Series creator Michael Ajakwe Jr. is a former writer on the following sitcoms: "Martin", "Sister Sister", "Moesha", "The Parkers", "Built To Last", "Between Brothers", "One Love", "The Brothers Garcia", "Love That Girl", "Eve", and the Showtime drama "Soul Food".
Veteran actor Tommy Ford of "Martin" fame and who appears in 4 episodes of this series died on October 12, 2016-- the birthday of "Beauty and the Baller" creator/showrunner Michael Ajakwe Jr.
Michael Ajakwe Jr. based his TV sitcom on his 12-episode web series "Who..."
Actors Shoneji Loraine, Nafeesa Monroe and Charles Reese were the actual original cast members in the web series "Who..."
In the web series "Who...", Shoneji Loraine played Deena Castle, Nafeesa Monroe played Tina Richardson and Charles Reese played Jalil Baldwin. In the TV series "Beauty and the Baller", Shoneji Loraine plays The Castle's neighbor/seasoned basketball wife Loretta Shaw, Nafeesa Monroe plays the recently relocated sister of Karyn White named Dr. Peaches Banks, and Charles Reese plays his same character Jalil Baldwin only instead of being Deena and Tina's childhood friend, Jalil is now Deena's uncle.