Black actor Anthony Anderson and his wife Alvina Stewart Anderson have split.
Alvina filed for divorce in Los Angeles County courts after 22 years of marriage, The Blast reported.
In the documents, she cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the dissolution of the marriage.
The Latest: Black actor Anthony Anderson and his wife Alvina Stewart Anderson have split. Alvina filed for divorce in Los Angeles County courts after 22 years of marriage, The Blast reported. Pictured in 2019
Alvina filed the paperwork on Friday via TMZ, asking for spousal support.
The Blast reported that the split date was noted as TBD.
The documents also noted that “all gifts and inheritances, assets, income, accumulations and debts acquired by the applicant before the date of marriage and after the date of separation, the exact nature and amount of which are unknown,” according to The Bust.
She reportedly asked him to pay her legal fees and also blocked the court’s ability to grant him assistance, the outlet reported.
Here’s how they were: In the filing, she cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the dissolution of the marriage; Seen December 2021
As they were: Alvina filed the paperwork via TMZ on Friday, claiming spousal support; pictured in 2019 with her children Kyra and Nathan
The couple also previously separated, with Alvina also filing for divorce at the time – but eventually reconciling with Anthony.
In September 2015, she filed for divorce from the 51-year-old actor; in the documents, she gave April 1, 2014 as the date of separation.
However, in January 2017, she asked an LA judge to dismiss her petition after their reconciliation.
Anthony, who stars in the series Black-ish, and Alvina married in 1999 and have two children together: Kyra, 26, and Nathan, 22.
They originally met in 1989 while both attending Howard University in Washington DC
Anthony dropped out of Howard University because of financial problems, TMZ reported.
The actor revealed his sweet encounter with Alvina in a 2021 interview with Parade magazine: “My second year [1989]In her freshman year I knew a girl who lived in the apartment so I went to the door to invite her to this party that me and my buddies were having.’
Adding: “My wife answered the door. I said, “I wanted to invite Stacey to this party we’re having.” Stacey didn’t show up, but my wife did — and we’ve been together since that night. And I was just me, ‘I got there early, she didn’t see anyone else, she said, ‘Okay, I’m going to rock with this guy!’ We got married on our 10th anniversary.”
He is reportedly due to graduate this year and graduate from Howard University alongside his son Nathan.
Anthony plays Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson in Black-ish; He is also an executive producer.
Character: Anthony plays the role of Andre ‘Dre’ Johnson in Black-ish; he is also executive producer; pictured with co-star Tracee Ellis Ross
He landed the role in 2014 and has played Dre for all seven seasons as well as season 8, which will be the show’s final season.
Anthony has also appeared in the Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish as well as the prequel Mixed-ish.
He has also hosted the TV panel show To Tell The Truth since 2016.
Other notable projects Anthony has starred in include appearances on The Bernie Mac Show, The Shield, NYPD, Law & Order, K-Ville, Me, Myself & Irene, Kangaroo Jack, The Departed, Transformers, Scream 4 and Agent Cody Banks: Destination London.
TV family: He landed the role in 2014 and has played Dre for all seven seasons plus season eight, which will be the show’s final season; featured on Black-ish spin-off Grown-ish with co-stars Miles Brown, Jenifer Lewis, Marcus Scribner, Laurence Fishburne, Yara Shahidi and Tracee