Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1958-06-08 (Age: 68)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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.
Filmography (22)
This Is Stand-Up
2020
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
2019
Dying Laughing
2017
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
Dance Flick
2009
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
The Black List: Volume One
2008
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Scary Movie
2000
Most Wanted
1997
The Glimmer Man
1996
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994