Who is Kea Peahu?
Kea Peahu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on 12 October 2007 – her zodiac sign is Libra, and she holds American nationality. She’s a dancer, actress and a social media star, with three acting credits to her name, perhaps known best for her portrayal of the lead character Pili, in the 2021 action adventure comedy movie “Finding ‘Ohana”; it was written by Christina Strain, directed by Just Weng, and also starred Alex Aiono and Lindsay Watson. It follows two siblings from Brooklyn, New York City USA, who have returned to their hometown in Hawaii, and have stumbled upon a journal which shows the location of a hidden treasure; the movie won a 2021 ReFrame Stamp for Narrative & Animated Feature.
Early life, parents and education
Kea is being raised in Honolulu alongside her older sister Hiro and their younger brother, by their mother Sanoi Peahu and father Jesse Jones; not a lot is known about Kea’s family, as she respects their privacy.
She became interested in dancing when she was four years old, and after noticing her talent, her parents enrolled her at dancing school. After gaining recognition on the internet, she was invited to make a guest appearance in a 2016 episode of the comedy talk-show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, as she’s interviewing various celebrities, from musicians and actors, to people with extraordinary talents and stories.
It has been airing since 2003, and has won 85 of the 203 awards for which it’s been nominated.
Kea has just recently enrolled at a local high school, in 2021, but already most of her fans believe that she’s not interested in pursuing a college degree.
Career as an actress
Kea launched her acting career in 2016, with her portrayal of Blobfish Music Video Girl #1, in the episode “First!” of the family comedy series “Bizaardvark”, created by Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman, and which starred Olivia Rodrigo, Madison Hu and DeVore Ledridge.
It aired from 2016 to 2019, and follows the best friends Frankie and Paige who are running their website Bizaardvark; the series won two of the nine awards for which it was nominated.
Kea’s currently shooting for the upcoming fantasy movie “Helvellyn Edge”, which is being directed by Joah Jordan, and will star Ever Anderson, Ronny Chieng and Josha Stradowski; the movie is set to be released in 2022.
Other credits
In 2017, Kea made a guest appearance in the episode “Halloween Special” of the musical series “Lip Sync Battle Shorties”, which has been airing since 2016, and is hosted by Nick Cannon and JoJo Siwa; each episode features children lip syncing against each other.
In 2021, Kea made a guest appearance in the talk-shows “Made in Hollywood” and “Hollywood First Look Features”, and the same year saw her appear in the episode “Kea Peahu and Kelly Hu” of the talk-show “Sidewalks Entertainment”; it’s been airing since 1994, and is today hosted by Richard R. Lee and Lori Rosales.
Presence on social media networks
Kea’s highly active on Instagram, and her account today has more than 120,000 followers, while she’s uploaded over 1,600 pictures and videos onto the network, most of which feature her dancing.
She launched her Twitter account in October 2015, and has since amassed nearly 1,000 followers, but Kea’s only tweeted 41 time.
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She has a Facebook page as well, and it’s today followed by over 2,100 people, while her most recent update was on 9 February 2021.
Kea’s a TikTok star, as her account’s now followed by nearly 200,000 people, while she’s amassed more than 3.1 million likes of all her videos combined; the majority of these feature her dancing with her friends.
She’s also a YouTuber; Kea launched her channel “Kea Peahu” on 31 May 2015, and it’s today subscribed to by over 6,000 people, and numbers over 400,000 views of all her videos combined. The majority of these feature her showing off her dancing skills – Kea’s most popular video “Kea PK Artist: Lex Lane” has been watched close to 60,000 times since 6 November 2015.
Friends and boyfriend
Kea hasn’t mentioned any boys (or girls) whom she might have dated, and the majority of her fans believe that the actress is still too young to be dating; there are some who think that she’s currently dating a mysterious boy, as the two have apparently been seen spending time together, but this hasn’t been confirmed.
She’s a highly sociable girl, who finds it very easy to make new friends. She contributes this to being from Hawaii, as she believes that the vast majority of Hawaiian people are friendly and outgoing. Kea has numerous friends, and many of them can be seen featured in her Instagram pictures and YouTube videos.
She has also befriended many actors and actresses alongside whom she’s appeared in her movies and TV series; some of them claim that the young actress has a bright future ahead of her.
Hobbies and other interests
Kea has already had an opportunity to travel to several US states, thanks to her acting and dancing career. She been to Los Angeles, California and to New York City, but she still likes Honolulu the most.
Summer is Kea’s favorite season, as she loves spending time with her friends at the beach, and playing beach sports with them.
She’s a huge lover of animals, and her pet dog can be seen featured in some of her Instagram pictures; Kea’s favorite animals are kangaroos and elephants.
Her main passion is dancing, and she has several sessions each week, while she’s also planning to start going to the gym.
Late at night, Kea likes to watch movies starring her favorite actor and actress, Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, such as “Dear John”, “Les Miserables” and “Letters to Juliette”.
Age, height and net worth
Kea’s age is 14. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 4ins (1.62m) and she weighs around 112lbs (51kgs).
As of October 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $50,000.
