Ayo Edebiri parents are Dele Edebiri and Helen O’Neal Edebiri. Ayo Edebiri father Dele is a manager and her mother Helen is the owner of Mary Kay Home Base.
27-year-old Edebiri is an American comedian, actress, producer, and writer. She is known for her appearance on Comedy Central’s Up Next.
Fans may also remember her for her podcast Iconography, which she co-hosts with Olivie Craighead. She is a voice actor on Big Mouth and a main cast member on The Bear since 2022.
She co-wrote and co-starred in her scripted digital series Ayo and Rachel Are Single with her friend and fellow star Rachel Sennott. The series began airing in May 2020.
As a television writer, Edebiri wrote for the sole seasons of the late-night talk show The Rundown with Robin Thede and NBC’s sitcom Sunnyside. She joined Big Mouth for its fourth season as a writer.
Ayo Edebiri Parents Are Her Greatest Supporters
Ayo Edebiri was born to parents Dele Edebiri and Helen O’Neal-Edebiri in Boston, Massachusetts, US. Her family raised her in a religious Pentecostal household.
Talking to Forbes, the young star said, “I grew up very Pentecostal.” She further added that there’s some sort of puritanical self-flagellation that she is very good at doing.
And while raised very religiously, she was pulled to comedy at a relatively young age. She didn’t think of doing comedy full-time until she moved to New York and realized it could be a career.
From the beginning, Edebiri always received all the love and support from her family, which helped her a lot in pursuing her dream. After moving to NY, she began preparing to pursue comedy as a college junior.
Her father Dele Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri father Dele emigrated to the United States from Benin, Nigeria. He serves as the manager at the Commonwealth of mass, DIA, in Boston, Massachusetts.
The comedian usually shares loving pictures of herself with her dad on her Instagram, generally talking about her upbringing.
She also stated that she stole her personality from him. In the comment section, she mentioned her father and asked if he liked it. “You two have the exact same smile,” one comment said.
On June 20, 2021, she uploaded another childhood picture with her dad and said her dad hadn’t responded to her thoughtful test, so she sought gratification elsewhere.
Dele is also active on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. On Ig, he is found under the username @deleedebiri -he has two posts and 210 followers as of writing.
Mother Helen O’Neal-Edebiri
Ayo Edebiri mother Helen is originally from Barbados. She is a businesswoman and the owner of May Kay Home Base Business in Boston.
The comedian often references her mother and says she loves and adores her a lot. She regularly shares beautiful pictures of Helen on her Instagram and marks special days such as Mother’s Day.
In May 2020, while sharing her writing about her favorite TV mom, Tichina Armold, for Vogue, on Instagram, she didn’t forget to mention her own mom and stated, “I love my mom.”
Back in 2018 Christmas, she shared a beautiful family picture, featuring her dad, mom, and herself, and wished all her followers and close ones the happiest Christmas. She wrote, “Happy Christmas from me and family.”
In February 2019, Edebiri, her mom, her dad, and her friend Rachel Sennott had a wonderful time together. They also clicked some pictures, which the comedian shared on her IG.
Does Ayo Edebiri Have Siblings?
Edebiri is the only child of her parents and has no siblings. She grew up in Boston as a single child of Dele and Helen.
On February 20, 2020, she took to her IG account to share a school autobiography she filled as a 5-year-old kid.
There she mentioned that she has one brother, and one pet, and loves making necklaces.
Referring to the detail, she told she don’t have any brothers, and at the time, she had no pets. She further added that she has never made a necklace in her life. In the end, she wrote, “writing is actually very easy!”
Although The Bear star has no real-life siblings, she does have reel-life siblings, her on-screen sister, Janine, from Abbott Elementary.
Created by Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary is a mockumentary sitcom series starring Brunson as Janine, a second-grade teacher at Abbott Elementary, a poorly funded fictional school in Philadelphia.
Edebiri’s character, Ayesha, debuted on the show on Valentine’s day-themed episode in February 2023. She joined the second season of the sitcom in a recurring role as Janine’s sister.
Throughout the show’s run, Janine has occasionally mentioned Ayesha. From what she has shared, the audience knows that the sisters share a bit of a taut relationship and Ayesha lives quite far away.
In the last episode of March 8 (Teacher Appreciation), Edebiri returned to reprise her role as Ayesha. Ahead of the release of the episode, ABC shared a clip of Brunson and her on-screen sister Edebiri.
Her Dating Life And Pregnancy Rumor
Abbott Elementary star Edebiri appears to be single at the moment. Additionally, she has not been previously engaged.
On February 26, 2023, the star attended the 29th annual SAG Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza. She also shared her pictures from the event on her Instagram the next day.
The first photo saw the comedian giving a pose while placing her left hand on her belly, which looked slightly big than usual. Following this, people speculated that Edebiri might be pregnant.
One fan even Wrote, “hello?????? is she PREG????,” in the comment section. Another pinned, “Wow! Y’all kill me. A girl can’t have a burrito before the sag awards?!”
Well, the actress has not addressed those comments and does not appear to be pregnant.
Edebiri was wearing a stunning dress by Emilia Wickstead with Simon G. jewelry. Her Stuart Weitzman shoes completed her gorgeous look.
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