Keenen Ivory Wayans
Actor
Born June 8, 1958 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Scary Movie
This Is Stand-Up
Self
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
Dying Laughing
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Finding Your Roots
Self
Inside Comedy
Self
Dance Flick
Mr. Stache
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
The Black List: Volume One
Self
Little Man
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
White Chicks
Scary Movie 2
My Wife and Kids
Ken Kyle
Scary Movie
Slave
Most Wanted
Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
The Chris Rock Show
Self
The Glimmer Man
Jim Campbell
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Mailman
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Shame
The Real Malcolm X
The Five Heartbeats
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
In Living Color
Self - Various Characters
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Jack Spade
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Eddie Murphy Raw
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
Ray the Boxer
A Different World
Professor Lawrence
Hollywood Shuffle
Donald
Star 80
Comic
For Love and Honor
Pvt. Duke Johnson
Cheers
Customer #1
Hill Street Blues
CHiPs
Roberts
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self