In context
- When
- Tuesday, October 3 199531 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
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- Person
- Ayo Edebiri
Who they were
Funmilayo "Ayo" Edebiri is an American actress, comedian, television writer, and director. She played chef Sydney Adamu in the drama series The Bear (2022–2026), for which she won a Golden Globe Award, two Actor Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the episode "Napkins" and Writers Guild of America Award for co-writing "Worms."
Early life
Early life and education Edebiri was born in Boston on October 3, 1995, [ 1 ] to a Barbadian mother and a father from the Edo ethnic group in Edo State , Nigeria . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Short for Funmilayo, [ 6 ] her name "Ayo" means "Joy" in Yoruba . [ 7 ] [ 8 ] She is an only child and grew up in the Dorchester neighborhood. [ 9 ] Her family is Pentecostal , and she regularly attended church services with her parents. [ 10 ] [
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October 3 1995 — 31 years ago, on a Tuesday.
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