climb music charts with songs such as "I'll Make Love to You" (1994) and "Water Runs Dry" (1995). In 1996, the group released the single "One Sweet Day" with Mariah Carey. Boyz II Men are best known for their vocal harmonies. Morris sings tenor vocals in the group. After the success of "I'll Make Love to You", the same year, Morris appeared in the group Black Men United, performing with Boyz II Men for the single "U Will Know", which originally featured on the Jason's Lyric soundtrack written by future neo soul musician D'Angelo and produced by Brian McKnight.
Morris was announced as one of the celebrities who would compete on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars on March 8, 2016. He was partnered with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold. Morris and Arnold made it to the semifinals of the show, but were then eliminated and finished the competition in fourth place overall, despite having the highest accumulative average at the time of their elimination.
Additional television and film appearances include: the music documentary film Happy on the Ground (2013), The Odd Couple (2016), Whose Line is it Anyway? (2017), Hollywood Darlings (2017), To Tell the Truth (2017), Long Shot (2019) and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021).
Morris appeared in the Christmas special, A Very Boy Band Holiday, in December 2021. He also performed during I Can See Your Voice in March 2022.
Morris married Traci Nash in 2002. They have six children together, including four sons who are in a R&B boy band called WanMor, and two daughters. Morris married Amber Reyes in 2019 without being legally divorced from Traci. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Boyz II Men member Shawn Stockman attended the wedding.
Source: Article "Wanya Morris" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Filmography
2023 | The Hustle of @617MikeBiv · as Self |
2022 | That's My Jam (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
2022 | Barmageddon (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
2021 | |
2021 | A Very Boy Band Holiday · as Self |
2021 | This Is Pop (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
2020 | I Can See Your Voice (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist & Performer |
2019 | Long Shot · as Wanya Morris |
2017 | Drop the Mic (TV Series) · as Self [boyz Ii Men] |
2017 | Marlon (TV Series) · as Self |
2017 | Carpool Karaoke (TV Series) · as Self |
2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Player |
2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
2015 | The Odd Couple (2015) (TV Series) · as Wanya Morris |
2014 | black-ish (TV Series) · as Wanya Morris |
2013 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) · as Self |
2012 | Oprah: Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
2011 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
2010 | Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
2008 | The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV Series) · as Self |
2008 | Celebrity Family Feud (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Self |
2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as Self |
2005 | 20 to One (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
2004 | |
2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self [boyz Ii Men] |
2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
2003 | The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self |
2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
2002 | CMT Crossroads (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
1999 | Mariah #1's · as Self (segment "one Sweet Day") |
1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
1999 | WrestleMania XV · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
1998 | Hollywood Squares (1998) (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
1995 | |
1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as Self |
1995 | The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
1995 | Boyz II Men: Water Runs Dry · as Wanya Morris |
1995 | Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men: One Sweet Day · as Wanya Morris |
1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Self [boyz Ii Men] |
1994 | Boyz II Men: I'll Make Love to You · as Wanya Morris |
1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
1993 | A Cool Like That Christmas · as Self - Boyz Ii Men (voice) |
1993 | The John Larroquette Show (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
1993 | The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
1993 | 25th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Performer |
1992 | Out All Night (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |
1992 | 1992 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
1992 | The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
1990 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series) · as Self [boyz Ii Men] |
1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
1983 | Wheel of Fortune (TV Series) · as Self |
1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self |
1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Boyz Ii Men |