Personal details
- Birth Date: 1990-12-10
- Birth Location: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Children: (divorced, 2 children) Junie Shumpert
- Professions: Music Artist, Actress, Director
Teyana Taylor’s kinda everywhere—one of those people who just refuses to fit in one box. She kicked things off back in 2005 when she landed a deal with Pharrell’s Star Trak label—yeah, the same Pharrell with the hat. Not long after, she popped up on MTV’s “My Super Sweet 16,” which, honestly, feels very early 2000s. She didn’t stay put for long, though—by 2012, she’d wriggled out of her Star Trak contract and landed with Kanye’s GOOD Music through Def Jam. Smart move? Probably. But she’s not just about singing. She’s a songwriter, too—she’s got credits with folks like Usher, Chris Brown, and Omarion. That’s some serious R&B clout. Then there’s her style game: she’s hit the runway during Fashion Week (because, of course she has), and she snagged a feature spot on Kanye’s “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.” Not a bad résumé line, if you ask me. And acting? She’s all over that too. She and her husband, NBA player Iman Shumpert, starred in their own VH1 reality show “Teyana and Iman” back in 2018. Dancing, choreographing, modeling, directing—she’s like a one-woman creative tornado. Seriously, if there’s a job in the entertainment world, odds are Teyana Taylor’s already done it and made it look cooler than anyone else.
So, both of her daughters? Born right in the bathroom at her place. Not in some fancy hospital with a team of doctors, nope—her husband at the time just rolled up his sleeves and handled the whole thing himself. Seriously, no midwife, no ambulance, nothing. Just the two of them, winging it like some kind of DIY project, but, you know, with actual humans involved. People talk about home births being trendy now, but this was old-school and probably way more intense than anyone would actually want. Imagine the nerves, the chaos, and then—bam—two kids arrive in the most unglamorous spot in the house. Makes you wonder what those girls think when they hear their birth stories. Pretty wild, honestly. It’s not your average “How I Came Into The World” tale. That bathroom’s probably legendary in the family by now.
December 10, 1990
Konidela Ram Charan
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Yes, Junie Shumpert
34 years old