Alani Nicole "La La" Anthony (née Vázquez; born June 25, 1981[1] or 1982[2][3]) is an American television personality. In the early 2000s, she worked as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live. She was the host of the VH1 reality television reunion shows Flavor of Love, I Love New York, For the Love of Ray J, and Real Chance of Love, and was a dean on Charm School with Ricki Lake.
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Born | Alani Nicole Vázquez June 25, 1981 New York City, U.S. |
Alma mater | Howard University |
Occupation | Television personality, actress |
Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Anthony appeared in Two Can Play That Game (2001), You Got Served (2004), Think Like a Man (2012), Think Like a Man 2 (2014), November Rule (2015) and Destined (2015). She appeared as Lakeisha Grant in the Starz original drama series Power. She hosted the American reality television series La La's Full Court Wedding and La La's Full Court Life. She married NBA player Carmelo Anthony in 2010.
Anthony was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are of Puerto Rican heritage born and raised in New York City. Anthony (who describes herself as an Afro-Puerto Rican[4]) has a younger brother and two younger sisters. As a young child, she was involved in many activities, but music was her main interest.[5] She went to Howard University, where she studied communications but did not graduate.[citation needed]
At the age of 15, Anthony started working in radio at WHTA-FM, HOT 97.5 in Georgia. After a short internship at that station, and while still in high school, she hosted Future Flavas, alongside rapper/actor Ludacris.
At 19, Anthony worked at Los Angeles's 92.3 The Beat cohosting The B-Syde. She left the station in 2001 and moved to MTV where she cohosted Direct Effect and Total Request Live.
In 2003, Anthony left MTV. She worked as a producer on Mike Tyson’s documentary, Tyson, which won the Regard Knockout Award in France and was included in the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Anthony also produced a feature film with director/producer Brett Ratner.
Anthony appeared in films Two Can Play That Game, Think Like a Man, Baggage Claim and television shows "NYC 22" and Single Ladies. Other film credits include Urban Massacre (2002), Monster Island (2004), and You Got Served (2004).
In October 2011, Anthony appeared in the off-Broadway production of Love Loss and What I Wore. Anthony appeared in and executive produced La La's Full Court Wedding, which chronicled the time leading up to her wedding to NBA star Carmelo Anthony.
On February 2, 2012, she launched a cosmetic line[6] and in 2013 a clothing line.[7] She's written several books.
Anthony co-produced the Broadway production of Danai Gurira's Eclipsed in 2016.
On Christmas Day 2004, La La became engaged to basketball player Carmelo Anthony.[8][9] Their son, Kiyan Carmelo Anthony, was born on March 7, 2007.[10][11] They were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10, 2010, at Cipriani's in New York before 320 guests.[12][13] The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple, titled La La's Full Court Wedding.[14][15][16] The couple's life together is chronicled on their continuation series, La La's Full Court Life.[17][18] In June 2021, La La filed for divorce.[19][20]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Two Can Play That Game | DJ | |
2002 | Urban Massacre | Pam Jackson | |
2003 | 50 Cent: The New Breed | Herself | Documentary |
2004 | You Got Served | Herself | |
Monster Island | Herself | TV Movie | |
Soul Plane | Herself | ||
2006 | Da Jammies | Angelique (voice) | Video Short |
2009 | Spring Breakdown | Celebrity Judge | |
2010 | Gun | Mona | |
2012 | Think Like a Man | Sonia | |
2013 | 1982 | Neecy | |
Baggage Claim | Tanya | ||
2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Sonia | |
2015 | November Rule | Stacey | |
Chi-Raq | Hecuba | ||
2016 | Destined | Jada | |
2017 | Deuces | Detective Sonya Diaz | |
Double Play | Micha | ||
2018 | Furlough | Brandy | |
2019 | Holiday Rush | Paula Williams | |
2022 | You People | TBA | |
TBA | The Perfect Find | Elodie | |
The Waterboyz | Rose |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Wherehouse Live | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2001 | On the Beat | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2002 | Direct Effect | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2002-06 | Total Request Live | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2003 | Sex and the City | MTV Interviewer | Episode: "The Post-it Always Sticks Twice" |
MC Battle | Herself/Host | TV Series | |
The Real World: Paris | Herself/Host | Episode: "French Kissing and Telling, The Real World: Paris Reunion" | |
2004 | One on One | Kendra | Episode: "Phatheadz" |
Direct Effect Presents: Straight Up Hip Hop All Week | Herself/Host | TV Special | |
The Shady National Convention | Herself/Correspondent | TV Special | |
MTV New Year's Eve Specials 2004 | Herself/Host | TV Special | |
Iced Out New Year's Eve 2005 | Herself/Host | TV Special | |
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno | Herself/Host | Episode: "Montezuma's Revenge: Inside the Inferno Reunion Show" | |
2005 | Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Sexes 2 | Herself/Host | Episode: "Battle of the Sexes 2: Reunion - Secrets from Elimination Hill" |
2006 | Chappelle's Show | Herself | Episode: "Black Howard Dean & Stereotype Pixies" |
2006-08 | Flavor of Love | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2007 | Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School | Herself/Host | Episode: "Reunion" |
2007-08 | I Love New York | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2008-09 | Real Chance of Love | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2009 | Charm School with Ricki Lake | Judge/Dean | TV Series |
CSI: NY | Lisa Williams | Episode: "Second Chances" | |
2009-10 | For the Love of Ray J | Herself/Host | TV Series |
2010 | La La's Full Court Wedding | Herself | Main Cast |
2010-11 | Keeping Up with the Kardashians | Herself | 2 Episodes |
2011 | Arthur Ashe Kids' Day | Herself/Host | TV Special |
2011-14 | La La's Full Court Life | Herself | Main Cast |
2012 | 40 Greatest TRL Moments | Herself/Host | TV Special |
Let's Stay Together | Latrice | Episode: "Fear Factor" | |
NYC 22 | PAA Kelly | Episode: "Jumpers" | |
2012–14 | Single Ladies | Presley Kearse | Recurring Cast: Season 3-4 |
2013 | Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | Anna Tejada | Episode: "Poisoned Motive" |
2014–20 | Power | Lakeisha Grant | Recurring Cast: Season 1–3, Main Cast: Season 4-6 |
2015-16 | Unforgettable | Dr. Delina Michaels | Main Cast: Season 4 |
2017 | The New Edition Story | Flo DeVoe | Episode: "Part 1 & 2" |
Bull | Lesley Caffrey | Episode: "Bring It On" | |
Daytime Divas | Isabel Carlisle | Episode: "Baby Daddy Drama" | |
2018 | Star | Paola | Episode: "Dreamers" & "Forward (E)Motion" |
2019 | BH90210 | Shay | Recurring Cast |
Reef Break | Regina O'Casey | Episode: "Blue Skies" & "Endgame" | |
2020-21 | The Chi | Dom | Recurring Cast: Season 3-4 |
2021 | Grown-ish | Esme | Episode: "A Peace of Light" & "Canceled" |
Black Mafia Family | Markaisha Taylor | Episode: "See It... Touch It... Obtain It" | |
Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Tracy Waples | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
The Freak Brothers | Gretchen Switzer (voice) | Main Cast | |
2022 | Power Book II: Ghost | Lakeisha Grant | Episode: "A Fair Fight?" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018 | "In My Feelings" | Kiki | Drake song |
2019 | "Hot Girl Summer" | Herself | Megan Thee Stallion song |
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