Kherington Payne

Kherington Payne – “Whip It” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Grauman’s Chinese Theater – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2009 – Keywords: – 0 – – Photo Credit: Glenn Harris / PR Photos

Birth Name: Kherington Taylor Payne

Place of Birth: Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: January 26, 1990

Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, possibly other

Kherington Payne is an American dancer, actress, choreographer, television personality, and singer. She co-starred in the film Fame (2009).

She was raised by her mother in Placentia, California.

Kherington’s maternal grandfather is Arthur Ray “Art” Bigcraft (the son of Arthur Otto Bigcraft and Marion Louise Shuart). Kherington’s grandfather Arthur was born in Michigan. Kherington’s great-grandfather Arthur was the son of Ray Star Bigcraft and Grace Myrtle Gohn. Marion was the daughter of Clifford Oscar Shuart, who was Canadian, and of Florence E. Birmingham.

Kherington’s maternal grandmother is named Sandy Cunliffe (the daughter of LaVerne Erwin Cunliffe and Eleanor G.). LaVerne was the son of Richard/Riebard Edwin Cunliffe/Cunliff, whose parents were Canadian, and of Catherine/Katherine E. Frye/Frey, whose parents were German.

Sources: Genealogy of Kherington’s maternal great-grandfather, Arthur Otto Bigcraft – https://old.findagrave.com

Obituary of Kherington’s maternal great-grandfather, LaVerne Erwin Cunliffe – http://www.legacy.com