Raven-Symoné Announces Death of Her Father: I 'Hope He is Watching with a Smile'

Mar. 15, 2025

Raven-Symoné in West Hollywood, California in December 2022.Photo:Tommaso Boddi/Variety via Getty

Tommaso Boddi/Variety via Getty

Raven Symonéhas announced the death of her father, Christopher Pearman.

“My life has been long and abundant,” the Disney star, 38, wrote in the caption. “And the path I’m on started with a dream. Hope he is watching with a smile on his face… 🕊️#christopherbpearman”

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While Symoné didn’t share further details, she confirmed the news when a social media follower asked whether Pearman had died. “Yes maam,” she replied.

Symoné is protective of her relationship with her parents, and not much information is known about their family dynamic. However, Pearman was her manager in the early days of her career.

In a June 2010 interview withNPR, Pearman said he had stopped managing his daughter’s career a few years beforehand and that it was important for her to “be able to take the reins.”

Raven-Symoné with father Christopher Pearman in New York City in May 1992.Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

“She got to a point, you know, she said, ‘Daddy, I can run my own company. I can run my own thing’ a few years ago,” he said. “And I’m like, ‘You know, you have the tools.’ ”

When asked whether he was hurt that Symoné wanted to manage her own career, Pearman shared, “No, absolutely not. I’ve been managing that girl’s career since she was six months old. It’s just like you having a child and saying, you know, I’m ready to go to college and do my own thing and move out the house. You know, it’s like okay, go ahead.”

Raven-Symoné in New York City in May 1992.Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty

Pearson’s death comes nearly a year after Symoné celebrated her birthday on December 10, 2023, and announced in anInstagram videoposted a day later that her younger brother Blaize Pearman died in November 2023.

“Truly, I love you guys. It was a little bittersweet for me, to be honest, because last month I lost my brother, Blaize,” she said. “He was battling colon cancer for about two years, and he is in a better place now. He’s loved and missed and the emotions that have been weaving in and out of my body and mind and family, have been a roller coaster.”

“I love you, Blaize,” she continued. “His birthday is December 16 and forever will be. I love you, guys: my family on Instagram, my family at home and my family and friends. You guys have been such an amazing support system, and I love you all.”

source: people.com