Porsche Thomas was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and is of Jamaican and Trinidadian descent.She resides in Los Angeles where she works as an actress, comedian and model.She is the daughter of Real Housewives of Atlanta's Peter Thomas.Attended Beverly Hills High School.She's studied the Adler technique, and Method- with formal training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Stella Adler, and workshops with the late Ed Kovens'. She's also studied Improv at Chicago's Second City.