Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Wayans

65 · Born: Jun 8, 1958

Personal Details

Born Jun 8, 1958 New York City, New York, USA
Parents
  • Howell Stouten Wayans
  • Elvira Alethia Green
Relatives
  • Dwayne Wayans (Sibling)
  • Damon Wayans (Sibling)
  • Kim Wayans (Sibling)
  • Nadia Wayans (Sibling)
  • Elvira Wayans (Sibling)
  • Devonne Wayans (Sibling)
  • Marlon Wayans (Sibling)
  • Diedra Wayans (Sibling)
  • Shawn Wayans (Sibling)
  • Damien Dante Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Damon Wayans Jr. (Niece or Nephew)
  • Gregg Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Kyla Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Cara Mia Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Ilia Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Chaunte Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Amai Zackary Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Michael Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Craig Wayans (Niece or Nephew)
  • Shawn Howell Wayans (Niece or Nephew)

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Career

2014
2001
My Wife and Kids
My Wife and Kids as Ken Kyle
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1997
Most Wanted
Most Wanted as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
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1996
The Glimmer Man
The Glimmer Man as Det. Jim Campbell
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1994
A Low Down Dirty Shame
A Low Down Dirty Shame as Shame
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1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Jack Spade
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1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle as Donald
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A Different World
A Different World as Professor Lawrence
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1983
For Love and Honor
For Love and Honor as Pvt. Duke Johnson
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1982
Cheers
Cheers as Customer #1
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2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
1990
In Living Color
In Living Color
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2009
Dance Flick
Dance Flick as Writer
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2006
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness as Writer
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1997
Most Wanted
Most Wanted as Writer
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1991
The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats as Writer
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1990
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade as Writer
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1987
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle as Writer
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2006
Little Man
Little Man as Director, Screenplay
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2004
White Chicks
White Chicks as Director, Screenplay, Story
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2001
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2 as Director
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2000
Scary Movie
Scary Movie as Director
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1994
A Low Down Dirty Shame
A Low Down Dirty Shame as Director, Writer
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1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Director, Writer
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1990
In Living Color
In Living Color as Creator
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