Keenen Ivory Wayans

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Keenen Ivory Wayans

Acting 68 June 8, 1958

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Scary Movie

Scary Movie

6.4 2000 Movie
Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2

5.9 2001 Movie
White Chicks

White Chicks

7.0 2004 Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
Scary Movie

Scary Movie

6.4 2026 Movie
Little Man

Little Man

5.9 2006 Movie
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

7.1 1996 Movie
Cheers

Cheers

7.6 1982 TV Show
My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

7.4 2001 TV Show
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

7.6 1981 TV Show
The Glimmer Man

The Glimmer Man

5.4 1996 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Scary Movie

    Movie Writer

  2. 2020
    This Is Stand-Up

    Movie Self

  3. 2019
    Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

    Movie

  4. 2017
    Dying Laughing

    Movie Self

  5. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self - Guest

  6. 2012
    Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

    Movie Self

  7. 2012
    FOX 25th Anniversary Special

    Movie Self

  8. 2012
    Finding Your Roots

    TV show Self

  9. 2012
    Inside Comedy

    TV show Self

  10. 2009
    Dance Flick

    Movie Mr. Stache

  11. 2009
    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Movie Self

  12. 2008
    The Black List: Volume One

    Movie Self

  13. 2006
    Little Man

    Movie Director

  14. 2006
    Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

    Movie Writer

  15. 2004
    White Chicks

    Movie Director

  16. 2001
    Scary Movie 2

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2001
    My Wife and Kids

    TV show Ken Kyle

  2. 2000
    Scary Movie

    Movie Slave

  3. 1997
    Most Wanted

    Movie Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn

  4. 1997
    The Chris Rock Show

    TV show Self

  5. 1996
    The Glimmer Man

    Movie Jim Campbell

  6. 1996
    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

    Movie Mailman

  7. 1994
    A Low Down Dirty Shame

    Movie Shame

  8. 1992
    The Real Malcolm X

    Movie

  9. 1991
    The Five Heartbeats

    Movie Writer

  10. 1990
    Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

    Movie Writer

  11. 1990
    In Living Color

    TV show Self - Various Characters

  12. 1988
    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

    Movie Jack Spade

  13. 1987
    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

    Movie

  14. 1987
    Eddie Murphy Raw

    Movie Producer

  15. 1987
    The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

    Movie Ray the Boxer

  16. 1987
    A Different World

    TV show Professor Lawrence

  17. 1987
    Hollywood Shuffle

    Movie Donald

  18. 1983
    Star 80

    Movie Comic

  19. 1983
    For Love and Honor

    TV show Pvt. Duke Johnson

  20. 1983
    For Love and Honor

    Movie Pvt. Duke Johnson

  21. 1982
    Cheers

    TV show Customer #1

  22. 1982
    Highway Honeys

    Movie Tattoo Calhoune

  23. 1981
    Hill Street Blues

    TV show

  24. 1977
    CHiPs

    TV show Roberts