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Antonia Wright (née Johnson previously Carter; born October 26, 1983) is an American reality television personality, businesswoman, and author. She is also known as Toya Carter or Toya Wright. She is the ex-wife of Lil Wayne (Dwayne Michael "Lil Wayne" Carter Jr). Since their breakup she has been raising their daughter Reginae Carter. Wright wrote a book called Priceless Inspiration,[1] owns boutique called G.A.R.B.,[2] in New Orleans, LA, and GARB Shoetique in Smyrna, GA,.[3] Wright starred in her own reality show on BET called Toya: A Family Affair[4] which consisted of 16 episodes of one season in 2011.
Personal life
Wright was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is the second child of Anita Johnson-Andrews and Walter Andrews.[5]
At age 12, Toya and rapper Lil Wayne met when she was at a corner store and Wayne was standing outside in New Orleans, Louisiana. She became pregnant with their daughter at the age of 14. Lil Wayne was already signed to Cash Money Records as a burgeoning rapper. He ultimately chose to fully pursue his rap career with Cash Money Records in order to support his child. When she was 15 and Lil Wayne was 16, Wright gave birth to their daughter, Reginae "Nae" Carter, on November 29, 1998.[6] Years later, upon Lil Wayne achieving stardom, they were married on February 14, 2004. In January 2006, however, after almost two years of marriage, the couple separated, citing her inability to cope with his lifestyle, most specifically his career keeping him away from home for long periods of time. Despite being divorced, the two have remained good friends and continue to raise their daughter together.[7]
In 2009, Wright and Tameka "Tiny" Harris from the R&B group Xscape starred on a reality show on BET called Tiny and Toya.
On June 18, 2011, Toya Wright and Mickey "Memphitz" Wright were married in Atlanta. The wedding guest list included rapper Rasheeda, Tameka "Tiny" Harris, Kandi, Monica Brown, and Tamar Braxton and her ex-husband Wayne's other baby mamas, Nivea and Lauren London.
In February 2015, Toya confirmed that she and Wright had separated after almost 4 years of marriage.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Tiny and Toya | Herself | Lead role |
| 2011 | Toya: A Family Affair | Herself | Lead role |
| 2014 | My Super Sweet 16 | Herself | one of the lead roles |
References
- ^ Toya Carter: BET Reality Star & Lil Wayne's Ex Wife To Release Memoir. BV on Books (2010-10-28). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
- ^ Antonia "Toya" Carter Grand Opening of The GARB Boutique ~ itsarkeedah|Fashion.Lifestyle Blog. Itsarkeedah.com (2010-10-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Toya Wright Launches 'GarbShoetique' Store in Atlanta". theJasmineBRAND. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ Toya Carter’s Original Series ‘Toya: A Family Affair’ Premiering April 19 On BET. Hiphopwired.com (2011-01-07). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Lil' Wayne's wife Toya hits the public eye". S2SMagazine. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ^ "Lil Wayne Throws Daughter Reginae Carter Awesome Sweet Sixteen, Nicki Minaj Performs". Music Times. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Web.archive.org (2008-08-22). Retrieved on 2011-07-05.
- ^ "Break Ups: Toya Wright Reveals Why She & Memphitz Are Separated". Bossip. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- 1983 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American businesspeople
- 21st-century American writers
- African-American television personalities
- African-American women writers
- American television writers
- Businesspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Lil Wayne
- Participants in American reality television series
- Women television writers
- American women writers
- Writers from New Orleans, Louisiana
- African-American businesspeople
- American women in business
- 21st-century women writers