Did Keenen Ivory Wayans & His Wife Split or Are They Still Together
American comedian guru Keenen Ivory Wayans is a well-known person in the entertainment industry. The self-made king holds an incredible net worth, but the question is, does he share the said net worth with a special someone? Perhaps a wife? Or a girlfriend?
Let's Find Out,
Does Keenen Ivory Have a Wife?
Single now comedian Keenen Ivory Wayans was previously married to his teenage sweetheart Daphne Polk.
Crossing paths with his now-former wife, Daphne Polk, at the age of 16, the comedy star started a beautiful romance story before he could make it big in the comedy world.
It was in summer vacation when Wayans met Daphne Polk and started the relationship as "just friends," which began to change and grow immensely close with laughter and feelings.
Later on, deciding they were made for each other, the couple got married in June 2001.
Finally tying the knot at the age of 18, the young couple then entered into a husband-wife relationship welcoming their five children and leading a happy family of their own.
Keenen Ivory Wayans with His Former Wife Daphne Polk (source: Heavy.com)
With his career and family on both sides, Wayans, a boy who left his engineering scholarship, decided he was destined to do a different thing. Inspired by his idol Richard Pryor, Wayans then entered the comedy world with multiple comedy standup performances.
Coming together with fellow comedian Eddie Murphy, he started his own collaborative show ‘Eddie Murphy Raw.’ His dynamic performances gave him a breeding ground to start his own show, “In Living Color,” along with his siblings.
The show gained success at a great height, blessing his comedy career with more fame and fortune. Resulting in a raving net worth of $65 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
With his amazing career, the star comedian also holds several achievements, such as TV Land Groundbreaking Show Award (2012), The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series (1990), and PGA Most Promising Producer in Television (1992).
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However, while the comedian's career was reaching new heights, Wayans filed for divorce in the year 2004, and the couple parted ways in 2006.
But even though the husband and wife have pursued their own paths, Polk made it clear that they are still good friends, just living in different houses. And the ex-pair are trying their best to provide all the love and care they can for their children together.
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With all this, the Scary Movie star did not give up on love.
New Girlfriend?
It was nearly after 3 years that the Scary Movie producer decided to stir some romance in his life again. During the year 2007, he started dating the Sweet Valley High alum, Brittany Daniel.
Even though the couple tried to keep their relationship under the wrap, they were spotted very in love and enjoying their Miami vacation.
Keenen Ivory Wayans and His Ex-Girlfriend Brittany Daniel (source: Dailymail.co.uk)
Dating for nearly seven years, the couple, who were gaining some media attention, just gave out an even bigger tabloid from their split. When Wayans made it clear that he had no intentions to marry again, adding on his girlfriend decided to end things with Wayans.
After a certain interval, Daniel made it public about getting married to her new beau Adam Touni.
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After the breakup with former girlfriend Brittany, the star comedian has remained single to date.
Witnessing the star's rising career, we cannot wait to update you guys more on him!