Keenen Ivory Wayans
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1958-06-08 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2020)
This Is Stand-Up
as Self
(2019)
(2017)
Dying Laughing
as Self
(2012)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2012)
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self
(2009)
Dance Flick
as Mr. Stache
(2009)
(2008)
The Black List: Volume One
as Himself
(2004)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)
(2000)
Scary Movie
as Slave
(1997)
Most Wanted
as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
(1996)
(1996)
The Glimmer Man
as Det. Jim Campbell
(1994)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
as Shame
(1988)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Jack Spade
(1987)
Hollywood Shuffle
as Donald
(1987)
(1987)
(1983)
Star 80
as Comic
(1983)
For Love and Honor
as Pvt. Duke Johnson
Crew
(2026)
Scary Movie
Writer, Producer
(2009)
Dance Flick
Writer, Producer
(2006)
Little Man
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2006)
(2006)
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Writer, Creator
(2004)
White Chicks
Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story
(2001)
Scary Movie 2
Director
(2000)
Scary Movie
Director, Producer
(1997)
Most Wanted
Writer, Executive Producer
(1996)
(1994)
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Director, Writer
(1991)
The Five Heartbeats
Writer
(1990)
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Writer
(1988)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Director, Writer
(1987)
Eddie Murphy Raw
Producer, Co-Writer
(1987)
Hollywood Shuffle
Writer
(1987)