Keenen Ivory Wayans
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jun 8, 1958 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first became the host and creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed, and written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he cowrote in 1987. His films have included him and one or more siblings 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. In 2014, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keenen Ivory Wayans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2020 | This Is Stand-UpSelf | |
| 2019 | Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 | |
| 2017 | Dying LaughingSelf | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest | |
| 2012 | FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf | |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night OnlySelf | |
| 2012 | Inside ComedySelf | |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSelf | |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedySelf | |
| 2009 | Dance FlickMr. Stache | |
| 2008 | The Black List: Volume OneSelf | |
| 2004 | Los Angeles Plays ItselfDet. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | My Wife and KidsKen Kyle | |
| 2000 | Scary MovieSlave | |
| 1997 | Most WantedGunnery Sergeant James Dunn | |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | The Glimmer ManJim Campbell | |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodMailman | |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty ShameShame | |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | |
| 1990 | In Living ColorSelf - Various Characters | |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You SuckaJack Spade | |
| 1987 | Hollywood ShuffleDonald | |
| 1987 | The Joe Piscopo Halloween PartyRay the Boxer | |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | |
| 1987 | A Different WorldProfessor Lawrence | |
| 1983 | Star 80Comic | |
| 1983 | For Love and HonorPvt. Duke Johnson | |
| 1983 | For Love and HonorPvt. Duke Johnson | |
| 1982 | Highway HoneysTattoo Calhoune | |
| 1982 | CheersCustomer #1 | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1977 | CHiPsRoberts | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf |
| 2026 | Scary MovieProducer | |
| 2009 | Dance FlickProducer | |
| 2006 | Little ManProducer | |
| 2004 | White ChicksProducer | |
| 2000 | Scary MovieProducer | |
| 1997 | Most WantedExecutive Producer | |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodProducer | |
| 1990 | In Living ColorExecutive Producer | |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy RawProducer |
| 2006 | Little ManDirector | |
| 2004 | White ChicksDirector | |
| 2001 | Scary Movie 2Director | |
| 2000 | Scary MovieDirector | |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty ShameDirector | |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You SuckaDirector |
| 2026 | Scary MovieWriter | |
| 2009 | Dance FlickWriter | |
| 2006 | Thugaboo: Sneaker MadnessWriter | |
| 2006 | Little ManScreenplay | |
| 2004 | White ChicksScreenplay | |
| 2004 | White ChicksStory | |
| 1997 | Most WantedWriter | |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty ShameWriter | |
| 1991 | The Five HeartbeatsWriter | |
| 1990 | Hammer, Slammer, & SladeWriter | |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You SuckaWriter | |
| 1987 | Hollywood ShuffleWriter | |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1Writer | |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy RawCo-Writer | |
| - | Don't Be a Menace sequelWriter | |
| - | White Chicks 2Writer |
| 2006 | Thugaboo: Sneaker MadnessCreator |














