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).
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Underdoggs as Judge Tara
- 2023 · Whatever It Takes as Joan
- 2023 · Snake Oil as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
- 2023 · Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker's The Pass as Shay
- 2023 · Pretty Stoned as Mrs. Thompson
- 2023 · SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B as Self [Xscape]
- 2022 · Taking On Taylor Swift as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Xscape
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Kandi & The Gang as Self
- 2021 · Keeping Up with the Joneses as Narrator (voice)
- 2021 · Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story as Regan
- 2021 · For Real: The Story of Reality TV as Self
- 2020 · I Can See Your Voice as
- 2020 · 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Kandi Burruss
- 2020 · VERZUZ as Self [Xscape]
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Same Difference as Gloria
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Night Angel
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self
- 2018 · Never Heard as Tara
- 2018 · Celebrity Big Brother as Jury Member
- 2018 · Celebrity Big Brother as Contestant
- 2018 · The Chi as Roselyn Perry
- 2018 · Kandi Koated Nights as Self - Host
- 2016 · Insecure as Glenda
- 2016 · Bad Dad Rehab as Tanya
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Kandi's Ski Trip as Self
- 2014 · Second Chance Christmas as Tina
- 2014 · The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding as Self
- 2014 · Where's The Love? as Self (uncredited)
- 2014 · A Mother's Love as Lena
- 2013 · Make it Rain as Roxanne
- 2013 · The Kandi Factory as Self
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2008 · The Real Housewives of Atlanta as Self
- 2008 · The Wendy Williams Show as
- 2002 · Truth Be Told as Waitress