Yara Shahidi is the oldest of three. She has a brother named Sayeed and another brother named Ehsan. Afshin Shahidi is Yara’s father and Keri Salter Shahidi is her mother. Here’s an adorable pic of Yara’s entire family:
Yara’s father was born in Iran. When he was 8, he left the country and travelled to the United States. When Afshin arrived in America, he settled in Minneapolis where he worked as a photographer. He met Yara’s mother at a lounge. She was a graduate student at the time.
Yara Shahidi Net Worth As Of 2018: $1 Million
College Candy reports that Yara Shahidi’s net worth is $1 million. That number is increasing fast. According to Variety, Shahidi is currently in negotiations to appear in a movie adaptation of “The Sun Is Also A Star.” The popular book was written by Nicola Yoon.
Tracy Oliver wrote the script for “The Sun Is Also A Star.” Oliver and Kenya Barris joined forces to write the 2017 record-breaking film Girls Trip. Barris is the creator of Black-ish and Grown-ish so him and Shahidi have a great relationship.
Yara Shahidi Activates Her Negativity Shield
While many celebrities waste their time clapping back at their haters, Yara simply blocks them. In the tweet below, the talented actress describes her negativity shield:
The tweet below explains that Grown-ish doesn’t have any dark-skinned cast members. Shahidi didn’t have anytime for the negativity and blocked the Twitter user with the quickness.
What do you think about Grown-ish? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
[playbuzz-item item=”1bb583a2-3dbd-4819-bf45-4544269ac697″ wp-pb-id=”361756″]