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Keenen Ivory Wayans Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1958-06-08

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Credits:
34 Total Roles

Keenen Ivory Wayans

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2020 This Is Stand-Up MOVIE Self
2019 Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 MOVIE Self
2017 Dying Laughing MOVIE Self
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Self - Guest
2012 Eddie Murphy: One Night Only MOVIE Self
2012 FOX 25th Anniversary Special MOVIE Self
2012 Finding Your Roots TV Self
2012 Inside Comedy TV Self
2009 Dance Flick MOVIE Mr. Stache
2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy MOVIE Self

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