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Keenen Ivory Wayans

Acting

Born June 8, 1958 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Keenen Wayans

Biography

Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans 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.

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award · 1990

Filmography28 titles

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2003as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)

Cheers

1982as Customer #1

Hill Street Blues

1981

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

My Wife and Kids

2000as Ken Kyle

The Five Heartbeats

1991Writer

Eddie Murphy: Raw

1987Co-Writer, Producer

A Different World

1987as Professor Lawrence

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

1996as Mailman

White Chicks

2004Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story

CHiPs

1977as Roberts

Inside Comedy

2012as Self

Finding Your Roots

2012as Self

Hollywood Shuffle

1987as Donald

Star 80

1983as Comic

Dying Laughing

2016as Self

Scary Movie

2000as Slave

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as Jack Spade

Scary Movie

2026Producer, Writer

Happily Divorced

2011

Little Man

2006Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

Scary Movie 2

2001Director

A Low Down Dirty Shame

1994as Shame

Most Wanted

1997as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn

The Glimmer Man

1996as Jim Campbell

This Is Stand-Up

2020as Self

Dance Flick

2009as Mr. Stache