Wayne Brady is co-parenting and co-quarantining with his daughter Maile, ex-wife Mandie and her boyfriend Jason: ‘We’re like this new nuclear family’
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Wayne Brady opened up Tuesday about his unique quarantining situation as he hunkers down with co-parenting and co-quarantining with his daughter Maile, ex-wife Mandie and her boyfriend Jason.
‘We’re like this new nuclear family … family is everything to me,’ the comic, 47, told Scott Evans of Access Hollywood about his current living situation, as the coronavirus has grinded virtually all Hollywood productions to a halt, while health officials advise to remain inside and socially distance.
The Whose Line Is It Anyway? personality explained the family dynamic that allows for the mutually-beneficial situation.
The latest: Wayne Brady, 47, opened up Tuesday about his unique quarantining situation as he hunkers down co-parenting and co-quarantining with his daughter Maile, 17, ex-wife Mandie and her boyfriend Jason
‘My ex-wife Mandie and I, we have a different and I think a very special situation than a lot of people that co-parent,’ the Columbus, Georgia native said in a live stream from his home with the entertainment show. ‘And our daughter is 17, so it’s also different than if she were five.’
Brady has twice been wed, to Diana Lasso from 1993 until 1995, and Mandie Taketa from 1999 thru 2008; he said he and Taketa have always gotten along and remained living in the same area.
‘For the entire duration of her life, we have co-parented as best friends; we’ve also lived like 7 minutes away from each other, at the most,’ he said. ‘Right now, we live virtually next door to each other … so our quarantining is different, we quarantine between both of our homes.’
Brady noted his spacious backyard, adding, ‘We both share this land and this space.’
Modern family: Brady told Scott Evans of Access Hollywood about his current living situation
Focused: The entertainer added that ‘moments like this bring you closer’
The entertainer added that ‘moments like this bring you closer,’ as he and his family have ‘been doing TikToks’ and ‘playing board games,’ card games, songwriting and walking the family dogs.
‘It’s an amazing time for family, because it’s kind of like a time-out,’ he said.
Doting dad: The comic shared a quartet of photos of he and his daughter on Instagram
Big moment: Wayne prevailed in the most recent season of The Masked Singer in December
In addition to ceasing production of movies and TV shows, the international pandemic has spread to a number of notable names including Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Idris Elba, Prince Charles and CNN’s Chris Cuomo, who have all tested positive for the virus.
As of Tuesday, the death total for COVID-19 – declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization – had soared to 3,746 people in the U.S., The COVID Tracking Project reported, with 184,770 total positive diagnoses.
Brady’s upcoming talk show Wayne Brady’s Comedy IQ is set to debut April 6 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on BYUtv.