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(1958-06-08) June 8, 1958 (age 54)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Actor, Comedian, Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer known as the host and creator of the FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color. Wayans is the director/creator of Scary Movie, the highest grossing movie ever directed by an African-American. He briefly hosted his own show called The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show.[1]
1.1 Personal life
2 In Living Color
2.2 Impressions
3.1 Writing/producing/directing credits
Wayans was born in New York City, son of Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager, and his wife Elvira, a homemaker and social worker. His dad was a devout Jehovah's Witness.[2][3][4] Wayans attended Tuskegee University, where he became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity through the Gamma Phi chapter. However, he dropped out in his final year to become a comedian.
In 1990, Wayans and his brother Damon created, wrote and starred in In Living Color. an American sketch comedy television series which originally ran on the Fox Network from 1990 to 1994. The show was notable for producing comedy with a strong emphasis on modern black culture. The show also starred Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield, Kim Coles, Jamie Foxx, brothers Damon Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, sister Kim Wayans, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson and featured Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Ann Inaba and Laurie Ann Gibson.
Wayans is one of several family members who have become famous in Hollywood, including his siblings Damon, Kim, Nadia, Shawn and Marlon. He is an uncle of Craig Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jr., Michael Wayans, Cara Mia Wayans, Kyla Wayans, Damien Dante Wayans and Chaunté Wayans.
Wayans is a vegetarian and a supporter of the animal rights group, PETA.[5]
In 2003, Wayans filed for divorce from his wife of 3 years and he sought joint custody of their five children.[6]
Death Row Comic (Prison Cable Access)
Ice Man (Homeboy Shopping Network)
Tom Brothers (The Brothers Brothers)
Wes (Wes & Less)
Don Cornelius
Milli (Rob Pilatus) of Milli Vanilli
Morgan Freeman (such as Hoke Colburn from Driving Miss Daisy, Principal Joe Clark from Lean On Me)
Carl Weathers (as Apollo Creed)
1982 Cheers (TV Series) Customer #1
1983 CHiPs (TV Series) Roberts
1983 Star 80 Comic
1983 For Love and Honor (TV Series) Pvt. Duke Johnson
1986 Benson (TV Series) Benson "Clete" Hawkins, (Benson's nephew)
1987 Hollywood Shuffle Donald/Jheri Curl
1987 Hill Street Blues Raymond Jackson
1987 A Different World (TV Series) Professor Lawrence
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Jack Spade
1989–1994 In Living Color (TV Series) Various
1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame Shame
1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Mailman
1996 The Glimmer Man Det. Jim Campbell
1997 Most Wanted Sergeant James Dunn
2000 Scary Movie Slave (Amistad II)
2009 Dance Flick Mr. Stache
Writing/producing/directing credits
Hollywood Shuffle (1987) (and writer)
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) (producer)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) (writer and director)
In Living Color (1989–1994; 2012- ) (executive producer, director and creator/writer)
The Five Heartbeats (1991) (writer)
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) (writer and director)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) (producer)
The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (1997) (executive producer)
Most Wanted (1997) (executive producer and writer)
Scary Movie (2000) (actor and director)
Scary Movie 2 (2001) (director and actor)
White Chicks (2004) (producer, director)
Little Man (2006) (producer, writer, director)
Dance Flick (2009) (producer, writer)
It Takes A Village (TBA) (writer, director)[7]
^ Braxton, Greg (1997-08-03). "Will 'Hip' Equal 'Hit'?". The Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1997/aug/03/entertainment/ca-18836. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
^ Keenen Ivory Wayans Biography (1958-)
^ Stein, Joel (2000-09-11). "Marlon Wayans". Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,997920,00.html.
^ The Movie Chicks - Interview - Marlon Wayans
^ TV.com profile
^ "Keenen Ivory Wayans files for divorce". USA Today. Associated Press (Gannett). 2004-05-04.
^ cbsfilms.com, "CBS Films partners with Tristar to develop 'It Takes A Village'". Accessed 24 September 2010.
Keenen Ivory Wayans at the Internet Movie Database
Films directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994)
Scary Movie (2000)
Little Man (2006)
List of In Living Color episodes
Characters and sketches
List of In Living Color sketches
Al Chalk
Heavy D and the Boyz
Scary Movie series
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Date Movie (2006)
Epic Movie (2007)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
Superhero Movie (2008)
The Biggest Movie of All Time 3D (2012)
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
Name Wayans, Keenen Ivory
Short description American actor
Place of birth New York City, New York, U.S.
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African-American film actors
African-American comedians
African-American film directors
African-American screenwriters
American comedians
Film directors from New York City
American screenwriters
African-American television actors
American television talk show hosts
American television writers
American vegetarians
Actors from New York City
Wayans family
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