Kiyan Anthony is the son of American TV personality, Alani Nicole Vazquez popularly known as La La Anthony. He is LaLa’s precious child whom she tries as much as she can to protect. He is a young man who was born into a family of wealth and fame. Kiyan is a celebrity kid who has prospects of carving out his own niche soon. In lieu of that, Kiyan has already made a name for himself as a child model.
Who Is Kiyan Anthony?
Kiyan Anthony was born Kiyan Carmelo Anthony on the 7th of March 2007. He was born in Denver, Colorado and now lives with his family as he is the first child of his parents. Kiyan has two aunts and an uncle who are related to his mother. From his father’s side, he has other top basketball players who consider him their nephew.
He attended Lakeridge Junior High School in Lake Oswego after which he joined The Calhoun School in New York City. Kiyan attends the Christ the King Regional High School in Queens, New York.
10 Facts About Kiyan Anthony
1. About His Parents
Kiyan Anthony’s dad is Carmelo Kyam Anthony who was born on the 29th of May 1984. He is an American Professional basketball player who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA.
La La and Carmelo had been dating for a while and got engaged during Christmas of 2004. They had their son 3 years after being engaged and finally got married on the 10th of July 2010. Their wedding was officiated by Michael Eric Dyson who is a radio host and an academic.
2. Kiyan Plays Basketball
Just like his dad, Kiyan is also a basketball player. He follows in his dad’s footsteps and has also participated in several tournaments with his team.
He has been playing basketball for a while now and he is quite good at it. As of June 2021, Kiyan was an aspiring basketball player with his High School, Christ the King Regional High.
3. He Has Tasted A Fair Share Of Fame
Kiyan Anthony has been before cameras a couple of times and isn’t shy of them. Although his mum is quite protective of him, he was featured on his mum’s reality TV show titled La La’s Full Court Life. He also modeled with his dad for the Jordan sneaker brand. He has also been featured in a lot of advertisements on national TV.
4. Kiyan Anthony Is His Mom’s Precious Jewel
The 18 year old is the jewel of his mom’s eyes. As her only son, La La believes she has to do whatever it takes to protect her son. She is quite protective and wouldn’t even divulge much about him to the public. To show how much she adores her son, she has him walk red carpets with her and flaunts his pictures on social media.
Although La La is a very hardworking woman, she set her priorities straight and her priority since his birth till now, has been her son, Kiyan. She loves to spend a great amount of time with him.
5. He Wasn’t Permitted To Be On Instagram
Yet another proof of how protected La La is with her little boy, she refused to let him be on social media. Kiyan who reportedly had been asking for permission to have an Instagram account had been turned down one too many times. She said if she had her way, she’d never let him get on Instagram.
However, she finally caved in after he turned 14 years old on the 7th of March 2021. She made a lengthy post explaining why she never really wanted him to be on Instagram. She also ended the post by saying she would be watching his page closely.
6. Kiyan Anthony’s Parents Divorcing?
La La Anthony filed for divorce from her husband Carmelo and the father of her son, Kiyan on the 17th of June 2021. Although she cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce, there have been rumors and speculations.
La La and her husband had been together since the early 2000s. They have been married for over a decade but are now calling it quits. Although La La failed to give the real reason as to why she filed for the divorce, her husband allegedly had an affair that was brought to light this year.
It was said that Carmelo had a mistress who got pregnant for him last year and was due to give birth to a set of twins by June of 2021. However, the babies came earlier in April and the mistress took the news to social media.
It appeared that she was dissatisfied with the treatment she got from the father of her kids and so she brought the affair to the public. In the midst of the divorce, they still show up for important events in their son’s life.
7. Hype From Lebron James
Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony share a special bond that dates way back to their high school days. The duo met and became friends in high school and their relationship blossomed to the point they now believe they are brothers.
Lebron took to his Instagram to share a video of Kiyan Anthony who he hypes and likened to his father, Carmelo. Although it is too early to compare Kiyan to his father, Lebron acting out his uncle role does not seem to care very much about it. He believes Kiyan is an outstanding basketball player just like his dad is.
8. His Mother Hoped He’d Attend HBCU
La La, being an alumnus of the HBCU hoped that her son would eventually attend the school just like she did and have the experience of the school. She presently partners with McDonald’s brand in helping HBCU students get money for college through a scholarship program known as the Black &Positively Golden Scholarship.
They also partner with Thurgood Marshall College Fund to see to the realization of this. However, she really wanted her son to have a taste of the amazing school she attended.
9. What Is Kiyan Anthony’s Net Worth?
The young celebrity model and basketball player seem to be doing quite well still under the guidance of his parents. Kiyan Anthony reportedly has a net worth of about $1 million.
10. Kiyan’s Physical Features
Kiyan is a tall young man, as expected. He stands at a height of 1.68 m tall which translates to 5 feet and 6 inches. Kiyan is almost taller than his mum now and would soon get to the height of his dad which is about 6 feet 8 inches. He is still very young and with how protective his mother is, he most likely has no tattoos yet.
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