Keenen Ivory Wayans

Actor

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.

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Known For

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Scary Movie

2000

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

1996

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Cheers

1982

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My Wife and Kids

2001

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The Glimmer Man

1996

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

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Dance Flick

2009

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988

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CHiPs

1977

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Star 80

1983

Acting

2020 This Is Stand-Up as Self

2019 Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

2017 Dying Laughing as Self

2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest (1 episode)

2012 FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self

2012 Eddie Murphy: One Night Only as Self

2012 Inside Comedy as Self (1 episode)

2012 Finding Your Roots as Self (1 episode)

2009 Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self

2009 Dance Flick as Mr. Stache

2008 The Black List: Volume One as Self

2004 Los Angeles Plays Itself as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)

2001 My Wife and Kids as Ken Kyle (1 episode)

2000 Scary Movie as Slave

1997 Most Wanted as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn

1997 The Chris Rock Show as Self (1 episode)

1996 The Glimmer Man as Jim Campbell

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

1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame as Shame

1992 The Real Malcolm X

1990 In Living Color as Self - Various Characters (102 episodes)

1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Jack Spade

1987 Hollywood Shuffle as Donald

1987 The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party as Ray the Boxer

1987 Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987 A Different World as Professor Lawrence (1 episode)

1983 Star 80 as Comic

1983 For Love and Honor as Pvt. Duke Johnson

1983 For Love and Honor as Pvt. Duke Johnson (13 episodes)

1982 Highway Honeys as Tattoo Calhoune

1982 Cheers as Customer #1 (1 episode)

1981 Hill Street Blues

1977 CHiPs as Roberts (1 episode)

1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self (3 episodes)

Directing

2006 Little Man Director

2004 White Chicks Director

2001 Scary Movie 2 Director

2000 Scary Movie Director

1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame Director

1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Director

Writing

2026 Scary Movie Writer In Library

2009 Dance Flick Writer

2006 Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness Writer

2006 Little Man Screenplay

2004 White Chicks Screenplay

2004 White Chicks Story

1997 Most Wanted Writer

1994 A Low Down Dirty Shame Writer

1991 The Five Heartbeats Writer

1990 Hammer, Slammer, & Slade Writer

1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Writer

1987 Hollywood Shuffle Writer

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

1987 Eddie Murphy Raw Co-Writer

— Don't Be a Menace sequel Writer

— White Chicks 2 Writer

Production

2026 Scary Movie Producer In Library

2009 Dance Flick Producer

2006 Little Man Producer

2004 White Chicks Producer

2000 Scary Movie Producer

1997 Most Wanted Executive Producer

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

1990 In Living Color Executive Producer

1987 Eddie Murphy Raw Producer

Crew

2006 Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness Creator

Creator

1990 In Living Color Creator