Biography
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series · 2014 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Rick and Morty
Only Murders in the Building
BoJack Horseman
Samurai Jack
Fargo
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
How I Met Your Mother
Transformers One
Green Eggs and Ham
Parks and Recreation
The Simpsons
Modern Family
Archer
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Bob's Burgers
ER
MTV Video Music Awards
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Key and Peele
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
All the Bright Places
Impulse
Get Out
The Middle
Abbott Elementary
Toy Story 4
Veep
Brain Games
Wilfred
Uncle Nino
What the Fit
Migration
The Lego Movie
Talking Dead
The League
Pixar Popcorn
Detroiters
Conan
Reno 911!
The Lion King
The Disaster Artist
Hot Ones
Mad TV
Sesame Street
IF
Wonka
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania