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Keenen Ivory Wayans

Film Director / Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Television Producer | * 06/08/1958 (65) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (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. Most recently, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Keenen Ivory Wayans

Primetime Emmy Awards
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Movies with Keenen Ivory Wayans as Actor(18)

as himself2017 Dying Laughing
as Mr. Stache2009 Dance Flick
as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Slave2000 Scary Movie
as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn1997 Most Wanted
as Det. Jim Campbell1996 The Glimmer Man
as Crackhead1993 Poetic Justice
as Jack Spade1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Donald1987 Hollywood Shuffle
as Pvt. Duke Johnson1983 For Love and Honor
as Comic1983 Star 80

TV Shows/Series with Keenen Ivory Wayans as Actor(11)

as himself2012 Inside Comedy
as himself2012 Finding Your Roots
as Ken Kyle2001 My Wife and Kids
as Professor Lawrence1987 A Different World
as Pvt. Duke Johnson1983 For Love and Honor
as Customer #1 (as Keenen Wayans)1982 Cheers
as Roberts1977 CHiPs

Movies with Keenen Ivory Wayans as Crew(27)

Production/Producer2009 Dance Flick
Writing/Writer2009 Dance Flick
Directing/Director2006 Little Man
Production/Producer2006 Little Man
Writing/Screenplay2006 Little Man
Crew/Creator2006 Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Writing/Writer2006 Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Directing/Director2004 White Chicks
Production/Producer2004 White Chicks
Writing/Screenplay2004 White Chicks
Writing/Story2004 White Chicks
Directing/Director2001 Scary Movie 2
Directing/Director2000 Scary Movie
Production/Producer2000 Scary Movie
Production/Executive Producer1997 Most Wanted
Writing/Writer1997 Most Wanted
Directing/Director1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame
Writing/Writer1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame
Writing/Writer1991 The Five Heartbeats
Writing/Writer1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Directing/Director1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Writing/Writer1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Writing/Writer1987 Hollywood Shuffle
Production/Producer1987 Eddie Murphy Raw
Writing/Co-Writer1987 Eddie Murphy Raw

TV Shows/Series with Keenen Ivory Wayans as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer1990 In Living Color
Creator/Creator1990 In Living Color

Born: Sunday, 06/08 1958 (June) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 65 years + 315 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Tuskegee University, Seward Park High School
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Spouses (current/former): Daphne Wayans
Children: Nala Wayans
Other names for Keenen Ivory Wayans (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Keenen Wayans"
Keenen Ivory Wayans frequently works together with these people:
Shawn Wayans (28x, Actor)
Marlon Wayans (27x, Actor)
Kim Wayans (13x, Actress)
Robert Townsend (12x, Actor)
Chris Rock (11x, Actor)
Damon Wayans (9x, Actor)
Lee R. Mayes (9x, Crew)
Eric L. Gold (6x, Crew)
Linda Villalobos (6x, Crew)
Lochlyn Munro (5x, Actor)
David Alan Grier (5x, Actor)
Rick Alvarez (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3187, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/20/2024