Riley Curry Biography

Riley Curry stole the hearts of basketball fans all over the world at the age of 2 when she made an entrance on the stage during one of her father's post-game press conferences on May 19, 2015. She was determined to sit on her father's lap, which he had to accept, and while he answered questions from journalists, she even asked him to "be quiet" with a charming giggle that stole the spotlight from her father. She continued to wave to the journalists, speak on the microphone, and even ran under the table. NBA subsequently uploaded a video of her distracting the press on their social media pages, and the video went on to garner more than 3 million views.

A few days later, on May 27, 2015, she once again jumped on the stage during another of her father's press conferences, this time to hijack the microphone to sing parts of 'Blessings' by Big Sean featuring Drake in front of the journalists. NBA again shared another video of the incident on their official social media pages, and the video gained over 2.5 million views within weeks. Within a few days, 500,000 people tweeted about her and her appearances on stage were made into memes and GIFs. It has now become a regular thing for fans to expect her energetic performances during and post-match, just as they expect regular wins from the Warriors.

Riley Curry, at the age of 4, starred alongside her family on the first episode of the TLC series, 'Playhouse Masters', which premiered on August 23, 2016. During the show, she got a custom-designed playhouse built for her by the hosts, husband-and-wife pair Tyson and Audy Leavitt, who also own a family business that specializes in creating custom-made buildings for clients. While she was already a proud owner of a decent playhouse, her new playhouse will put many actual houses to shame. She was one of the star kids to participate in the show, which also had episodes on kids of actresses Ali Landry and Alana de la Garza, as well as Washington Nationals baseball player Ryan Zimmerman. In 2021, she was featured on the American television cooking show, ‘Selena + Chef.’ That same year, she also made an appearance on the reality television shows such as ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ and ‘Entertainment Tonight.’

Riley is also a frequent guest on her mother’s self-titled Youtube channel (Ayesha Curry) where her quirky presence humors over 557k subscribers.

While Riley Curry may seem too young to court controversy, she unknowingly raised some eyebrows after she adorably “hijacked” her father's press conferences. Some expressed concerns that she was too comfortable disrupting serious events like press conferences and criticized her parents for allowing her to do so. Following this, her mother issued a response stating that it was important to let children be children and that there was nothing wrong to be a parent even during an event with people watching. However, Riley’s father Stephen expressed some regret over bringing his daughter to the press conferences in 2015. In an interview, the pro-NBA player shared how he felt guilty for exposing Riley to the spotlight so early in life. According to Stephen, while he wanted to share his unique experiences with his family, he never expected his daughter would make such an impact. He further stated that he wants his children to find their own success and not get arrogant along the way.

Riley Curry was born on July 19, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to basketball player Stephen Curry and actress Ayesha Curry. She is Afro-Jamaican, Chinese-Jamaican, mixed-Polish, and African-American from her mother's side and is of African-American descent from her father's side.

She is the first child of her parents and has a sister named Ryan (born on July 10, 2015) and a brother named Canon (July 2, 2018). Interestingly, all three siblings share the same birth month. Her grandfather, Dell Curry, is a former professional basketball player, while her uncle Seth Curry is also a professional basketball player who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA.

On her 5th birthday, her mother shared on Instagram pictures from her unicorn-themed birthday party complete with a unicorn bounce house and also a unicorn-themed tea party area.