
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