Keenen Ivory Wayans
1 FOLLOWER • 21 CREDITS • JUN 8, 1958 • 66
Biography
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 the creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed and/or written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he cowrote, in 1987.
A majority of his films have included him and one or more of his brothers and sisters 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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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
CHiPs
A Different World
Hill Street Blues
Cheers
Finding Your Roots
Inside Comedy
My Wife and Kids
The Chris Rock Show
Scary Movie
The Black List: Volume One
Dance Flick
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
For Love and Honor
Production Credits
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