Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keenen Ivory Wayans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8 June 1958
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Keenen Wayans

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FILMOGRAPHY

Scary Movie

Scary Movie

2000-07-07Actor, Director, Producer
Star 80

Star 80

1983-11-10Actor
A Low Down Dirty Shame

A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994-11-23Actor, Writer, Director
Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

1987-03-20Actor, Writer
The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

1996-10-04Actor
Most Wanted

Most Wanted

1997-10-10Actor, Writer, Executive Producer
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

2009-01-01Actor
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988-11-10Actor, Director, Writer
FOX 25th Anniversary Special

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

2012-04-22Actor
Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004-07-28Actor
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

2012-11-14Actor
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

1987-10-31Actor
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

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

1996-01-12Actor, Producer
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987-12-19Writer
Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing

2017-02-24Actor
The Black List: Volume One

The Black List: Volume One

2008-01-22Actor
For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

1983-09-23Actor
Dance Flick

Dance Flick

2009-05-22Actor, Writer, Producer
This Is Stand-Up

This Is Stand-Up

2020-04-12Actor
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

2019-01-01
Highway Honeys

Highway Honeys

1982-08-14Actor
The Real Malcolm X

The Real Malcolm X

1992-11-18
Cheers

Cheers

1982-09-30Actor
CHiPs

CHiPs

1977-09-15Actor
My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

2001-03-28Actor
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

1981-01-15
Inside Comedy

Inside Comedy

2012-01-26Actor
Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

2012-03-24Actor
In Living Color

In Living Color

1990-04-15Actor, Executive Producer, Creator
The Chris Rock Show

The Chris Rock Show

1997-02-07Actor
For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

1983-09-23Actor
A Different World

A Different World

1987-09-24Actor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-10-01Actor
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014-02-17Actor
Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2

2001-07-04Director
Little Man

Little Man

2006-08-31Director, Producer, Screenplay
White Chicks

White Chicks

2004-06-23Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

1991-03-29Writer
Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

1987-11-25Producer, Co-Writer
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

2006-08-11Creator, Writer
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

1990-12-15Writer
Scary Movie

Scary Movie

2026-06-10Writer, Producer
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