• Khamani Griffin is an American actor best known for his role in the TV series “All of Us”.
• He has an older brother and a younger sister, and was raised by their mother and stepfather.
• He started his acting career in front of the camera at the age of 5 and has since appeared in a number of films and TV series.
• He has accumulated a net worth of around $400,000 from his acting career.
• Griffin has kept his private life private.
Known from movies
Rise of the Guardians (2012)
as Caleb
All of Us (2003–2007)
as Robert James Jr.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
as Cal Devereaux
Dad Daycare (2003)
as Ben Hinton
Short information
| Fact | Lives with mother, older brother, sister and stepfather. |
Who is Khamani Griffin?
Khamani Griffin is a young American actor best known so far for the role of Bobby James in the TV comedy series “All of Us”. Moreover, he is recognized for his voice acting as Tolee in the TV animated fantasy series “Ni Hao, Kai-Lan”, as well as his appearance in comedy films “Daddy Day Care” in 2003 and “Norbit” in 2007.
Early life and childhood
Khamani wash born under the astrological sign of Leo on the 1st August 1998, in Oakland, California; he holds American nationality and African American ethnicity. He has an older brother named De’Von Flournoy, born in 1990, who is an American Football player for the USC Trojans at the University of Southern California, as well as a younger sister named Aniela. Griffin was raised alongside his siblings, by their mother Gena Sexton and their stepfather.
Acting career
Griffin’s on-camera acting career began at the very young age of five, when he landed the role of Benjamin ‘Ben’ Hinton in the family comedy film ‘Daddy Day Care’ starring Eddy Murphy. After the commercial success of the film, which grossed over $160 million at the box office, young Khamani’s career took off, especially after he earned a Young Artist Award nomination.
He rose to prominence later that year when he landed one of the lead roles in the UPN’s critically acclaimed TV comedy series “All of Us”. Created by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the story follows the post-divorce life of Robert James and his daily adventures with his wife, ex-wife and son Robert ‘Bobby’ James Jr., played by a young Griffin. Over the next five years, Khamani appeared in a total of 88 episodes of the show, over its four seasons before it was finally called off in 2007.
For this role, Khamani received two consecutive nominations for the Young Artist Award, in 2007 and 2008.
In 2005, he appeared in an episode of probably the most famous TV media drama series, “ER”, before appearing in an episode of the four-time Golden Globe-nominated television comedy series, “My Name is Earl”. Later that year Griffin voice actor for the adventure comedy animated film “Barnyard”, and in the Oscar-winning animated film “Happy Feet” before appearing in the television series “Entourage”.
In 2007, he appeared in the Oscar-nominated comedy film “Norbit”, starring Eddi Murphy (yes, roles! – he appeared as both Norbit and Rasputia), in which he starred as a five-year-old Norbit. Later that year, he appeared in a few episodes of the “Carpoolers” TV series.
Between 2007 and 2011, Khamani voice actor in the TV animated series “Hi Hao, Kai-Lan”, while adding several guest appearances in other popular television series at that time, such as “Without a Trace”, “NCIS” and “Grey’s Anatomy”.
In 2011, Griffin did the voice for the animated film “The Little Engine That Could” which was followed by another voice actor in the 2012 Golden Globe nominated animated film “Rise of the Guardians“. Before appearing in several episodes of the Golden Globe award-winning TV comedy series “Modern Family” in 2013, Khamani appeared in the TV series “Sophia the first“, and voice acted in the positively reviewed animated comedy film “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2”.
His most recent on-camera involvement took place in 2017 when he appeared in an episode of the TV comedy series “The Mick”. Aside from the above, in 2009 Khamani appeared alongside T-Pain, Charlie Wilson and Lil’ Kim in the music video for her song “Download”.
Private life
Despite making a name for himself in the film industry and performing as a young and prominent actor, Khamani has remained modest and has managed to keep his personal life far from the attention of mass media, so there are no pertinent details about his private affairs or romantic connections.
He has a slim figure and is 1.75 m tall.
Net value
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this young American actress has accumulated so far? How rich is Khamani Griffin? Authoritative sources estimate that the total of his net worth, speaking as of mid-2020, is around the sum of $400,000all acquired through his professional acting career since 2003.
General information
| First and last name | Khamani Griffin |
| Height | 1.57m |
| Profession | Voice actor |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Parents | Gene Sexton |
| Brothers or sisters | De’Von Flournoy |
Performance
| Movies | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, Rise of the Guardians, The Little Engine That Could, Happy Feet, Barnyard, Daddy Day Care, Ni Hao Kai-lan: Princess Kai-lan, Ni Hao Kai-lan: Super Special Days, Ni Hao Kai-lan: Celebrate with Kai-lan! |
| TV shows | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan, all of us |
Links to social profiles
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Several thousand kids auditioned for the role of Ben Hinton in Daddy Day Care (2003), which he landed at the age of three while living in Oakland, California. When he saw the script, he said that this role is mine and God gave it to him. |
| 2 | Lives with mother, older brother, sister and stepfather. |
| 3 | He started kindergarten when he was 2 years and 9 months old, and could already read impressively by the age of three. Currently learning to speak French. |
| 4 | His acting career started at the age of two. He appeared in several commercials and print ads. |
| 5 | Brother of model, football player De’Von Flournoy. |
Pictures
Movies
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love that girl! | 2014 | TV serials | Cordell |
| Modern family | 2013 | TV serials | Davis |
| It’s raining meatballs 2 | 2013 | Cal Devereaux (voice) | |
| Sophia the first | 2013 | TV serials | Prince Khalid |
| Rise of the Guardians | 2012 | Caleb (voice) | |
| Phineas and Ferb | 2012 | TV serials | Additional voices |
| Ni Hao, Kai Lan | 2007-2011 | TV serials | Tolee Howard Bu Bu … |
| The little engine that can | 2011 | Marcus (voice) | |
| Hip Hop Stubborn | 2010 | Short | Timmy |
| The life and times of Tim | 2010 | TV serials | Boy Scout |
| Brothers Sisters | 2010 | TV serials | Alex |
| Gray’s Anatomy | 2009 | TV serials | Wallace Anderson |
| Special Agent Oso | 2009 | TV serials | Tyler |
| NCIS | 2009 | TV serials | Jared Vance |
| survive Sid | 2008 | Video short | Beaver Son (voice) |
| Carpoolers | 2007-2008 | TV serials | Aubrey’s Kid #3 / Brady |
| All of us | 2003-2007 | TV serials | Robert James Jr. |
| Without a trace | 2007 | TV serials | Andrew Pratt |
| Norbit | 2007 | Norbit – Age 5 | |
| Happy feet | 2006 | voice | |
| Farmyard | 2006 | Chick (voice) | |
| My name is Earl | 2006 | TV serials | younger Alby |
| ER | 2005 | TV serials | Clayton Davis |
| Dad daycare | 2003 | Ben Hinton |
Yourself
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th Annual Inner City Destiny Awards | 2006 | Video | Himself – presenter |
Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Price | Ceremony | Presentation | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | prize for young artists | Prizes for young artists | Best Performance in a TV Series – Young Actor Age Ten or Under | All of Us (2003) |
| 2007 | prize for young artists | Prizes for young artists | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Young Actor Age Ten or Under | All of Us (2003) |
| 2004 | prize for young artists | Prizes for young artists | Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film | Dad Daycare (2003) |
