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Wanya Morris

Wanya Morris

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 29, 1973 (52)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 0.6 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Attract ... ion), 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

Filmography

Long Shot

Long Shot

2019

as Wanya Morris

Uninvited Guest

Uninvited Guest

1999

as Mo

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Jellies

as Arnez

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Oct 22, 2017

black-ish

as Wanya Morris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2014

The Odd Couple

as Wanya Morris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 19, 2015

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jun 01, 2005

The Tony Danza Show

as Self [Boyz II Men]

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

How I Met Your Mother

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

10 Things Every Guy Should Experience

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2004

This Is Pop

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 06, 2021

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2013

I Can See Your Voice

as Self - Guest Panelist & Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2020

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

as Self [Boyz II Men]

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1990

Drop the Mic

as Self [Boyz II Men]

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 2017

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1984

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Barmageddon

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 2022

New York Undercover

as Self [Boyz II Men]

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1994

Out All Night

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1992

CMT Crossroads

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2002

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 14, 2016

The John Larroquette Show

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1993

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 08, 2017

Le monde est à vous

as Self - Boyz II Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1987

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 2021

Marlon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 2017

The Grammys

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1959

KPOPPED

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 28, 2025

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