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Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Acting1958New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first became the host and creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed, and written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he cowrote in 1987. His films have included him and one or more 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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Acting History

2026
2017
2016
Finding Your Roots
TVas Self1 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2013
Inside Comedy
TVas Self1 eps
2009
Dance Flick
as Mr. Stache
Dance Flick
Producer
2006
Little Man
Director
Little Man
Producer
Little Man
Screenplay
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)
White Chicks
Director
White Chicks
Screenplay
White Chicks
Producer
2001
My Wife and Kids
TVas Ken Kyle1 eps
2000
Scary Movie
as Slave
Scary Movie
Director
Scary Movie
Producer
1997
Most Wanted
as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
The Chris Rock Show
TVas Self1 eps
Most Wanted
Executive Producer
1990
In Living Color
TVas Self - Various Characters102 eps
In Living Color
TVExecutive Producer128 eps
1987
A Different World
TVas Professor Lawrence1 eps
Raw
Producer
Raw
Co-Writer
1982
Highway Honeys
as Tattoo Calhoune
CHiPs
TVas Roberts1 eps
Cheers
TVas Customer #11 eps

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/8/1958(67 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA