Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 8, 1958, New York City, New York, USA
- Movies
- 38
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.
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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | This Is Stand-Up | Self |
| 2019 | Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 | |
| 2017 | Dying Laughing | Self |
| 2012 | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Self |
| 2012 | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self |
| 2009 | Dance Flick | Mr. Stache |
| 2009 | Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self |
| 2008 | The Black List: Volume One | Self |
| 2000 | Scary Movie | Slave |
| 1997 | Most Wanted | Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn |
| 1996 | The Glimmer Man | Jim Campbell |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Mailman |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Shame |
| 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | |
| 1991 | A Party For Richard Pryor | Self |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Jack Spade |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | |
| 1987 | The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party | Ray the Boxer |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Donald |
| 1983 | Star 80 | Comic |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor | Pvt. Duke Johnson |
| 1982 | Highway Honeys | Tattoo Calhoune |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Scary Movie | Writer, Producer |
| 2009 | Dance Flick | Writer, Producer |
| 2006 | Little Man | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2006 | Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness | Writer |
| 2004 | White Chicks | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 2001 | Scary Movie 2 | Director |
| 2000 | Scary Movie | Director, Producer |
| 1997 | Most Wanted | Writer |
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Producer |
| 1994 | A Low Down Dirty Shame | Writer, Director |
| 1991 | The Five Heartbeats | Writer |
| 1990 | Hammer, Slammer, & Slade | Writer |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka | Director, Writer |
| 1987 | Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 | Writer |
| 1987 | Eddie Murphy Raw | Producer |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Writer |
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