Peter Parros wife Dionne Parros is a wonderful mother and an incredible homemaker. Peter was previously married to Jerry Morgan for 30 years.
The American actor and screenwriter is known for appearing as Judge David Harrington on Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots. The show aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network.
He is also recognized for his decade-long appearance on the CBS soap As the World Turns as Dr. Ben Harris from 1997 to 2009. Likewise, he portrayed Dr. Ben Price in ABC’s soap opera One Life to Live (1994-1995).
Parros initially acted in theatre and eventually enjoyed minor success on screen. He landed his first television role as Michael in 1984’s The Facts of Life. He earned his first regular series role in 1985 on Knight Rider, playing RC3.
Later, he was cast in several other famous American soap operas, such as The Young and the Restless playing the recurring role of Leo Baines from 1986 until 1987. He also played in the short-lived spin-off The New Adam-12.
Dionne Parros is Peter’s Second Partner
Peter Parros and wife Dionne Parros have been together since 2017. Peter and Dionne live in Los Angeles with their children.
After separating from his first partner Parros’s private life became under the shadow. He was busy with his acting schedule and stayed focused on his new projects.
However, a piece of surprising news came on October 9, 2019, when he shared a tweet explaining his amazing time on the historic weekend celebrating the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios with his partner in Atlanta, Georgia.
The actor even posted a stunning picture of himself with his life partner and mentioned her name for the first time. Well, it appears this was not the only time he shared a photo of his spouse, as there are a few other posts of Dionne on his Instagram.
However, the World Turns star has never revealed her identity in previous posts until October 2019.
Fans could see the first glimpse of his partner from his IG post of April 2017. The pair had a terrific salmon dinner at OLG Restaurant in Atlanta, where they met Kandi Burruss, her mother, Joyce Jones, and the rest of the gang.
Another post came on April 18, 2019, with the caption “#Dubai Night Lights” as the pair were enjoying themselves in Dubai. The photo saw Dionne resting her head on Parros’ shoulder while the actor clicked a selfie.
His First Marriage
Parros married his first spouse, Jerri Morgan, on October 5, 1985. They tied the knot in a private ceremony in the presence of their close friends and family.
Talking more, Morgan is also an actress known for playing the role of Betsy in the 1991 film Mothers and Daughters, directed by Nancy J. Jones. She starred alongside Virginia Watson, Glenn Towery, and Roy Fegan.
Parros and Morgan were married for three decades when they decided to go separate ways and divorced on August 25, 2015. They share two children, a daughter, and a son, from their relationship.
Peter Parros Family And Children
Peter has two children, son Clayton Parros and daughter Petra Parros, from his first partner. Apart from enjoying a successful acting career, he is also successful in his personal life and is a dotted family man.
Clayton Parros
The actor’s first child, Clayton, is a track and field sprinter and was born on December 11, 1990 -he is 32 years old. He has also participated in several half marathons as an athlete.
In 2009, he participated in the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships and became a runner in the gold medal-winning American teams in the 4X400 meters relay. He also competed at the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics.
He contributed as the alternate heats runner at the 2014 IAAF World Relays (held in Nassau, Bahamas) and the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships (held in Sopot, Poland) for the American teams that amassed gold medals.
Born in Los Angeles, California, Clayton grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He studied at Seton Hall Preparatory School and later attended North Carolina -Chapel Hill.
He has been married to his beautiful partner, Emily, since June 2015, and they celebrated their 7th marriage anniversary last June 2022. The athlete took to his Instagram to share a loving image from his wedding to commemorate the special occasion.
Petra Parros
Petra is Peter and Jerri’s second and youngest child, born on October 28, 1992. She is 30 years old.
She enjoys a career as a fitness and dance instructor. She has a separate Instagram account, where she and her friends post various fitness routines. The IG account goes by the username @getactive.ap.
In December 2019, her father, Peter, shared on Instagram his daughter works on Wall Street for Swiss Post Solution. He also revealed that Petra had received several commendations in 2019 and was awarded Manager of the Year.
The father and daughter share a solid bonding. The Have and Have Nots actor once uploaded a photo of himself and his daughter on Instagram as they enjoyed running in the canyon.
Petra is active on Instagram, with 258 posts and 1,523 followers, under the username @bepetrified.
His Mother Was The First African American To Win A Beauty Pageant
Peter Parros parents are Leo Parros and Thelma Elizabeth Porter Parros in Brooklyn, New York. Peter was born on November 11, 1960.
He grew up in LA and Salt Lake City in a family of four children. His siblings’ names are Michael, Rick, and Sara. He has also shared his family photo on his Facebook.
Mother Thelma Elizabeth
Parros’s mother, Thelma, was the first African American woman to win a beauty pageant. The beauty was named Miss Subway in New York City in 1948.
Born on June 29, 1928, to Thomas and Sarah Porter, she was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Eastern District High School in New York and joined Brooklyn College upon graduation.
In 1941, she became the first member of The Flamingos, a ladies’ social group. She went on to serve as the President of the NAACP Youth Council in 1948. She was famous for her remarkable public speaking skills and recitations.
Her beauty, straightforward personality, poise, and charm always pulled the attention of those in her presence. Thelma was voted Miss Victory, Miss Personality Plus, and Miss Cover Girl while still in high school.