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Jenifer Rice-Genzuk
Born
Jenifer Sara Rice-Genzuk

Occupation Producer, screenwriter, singer
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Jerome Henry

Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, also known as Jeni G., is an American screenwriter and producer for television. She used to be a singer.

Currently, Jenifer is an Executive Producer and co-showrunner for the TV series Grown-ish on Freeform. A showrunner is like the main boss of a TV show. Before working in TV, she was a member of the American girl group Before Dark. She also worked as a writer for MTV's Death Valley. She was an executive producer for BET's The Game. She also worked as a co-executive producer on the ABC series Black-ish.

Her School Days

In 2001, Jenifer graduated from the USC University of Southern California. She earned a degree in Music Industry. This means she learned about how the music business works.

Music Career

Before she became a TV writer and producer, Jenifer was a singer. She was part of a girl group called Before Dark.

Album

  • 2000: Daydreamin'

Songs (Singles)

Here are some of the songs Before Dark released. The table shows how well they did on music charts in the United States.

Year Song Chart positions
US Hot 100 US R&B US Rhythmic
1999 "Baby" 48
"Come Correct" 93
2000 "Monica" 77 41 22

Her Work in Television

Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry has worked on many popular TV shows. She has written or produced episodes for these series:

The Game

This show is about the lives of professional football players and their families. Jenifer worked on many episodes, including:

  • "To Baby... Or Not To Baby" (2007)
  • "Je-Rome Wasn't Built In A Day" (2008)
  • "A Very Special Episode" (2011)
  • "How To Lose All Your Phat In One Day" (2013)

Death Valley

This show was a horror-comedy series. Jenifer wrote an episode for it:

  • "Who, What, When, Werewolf... Why?" (2011)

Black-ish

This comedy show follows an African-American family. Jenifer helped produce and write several episodes, such as:

  • "Jacked o' Lantern" (2015)
  • "Good-ish Times" (2016)
  • "Being Bow-Racial" (2016)
  • "ToysRn'tUs" (2017)

Grown-ish

This show is a spin-off of Black-ish and follows the oldest daughter, Zoey, in college. Jenifer is a main producer for this series. She has worked on many episodes, including:

  • "Late Registration" (2018)
  • "Crew Love" (2018)
  • "Face the World" (2019)
  • "Dreams and Nightmares" (2019)
  • "Age Ain't Nothing But A Number" (2020)
  • "Know Yourself" (2021)
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