Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Born 1958-06-08 (age 67) New York City, New York, USA
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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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Known For

Scary Movie
Scary Movie

2000

as Slave

Dance Flick
Dance Flick

2009

as Mr. Stache

Most Wanted
Most Wanted

1997

as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn

The Glimmer Man
The Glimmer Man

1996

as Jim Campbell

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

as Jack Spade

Star 80
Star 80

1983

as Comic

This Is Stand-Up
This Is Stand-Up

2020

as Self

A Low Down Dirty Shame
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Highway Honeys

1982

as Tattoo Calhoune

Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle

1987

as Donald

FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Dying Laughing
Dying Laughing

2017

as Self

The Real Malcolm X
For Love and Honor
For Love and Honor

1983

as Pvt. Duke Johnson

The Black List: Volume One
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

1987

as Ray the Boxer