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Wanya Morris
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-07-29,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

5.163

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
2011-02-11

Uninvited Guest

5.406

Uninvited Guest
1999-06-01

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

7.6

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021-12-07

A Very Boy Band Holiday

0

A Very Boy Band Holiday
2021-12-06

A Cool Like That Christmas

8

A Cool Like That Christmas
1993-12-23

Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making

0

Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making
1995-06-14

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

0

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011-12-19

Boyz II Men - Motown, A Journey Through Hitsville USA Live

4.8

Boyz II Men - Motown, A Journey Through Hitsville USA Live
2008-12-09

6.7

Long Shot
2019-05-02

The Tony Danza Show

6.1

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

How I Met Your Mother

8.145

How I Met Your Mother
2005-09-19

6.9

MADtv
1995-10-14

10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

10

10 Things Every Guy Should Experience
2004-02-02

5.842

This Is Pop
2021-03-06

7.178

black-ish
2014-09-24

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

7.7

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013-07-16

I Can See Your Voice

6.625

I Can See Your Voice
2020-09-23

5.811

The Odd Couple
2015-02-19

Dancing with the Stars

5.956

Dancing with the Stars
2005-06-01

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

7.925

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990-09-10

6.1

Drop the Mic
2017-10-24

MTV Video Music Awards

7.571

MTV Video Music Awards
1984-09-14

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.435

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

6

Barmageddon
2022-12-05

New York Undercover

7.1

New York Undercover
1994-09-08

5.2

The Jellies
2017-10-22

8.5

Out All Night
1992-09-19

8.3

CMT Crossroads
2002-01-13

To Tell the Truth

6.25

To Tell the Truth
2016-06-14

The John Larroquette Show

6.7

The John Larroquette Show
1993-09-02

Saturday Night Live

6.9

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

5.8

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017-08-08

Le monde est à vous

0

Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

7.444

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021-01-07

6.6

Marlon
2017-08-16