Mario Van Peebles has five children from two marriages. His first marriage to Lisa Vitello produced two children, a daughter named Maya, and a son named Mandela. When his marriage to Lisa ended, the veteran filmmaker tied the knot with actress and yoga instructor, Chitra Sukhu. They have three children together namely Morgana, Makaylo, and Marley Van Peebles.
Mario Van Peebles has been active in Hollywood since he was 11 years old when he appeared in the soap opera, One Life To Live. Nothing gives a father more joy than to see his children follow in his footsteps and that fact is true for Mario Van Peebles who has watched three of his five children do just that. Here is what we know about the actor’s five children from his two marriages.
Mario Van Peebles Had Two Children With His First Wife
Mario Van Peebles found love for the first time in the arms of London-born British actress, Lisa Vitello. She is best known for her appearance in movies such as Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994), Gang in Blue (1996), Los Locos (1997), Judgment Day (1998), and Bring Your ‘A’ Game (2009).
The former couple met for the first time while they were both working on the set of the movie Gang in Blue. One thing led to another and a romantic relationship blossomed between them. The finer details of their time as a couple, including the period they were married, have been kept away from the media and the public.
However, their time as a married couple allegedly produced two children, including Maya Van Peebles and Mandela Van Peebles. Mario Van Peebles and his ex-wife, Lisa Vitello went their separate ways sometime after the birth of their children but they have maintained a semblance of a relationship because of those children who are now both responsible adults. Here’s what we know about them.
Maya Van Peebles Is Mario Van Peebles’ Oldest Child
Maya Van Peebles was born on November 14, 1992, in Los Angeles, California. Her birth sign is Scorpio and she is currently 31 years old. Maya Van Peebles is undoubtedly an American citizen, but she has a strong British background as a result of her biological connection to Lisa Vitello, her birth mother, and her father’s first wife.
Maya Van Peebles holds the distinct privilege of being Mario Van Peebles’ first child, but not much is known about how old she was when her parents went their separate ways. We can confirm that the celebrity daughter spent her formative years in the United States and even had an early formal educational background in the country.
She then proceeded to France for further academic exploits but the details of her time in the beautiful European country have been withheld from the public and the media.
She Is In The Entertainment Industry
Maya Van Peebles essentially joined the family business as a performing arts entertainer, but she spent a few years in an as-yet-unknown African country where she worked as a volunteer in an orphanage. All these occurred while she was a student and she had to divide her time between France and the African country.
Mario Van Peebles’ oldest offspring started her acting career at a very young age. She was only six years old when she made her acting bow as Trish in the 1998 movie Judgment Day. She took some time off and returned to the silver screens three years later to play the iconic role of Malcolm X’s Daughter in Ali (2001).
In 2003, Maya Van Peebles was cast in the role of a Trick or Treater in Baadasssss! She followed it up with another role as Virtual Player in Bring Your ‘A’ Game (2009), six years later. At the moment, her IMDb page shows that her last acting credit came more than 10 years ago when she portrayed the character Michelle in the 2012 movie, We the Party.
She appeared as herself in 8 episodes of the series Mario’s Green House, which began premiering in 2009. Beyond her responsibilities as an actress, Maya Van Peebles has also played some vital behind-the-scenes roles in Hollywood, including being part of the casting department for Bring Your ‘A’ Game (2009), as well as earning a special thanks for her contributions in a 2022 episode of the series Uncensored.
Maya Van Peebles cut her teeth as a producer when she served as a co-producer in the 2018 movie, Armed. Everything about the actress’ career at the moment suggests that she is settling down to life behind-the-scenes in Hollywood, even though no one can absolutely rule out the fact that she could make another appearance as an actress if a role she considers right for her comes along.
Maya Van Peebles Is Happily Married
Mario Van Peebles’ oldest daughter settled down to a married life on December 31, 2021, when she exchanged marital vows with Montez Van Barclays. According to a post Maya made on her Instagram page, @mayavanbarclay, on January 3, 2022, the wedding took 14 months to plan, and the execution was everything they had hoped it would be.
Not much is known about Maya’s husband, Montez, but his Instagram page @tezthelucky13 suggests that he is a musician as well. According to his Instagram page, he has an EP titled Only The Lucky which was released in December 2017. He has also collaborated with some artists such as Brett Gray, who he worked with on his track, Our Day, in 2019.
Maya and her husband had known each other for a long time before deciding to upgrade the dynamics of their relationship from best friends to lovers, and now a happily married couple who would be celebrating their first anniversary on new year’s eve, 2022.
Following their wedding, the couple jetted off to Mexico for their honeymoon, and an interesting thing happened on the plane. Whether it was by design or by coincidence, Maya and her husband sat next to a couple who had also shared the same wedding date as them. The lady’s name started with the letter M and her husband was a carpenter
Mandela Van Peebles Is Mario Van Peebles’ Second Child With Ex-Wife Lisa Vitello
A couple of years after the birth of their first child together, Mario Van Peebles welcomed another child with his first wife. This time around they welcomed a son whom they named Mandela Mali Van Peebles, who was born on the 4th of June 1994.
Mandela Van Peebles’s status as an American citizen is a result of his birth in Los Angeles, California, but he can also identify as a British citizen because of his mother’s heritage
He reportedly acquired a high school diploma from an as-yet-unnamed private high school in Los Angeles before proceeding to Loyola Marymount University, yet another private higher institution based in the Los Angeles area. He graduated in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in communications.
Mario Van Peebles’ First Son Is Also An Entertainer
Like his older sister before him, Mandela Van Peebles made the inspired decision to become an actor. He is also a singer notable for being part of the music group MVP. Having been born into a family of performers beginning from his late paternal grandfather, Melvin Van Peebles’, who was an actor and a producer, most people were not surprised to see him join the family career.
Mandela Van Peebles started playing his part in Van Peebles’ Hollywood legacy from a very young age, as early as the age of 4, when he played the role of Marley in the 1998 movie Judgment Day. Five years later, at the age of 9, he appeared in his next movie as Angel Muse in Baadasssss! (2003).
Compared to his sister, the Judgment Day actor is a more accomplished Hollywood performer. His IMDb page shows that in addition to the aforementioned couple of movies, he has 17 movies and TV series acting credits including, Bring Your ‘A’ Game (2009), We the Party (2012), American Warships (2012), Roots (2016), Limbo (2019), A Clear Shot (2019), Salt-N-Pepa (2021), Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021), Reginald the Vampire (2022), and several others.
Mandela Van Peebles earned his stripes as a producer after he was credited with being the executive producer of the movie, Armed (2018).
He Does Not Have A Wife Yet
A talented actor in his own right, Mandela Van Peebles has since left the nest of his father’s home but he has yet to start a family of his own. He is not married and he is also not in a romantic relationship at the moment. His relationship history shows that he dated model and actress Parker McKenna Posey from April 2013 to October 2014.
While it is inconceivable that he has remained celibate since then, Mandela Van Peebles has kept details of his private life away from the public, and so far all signs indicate that he is very single.
Meet Mario Van Peebles Children With His Second Wife
A few years after his marriage to Lisa Vitello ended, Mario Van Peebles fell in love again. The veteran actor tied the knot with Guyanese actress and yoga instructor, Chitra Sukhu Van Peebles. Not much is known about their relationship timeline, including when and where they got married.
However, their marriage produced three additional children, two sons named Makaylo and Marley Van Peebles, and a daughter named Morgana Van Peebles, to complete the actor’s current total of five children. What do we know about the actor’s children with his second wife?
Makaylo Van Peebles Is An American With A Guyanese Heritage
Makaylo Van Peebles is Mario Van Peebles’ first child with his second wife but his third overall. He is also the actor’s second son but details of his birth, including the day, month, and year of his birth, have yet to be confirmed. He was, however, born in Los Angeles, California like his older half-siblings. This makes him an American citizen but his Guyanese roots cannot be ignored because of his maternal national heritage.
It will be hard to argue against the fact that Makaylo Van Peebles had access to the best quality of formal education money can get, but we have not yet ascertained where he got them and the level he attained while doing so.
He Is Also In Hollywood
A lot has been said and written about the Van Peebles family legacy in the entertainment industry, and while he may not be as prominent as some other members of his birth family, Makaylo Van Peebles has played his part in carrying on with that legacy. He started doing so at a relatively young age in 1998 when he was cast in the role of Sam in Judgment Day alongside his two older half-siblings.
He was also a member of the cast for Bring Your ‘A’ Game (2009) and We the Party (2012), where he played the roles of a Virtual Player and Obama respectively. His IMDb page shows that he has five movies and TV series acting credits to his name, including one from a 2015 episode of Empire and a couple more from 2 episodes of Being Mary Jane in 2017.
Besides his role as an actor, he is billed to make his debut as an editor in the upcoming crime, horror, and mystery movie Zoom.Mov. He also showcased his singing abilities when he lent his vocals to the soundtrack of the 2006 movie, Hard Luck.
Makaylo Van Peebles’ artistic abilities extend beyond his movie roles and impending movie editing responsibilities. He is also a singer who has various music singles and EPs to his name. His most recent musical endeavor saw him release the music video to his hit song Twist Up in December 2022.
Makaylo Van Peebles Is Not Married
Like his older half-siblings, Makaylo Van Peebles keeps details of his personal life under wraps and while we can confirm that he is not married, nothing suggests that he is in a romantic relationship either.
Marley Van Peebles Is Mario Van Peebles’ Youngest Son
Marley Van Peebles was born in Los Angeles, California, but we have been unable to ascertain the exact particulars of his birth. Certain outlets have claimed that Mario had Marley with Hawaiian-born actress, singer, and reality TV star, Jaime Kailani.
However, there is no proof of that claim as the veteran actor never had sexual relations with the singer. She is currently married to her husband Jesse, with whom she has two sons, Jaimo and Marley. It is safe to assume that the confusion may stem from the fact that their kids bear the same name.
Marley Van Peebles’ formal education details are unknown at the moment but one can easily assume that he is sufficiently educated.
Marley Van Peebles Is Also An Actor And An Artist
While the fact that they are all doing their best to enhance the legacy of their family as actors has become a recurring narrative in the lives of the Van Peebles children, it does not make it any less true. Marley Van Peebles, like all the Van Peebles’ children before him, is an actor.
He has four acting credits to his name, including roles in Baadasssss! (2003), Bring Your ‘A’ Game (2009), We the Party (2012), and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016). He shared the silver screen with some of his siblings in the first three movies.
Aside from being an actor, Marley is also an artist. Images of his artwork on his Instagram page, @marleyvanpeebles, equally suggest that he is a decent artist whose work catches the eye of the beholder and thrills the senses. He has held a fair amount of art exhibitions at various places. He is billed to partake in one which will be held at HVW8 Art + Design Gallery on December 18, 2022, from 2 to 7 pm as per a post he made on December 11, 2022.
Marley Van Peebles Is Single
Marley Van Peebles has kept details of his personal life away from the public and the media but all signs indicate that he is yet to tie the knot and that he is also not in a serious relationship at the moment.
Morgana Van Peebles Is The Youngest Of The Van Peebles Children
She Has More Than 10 Acting Credits To Her Name
Morgana also joined the other members of her birth family, including her mother who had a brief stint as an actress, in earning a living in the world of entertainment. Her IMDb page shows that she has 11 acting credits, including appearances in movies and TV series such as Chasing Shadows (2016-2017), Superstition (2017-2018), Armed (2018), Power (2020), and most recently as Sierra in the 2022 short movie, The Lifted.
Morgana Van Peebles Is Also Unmarried
Morgana Van Peebles is currently very much single. She keeps that aspect of her life to herself but most things about her suggest that she is focused on standing on her own as a performer while also earning the prestigious Van Peebles legacy.
Mario Van Peebles enjoys a stellar relationship with all his children. His love and affection for them shine through the images he posts of them together. He also enjoys spending as much time with them as he can.
