Kandi Burruss
Born: 1976-05-17 in College Park, Georgia, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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).
Filmography
2025
- Don't Bring Your Man to Atlanta ... (Executive Producer)
- Family Recipe Showdown as Guest Judge
2024
- The Underdoggs as Judge Tara
2023
- Pretty Stoned as Mrs. Thompson
- Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker's The Pass as Shay
- Whatever It Takes as Joan
- Snake Oil as Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
- SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B as Self [Xscape]
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Xscape
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Taking On Taylor Swift as Self
- Kandi & The Gang as Self
2021
- Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story as Regan
- For Real: The Story of Reality TV as Self
- Keeping Up with the Joneses as Narrator (voice)
2020
- VERZUZ as Self [Xscape]
- I Can See Your Voice
- 30 Rock: A One-Time Special as Kandi Burruss
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- The Masked Singer as Night Angel
- Same Difference as Gloria
2018
- The Chi as Roselyn Perry
- Never Heard as Tara
- Celebrity Big Brother as Jury Member
- Kandi Koated Nights as Self - Host
2016
- Insecure as Glenda
- Bad Dad Rehab as Tanya
2015
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Kandi's Ski Trip as Self
2014
- Where's the Love? as Self (uncredited)
- Second Chance Christmas as Tina
- Celebrities Undercover as Self
- A Mother's Love as Lena
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi's Wedding as Self
2013
- Make it Rain as Roxanne
- The Kandi Factory as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2008
2002
- Truth Be Told as Waitress
2000
- Kandi - Don’t Think I’m Not as Self