“To me, the Peabody was as big if not bigger than any award, but I do understand an Emmy Award-winning show has a different buzz when it comes to start talking about renewals and things like that. There's a professional something to it that matters.”

American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor

Kenya Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the ABC sitcom Black-ish, which ran from 2014 to 2022. Barris has worked across several parts of television and film, with credits as a writer, producer, director, and performer. His best-known work, Black-ish, shaped his public profile and remains the project most closely associated with his name.