Wayne Alphonso Brady, 44 is an American actor, singer, voiceover actor, comedian, and TV personality. Now in the spotlight for his role as Simon and drag queen Lola in the award-winning musical Broadway show “Kinky Boots,” Brady is a man of many talents.
Leaving every professional detail aside, we will be talking about his personal life regarding his dating life and relationship rumors. Also, know more about his divorce and marital life too.
Wayne Brady Past Relationship
The Columbus-born actor has had a controversial love life with two broken marriages. His first wife was Diana Lasso, who married Brady in December 1993.
Apparently, the marriage didn’t last long and the couple divorced in September 1995 just after spending around two years of married life together.
In April 1999, he married dancer Mandie Taketa who also happens to be the owner and CEO of three companies with two of them being Everything Did Productions & Adell Body Works.
After his split with Mandie, Brady shortly dated the TLC singer and rumored girlfriend, Rozonda Chilli Thomas. In 2014, the couple was seen cozying up at a private TLC concert for MGM employees in Las Vegas.
Apparently, Brady & Chilli’s relationship was a short time stint. Due to his failed romantic relationships with women, rumors of Brady being gay has also found a place in the media time and again.
Brady had also been a victim of clinical depression for years. In an interview, he revealed how his second wife Mandie had helped him through it.
Mandie Taketa has not only been Brady’s wife and a part of his family but also his confidante and his support system throughout his dark days of clinical depression in spite of their divorce that took place in April 2006.
In a related report by The Inquisitr, when asked about his depression, Wayne had revealed,
“It took me a while to get my stuff together to go, ‘You know what? If you’re not happy, you have to do something it,'” Brady said. “Just to admit that you are feeling this way is a huge step. To claim that, to say, ‘Why do I feel dark? Why do I feel unhappy? Let me do something about this.'”
Fond of children, Taketa & Brady together have a daughter named Maile Masako Brady.
More on Wayne Brady
Wayne started as one of the improvisational theater performers in the “Whose Line Is It Anyway” original series. He also performed in the American spin-off of “Whose Line Is It Anyway” and still known for it. He also guests starred as Don in the much-appreciated cartoon series “Phineas & Ferb.”
Wayne Brady has hosted a number of TV shows and movies including How I Met Your Mother, Let’s Make A Deal, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, American Dad, Miss America, Sofia The First, Scooby-doo; Stage Fright, Phineas & Ferb, The Hero of Color City & The Late Late Show among many others.
He has released two albums so far; A Long Time Coming in 2008 & Radio Wayne in 2011. As of 2016, Wayne has been inactive in both the singing and dating scene.
The actor has an estimated net worth of an estimated $10 million.
Quick facts you need to know about Wayne Brady
| Wayne Brady was born on June 2, 1972, in Columbus, Georgia, United States |
| Wayne Brady's parents are Wayne Brady and Lindamarie Newton |
| Wayne Brady's birth sign is Gemini |
| Wayne Brady holds an American nationality |
| Wayne Brady stands the height of 5 feet 11 inches 1.80m |
| Wayne Brady started his own ABC called The Wayne Brady Show in 2001. |
| Wayne Brady has won Primetime Emmy Awards in 2003. |
| Wayne Brady has 335k followers on Twitter and 95.8k followers on Instagram. |
| Wayne Brady's estimated net worth is $ 10 million |