Kenny Leon

Biography

Career Overview

Kenny Leon has 30 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Signature works include Hairspray Live!, American Son, The Wiz Live!. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

30

Known For

• 

  Hairspray Live!
• 

  American Son
• 

  The Wiz Live!
• 

  In My Dreams
• 

  Steel Magnolias
• 

  A Raisin in the Sun

Frequent Collaborators

• Craig Zadan (4 collaborations)
• Neil Meron (4 collaborations)
• Derek McLane (3 collaborations)
• Marc Shaiman (3 collaborations)
• Harvey Fierstein (3 collaborations)
• Charlie Smalls (3 collaborations)
• Queen Latifah (3 collaborations)
• Jerry Mitchell (2 collaborations)
• Greg Graham (2 collaborations)
• Bernard Telsey (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (10 credits)

  • Dreams Worth While: The Journey of "A Raisin in the Sun"

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Sherri

    - Corey Hawkins, Yahya Abdul Mateen II, Kenny Leon (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2022
  • Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

    Professor Kendricks

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Making of the Wiz Live!

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Kudzu Christmas

    Ren Taylorson

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Big Ain't Bad

    Mayor Jordan

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • In the Line of Duty: Street War

    Raheem

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • The Nightman

    Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Web of Deceit

    Dr. Poole

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Case Closed

    Man in Alley

    actor

    actors
    1988

• directing (17 credits)

  • Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

    stage director

    directing
    2024
  • Ohio State Murders

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

    director

    directing
    2021
  • A Soldier's Play

    director

    directing
    2021
  • Gossip Girl

    - Posts on a Scandal (2021) ... director directing
    2021
  • 4400

    - Empowered Women Empower Women (2021) ... director directing
    2021
  • The Public's Much Ado About Nothing

    director

    directing
    2019
  • American Son

    director

    directing
    2019
  • Dynasty

    - That Holiday Spirit (2021) ... director directing

    - Ship of Vipers (2018) ... director directing

    - Poor Little Rich Girl (2018) ... director directing

    - A Well-Dressed Tarantula (2018) ... director directing
    2017
  • Hairspray Live!

    director

    directing
    2016
  • The Wiz Live!

    director

    directing
    2015
  • In My Dreams

    director

    directing
    2015
  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Steel Magnolias

    director

    directing
    2012
  • A Raisin in the Sun

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Private Practice

    - Heaven Can Wait (2011) ... director directing
    2007
  • Ghost Whisperer

    - Excessive Forces (2009) ... director directing
    2005

• production (3 credits)

  • Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

    co-executive producer

    production
    2021
  • American Son

    producer

    production
    2019
  • Hairspray Live!

    producer

    production
    2016