Keenen Ivory Wayans
Biography
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Scary Movie
Cheers
Hill Street Blues
A Different World
My Wife and Kids
CHiPs
All Movies (21)
- This Is Stand-Up2020 · as Self
- Before They Were Kings: Vol. 22019
- Dying Laughing2017 · as Self
- Eddie Murphy: One Night Only2012 · as Self
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special2012 · as Self
- Dance Flick2009 · as Mr. Stache
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy2009 · as Self
- The Black List: Volume One2008 · as Self
- Scary Movie2000 · as Slave
- Most Wanted1997 · as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
- The Glimmer Man1996 · as Jim Campbell
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood1996 · as Mailman
- A Low Down Dirty Shame1994 · as Shame
- The Real Malcolm X1992
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988 · as Jack Spade
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 11987
- The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party1987 · as Ray the Boxer
- Hollywood Shuffle1987 · as Donald
- Star 801983 · as Comic
- For Love and Honor1983 · as Pvt. Duke Johnson
- Highway Honeys1982 · as Tattoo Calhoune
All TV Shows (12)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- Finding Your Roots2012 · as Self
- Inside Comedy2012 · as Self
- My Wife and Kids2001 · as Ken Kyle
- The Chris Rock Show1997 · as Self
- In Living Color1990 · as Self - Various Characters
- A Different World1987 · as Professor Lawrence
- For Love and Honor1983 · as Pvt. Duke Johnson
- Cheers1982 · as Customer #1
- Hill Street Blues1981
- CHiPs1977 · as Roberts
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self