Early life, family, formation
Chandler Kinney, American dancer and actress, was born on August 3, 2000 in Sacramento, California, USA; his first major appearance was as a child in the 2012 film titled “Battlefield America”. His mother, Taryn Kinney, is a strategist, writer and producer. Chandler and her family, which also includes her two older brothers, moved to Los Angeles when she was one year old.
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Chandler got her start in the entertainment world as a dancer and said in an interview with Refinery29 that she dreamed of dancing professionally and wasn’t even considering acting at the time. She started dancing at the age of three and trained at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and the Los Angeles Ballet Academy. She also received a scholarship to attend the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC.
From the age of ten, she also trained in the martial art of Taekwondo, and earned her first degree black belt at thirteen.
Due to his filming schedule for “Lethal Weapon”, Chandler did not attend a “normal high school” for most of his high school career, but rather what is described as an independent extension of high school. Once a week, she would meet with a teacher, then finish her schoolwork on set or at home.
In May 2018, she enrolled at Oak Park Independent School in California and was accepted to study at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Currently, she is studying at the Marine Cooper School of Acting to train in both theater and dance.
Career
Acting
Chandler began acting at age nine in television commercials and a few plays. However, her first professional venture was at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City for GAP, America’s largest clothing retailer. She said she loved her experience on the commercial set so much and realized she wouldn’t mind doing more projects like this, so she decided to take some classes. theater to improve performance. Speaking about her move from dance to acting, she said: ‘…I just fell in love with it. I fell in love with acting. The rest is kind of history.
In 2012, Chandler had her first major role as Chantel in Chris Stokes’ dance film “Battlefield America.” The following year, she starred in the TV shows “90210” as Olivia and “American Horror Story” as the older Julia in an episode titled “Madness Ends.” She also appeared as Vanessa on the Disney series “Girl Meets World,” and was in a few episodes of Nickelodeon’s “Haunted Hathaways” in 2014, before leaving the show to star as Catherine Dillman in “Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal. Street,” from 2014 to 2016, alongside Ashley Boettcher in the Amazon original series.
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She landed her most notable role in 2016, as Riana on Fox’s comedy-drama TV series “Lethal Weapon”; her character is the teenage daughter of LAPD Captain Roger Murtaugh, played by Damon Wayans, and has starred on the show since it first aired. It is set in modern-day Los Angeles and follows newly partnered detectives Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs (played by Clayne Crawford), who are quite different from each other; the show is based on the 1987 film of the same name starring Danny Glover and Mel Gibson, with many characters directly or loosely based on characters from the film.
The show ran from September 21, 2016 to February 26, 2019, when Damon Wayans announced his departure from the show, prompting Fox to cancel the series.
Chandler said she loved working on the show and was a huge fan of it. “I was initially drawn to ‘Lethal Weapon’ for its perfect balance of comedy, action and drama, and the fact that it would offer something for everyone. There aren’t too many shows that have an equal mix of all three, so that’s really something that stood out and drew me to the project.She added that she was thrilled to be able to play a confident, outspoken, and slightly rebellious character like Riana.
She also appeared in the 2020 Disney film “ZOMBIES 2” as Willa.
Other
Chandler is still dancing, with a focus on tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop and contemporary. She has participated in several dance commercials as well as competitions, including qualifying with her dance team to compete in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Finals in New York City in April 2015.
She has also modeled for a few clothing companies, such as Hollister Co., and has appeared on the covers of Saturn, Glitter, and the Spring 2018 issue of American Teen, among others.
Private life
Chandler keeps his personal life very private and there is no information regarding his current relationship, nor any previous relationship.
She started a foundation with her mother called “Chandler’s Friends”, which aims to help underprivileged young people access education and encourage them to succeed on their own. Asked about the foundation and its future plans in her interview with The Italian Rêve, she replied: “With the work I do with ‘Chandler’s Friends’, I hope to give disadvantaged young people a better chance at success, and work for the gender parity in education.
And over time, I’d like to work on a larger scale and build relationships across the country. The goal is to reach as many lives as possible. In the same interview, she also shared her wish for the entertainment industry to become more inclusive, so that everyone can feel represented while watching movies or TV shows.
Appearance
Chandler is 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighs around 55 kg (120 lb). She has black hair and dark brown eyes.
Net Worth and Salary
At the start of 2021, Chandler has an estimated net worth of over $500,000 – his income depends on his workload over the course of a year.
