Keenen Ivory Wayans
Known for Acting · 33 credits
- Born
- 1958-06-08 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Keenen Wayans · Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans
Biography
Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (/ˈweɪ.ənz/ WAY-ənz; born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed or written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he cowrote, in 1987. Most of his films have included him and one or more of his siblings in the cast.
One of these films, Scary Movie (2000), which Wayans directed, was the highest-grossing movie directed by an African American until it was surpassed by Tim Story's Fantastic Four in 2005. From 1997 to 1998, he hosted the talk show The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. In 2014, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.
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Known For
TV Shows (12)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Cheers
1982
as Customer #1
Hill Street Blues
1981
A Different World
1987
as Professor Lawrence
In Living Color
1990
as Self - Various Characters
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
My Wife and Kids
2001
as Ken Kyle
CHiPs
1977
as Roberts
Inside Comedy
2012
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
as Self
For Love and Honor
1983
as Pvt. Duke Johnson
Movies (21)
Scary Movie
2000
as Slave
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
as Mailman
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as Donald
Dance Flick
2009
as Mr. Stache
Most Wanted
1997
as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Jack Spade
The Glimmer Man
1996
as Jim Campbell
Highway Honeys
1982
as Tattoo Calhoune
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994
as Shame
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
as Self
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Star 80
1983
as Comic
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
This Is Stand-Up
2020
as Self
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
2019
For Love and Honor
1983
as Pvt. Duke Johnson
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
as Self
The Black List: Volume One
2008
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
1987
as Ray the Boxer
About Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (/ˈweɪ.ənz/ WAY-ənz; born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed or written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he cowrote, in 1987. Most of his films have included him and one or more of his siblings in the cast. One of these films, Scary Movie (2000), which Wayans directed, was the hig… With 33 credits spanning from 1962 to 2020, Keenen Ivory Wayans has appeared in 21 films and 12 TV shows.
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- Scary Movie (2000) — as Slave
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) — as Mailman
- Hollywood Shuffle (1987) — as Donald
- Dance Flick (2009) — as Mr. Stache
- Most Wanted (1997) — as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
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