Wanya Morris
Wanya Morris
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.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-07-29 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting

2022

Barmageddon as Self - Contestant

2021

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant

2021

This Is Pop as Self - Boyz II Men

2020

I Can See Your Voice as Self - Guest Panelist & Performer

2019

Long Shot as Wanya Morris

2017

Drop the Mic as Self [Boyz II Men]

2017

Marlon as Self

2017

The Jellies as Arnez

2016

To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist

2015

The Odd Couple as Wanya Morris

2014

black-ish as Wanya Morris

2011

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never as Self - Boyz II Men

2011

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul as Self - Boyz II Men

2005

How I Met Your Mother as Self - Boyz II Men

2005

Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant

2004

The Tony Danza Show as Self [Boyz II Men]

2002

CMT Crossroads as Self - Boyz II Men

1999

Uninvited Guest as Mo

1995

MADtv as Self

1994

New York Undercover as Self [Boyz II Men]

1993

The John Larroquette Show as Self - Boyz II Men

1993

A Cool Like That Christmas as Self - Boyz II Men (voice)

1992

Out All Night as Self - Boyz II Men

1990

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as Self [Boyz II Men]

1987

Le monde est à vous as Self - Boyz II Men

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Boyz II Men

1959

The Grammys as Self
Crew

NaN

Boyz II Men Biopic Executive Producer