Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

6/8/1958 (68 years old)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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keenen Ivory Wayans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (33 titles)

This Is Stand-Up5.0Movie

This Is Stand-Up

Self · 2020

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 28.0Movie

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

2019

Dying Laughing6.4Movie

Dying Laughing

Self · 2017

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon5.8Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest · 2014

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only6.0Movie

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Self · 2012

FOX 25th Anniversary Special7.8Movie

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

Self · 2012

Finding Your Roots6.5Show

Finding Your Roots

Self · 2012

Inside Comedy6.5Show

Inside Comedy

Self · 2012

Dance Flick5.0Movie

Dance Flick

Mr. Stache · 2009

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy8.0Movie

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Self · 2009

The Black List: Volume One6.5Movie

The Black List: Volume One

Self · 2008

My Wife and Kids7.4Show

My Wife and Kids

Ken Kyle · 2001

Scary Movie6.4Movie

Scary Movie

Slave · 2000

Most Wanted5.4Movie

Most Wanted

Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn · 1997

The Chris Rock Show4.6Show

The Chris Rock Show

Self · 1997

The Glimmer Man5.4Movie

The Glimmer Man

Jim Campbell · 1996

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood7.0Movie

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Mailman · 1996

A Low Down Dirty Shame5.7Movie

A Low Down Dirty Shame

Shame · 1994

The Real Malcolm X8.0Movie

The Real Malcolm X

1992

In Living Color7.6Show

In Living Color

Self - Various Characters · 1990

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka6.4Movie

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Jack Spade · 1988

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1Movie

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987

The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party9.0Movie

The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

Ray the Boxer · 1987

A Different World7.1Show

A Different World

Professor Lawrence · 1987

Hollywood Shuffle6.5Movie

Hollywood Shuffle

Donald · 1987

Star 806.5Movie

Star 80

Comic · 1983

For Love and Honor9.7Movie

For Love and Honor

Pvt. Duke Johnson · 1983

6.0Show

For Love and Honor

Pvt. Duke Johnson · 1983

Cheers7.6Show

Cheers

Customer #1 · 1982

Movie

Highway Honeys

Tattoo Calhoune · 1982