Keenen Ivory Wayans
Actor
- Born
- June 8, 1958 (age 68) · 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.
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Known for
Scary Movie
July 7, 2000
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
January 12, 1996
The Glimmer Man
October 4, 1996
Dance Flick
May 22, 2009
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
November 10, 1988
Star 80
November 10, 1983
A Low Down Dirty Shame
November 23, 1994
Most Wanted
October 10, 1997
Hollywood Shuffle
March 20, 1987
Dying Laughing
February 24, 2017
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
November 14, 2012
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
January 1, 2009
Acting22
- 2020This Is Stand-Up as Self
- 2019Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
- 2017Dying Laughing as Self
- 2012Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self
- 2012FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2009Dance Flick as Mr. Stache
- 2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
- 2008The Black List: Volume One as Self
- 2000Scary Movie as Slave
- 1997Most Wanted as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn