Keenen Ivory Wayans
Acting
1958-06-08 · New York City, New York, USA
Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (/ˈweɪ.ənz/ WAY-ənz; 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 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. 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
Scary Movie
2026 · Movie
This Is Stand-Up
2020 · Movie
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
2019 · Movie
Dying Laughing
2017 · Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012 · Movie
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012 · Movie
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Series
Inside Comedy
2012 · Series
Happily Divorced
2011 · Series
Dance Flick
2009 · Movie
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · Movie
The Black List: Volume One
2008 · Movie
Little Man
2006 · Movie
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006 · Movie
White Chicks
2004 · Movie
Last Comic Standing
2003 · Series
Scary Movie 2
2001 · Movie
My Wife and Kids
2001 · Series
Scary Movie
2000 · Movie
Most Wanted
1997 · Movie
The Chris Rock Show
1997 · Series
The Glimmer Man
1996 · Movie
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1996 · Movie
A Low Down Dirty Shame
1994 · Movie
The Real Malcolm X
1992 · Movie
A Party For Richard Pryor
1991 · Movie
The Five Heartbeats
1991 · Movie
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1990 · Movie
In Living Color
1990 · Series
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988 · Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 · Movie
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987 · Movie
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
1987 · Movie
A Different World
1987 · Series
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie
Star 80
1983 · Movie
For Love and Honor
1983 · Series
For Love and Honor
1983 · Movie
Cheers
1982 · Series
Highway Honeys
1982 · Movie
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Series
CHiPs
1977 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
White Chicks 2
Movie