Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman are the parents of renowned American Actor and Musician Zendaya Coleman.
The award-winning actress began her career at a young age thanks to her appearances on the Disney channel shows ‘Shake It Up’ and ‘Good Luck Charlie.
Zendaya is now a highly sought-after star thanks to her recent lead roles in ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home‘ (2021) and HBO’S ‘Euphoria‘ (2019).
Read on to learn more about Zendaya’s parents, Claire and Kazembe, including details about their love life, marriage, and career.
Zendaya Parents Love Life
Claire Stoermer and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman met in the early 90s, and they started dating shortly after that.
The lovebirds were blessed with a daughter, Zendaya Coleman, born on September 1st, 1996. Kazembe and Claire tied the knot in 2008 when Zendaya was twelve years old.
They remained happily married for eight years before deciding to divorce in August 2016 due to irreconcilable differences.
Despite being separated, Zendaya parents still maintain a relatively close friendship and have been spotted together at family gatherings and outings alongside Zendaya and her siblings.
Zendaya’s Mother, Claire Stoermer Bio
Claire Stoermer, an American of German and Scottish descent, was born in Oakland, California, on March 24th, 1964. She is currently 57 years old and will celebrate her 58th birthday in a month.
The Oakland native went to high school at Oakland High School. Stoermer attended Santa Clara University between 1983– 1987 featured on the varsity Basketball team.
Claire began her career as an elementary school teacher in 1990 and taught in the Oakland Unified School District for 19 years.
Moreover, Stoermer worked as the House manager for the California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda, California, in 1998.
Stoermer and her daughter Zendaya trained at the theater and performed there. Claire currently owns and runs a bespoke jewelry line called Kizzmet Jewelry.
Zendaya’s Father Kazembe Ajamu Coleman Bio
Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, born Samuel David Coleman, is an African American Music producer, Talent Manager, Performance Coach, and consultant.
Furthermore, he is the CEO of KZC Inc., an Entertainment company he founded in 2018. Coleman, who recently turned 62 years old, was born on February 10th, 1960
Kazembe, who had worked as a gym teacher in the early ’90s, is currently his daughter’s manager.
He is overprotective of his daughter and frequently accompanied her to most of her appearances while she was a teen.
Siblings
Although Zendaya is the sole child from her mother’s marriage to Kazembe Coleman, she has five siblings from her father’s previous marriage. She is a half-sister to Kaylee, Austin, Julien, Katianna, and Annabella Coleman. Little is known about the personal details of Zendaya’s siblings.
