Keenen Ivory Wayans
Acting
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Cheers
Hill Street Blues
A Different World
Scary Movie
In Living Color
My Wife and Kids
CHiPs
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
The Glimmer Man
Dance Flick
Most Wanted
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
A Low Down Dirty Shame
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Star 80
Hollywood Shuffle
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