About
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,...
Known for
CheersSeries • 1982
Hill Street BluesSeries • 1981
Scary MovieMovie • 2026
A Different WorldSeries • 1987
White ChicksMovie • 2004
My Wife and KidsSeries • 2001
In Living ColorSeries • 1990
Scary MovieMovie • 2000
Scary Movie 2Movie • 2001
CHiPsSeries • 1977
Little ManMovie • 2006
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the HoodMovie • 1996
Most WantedMovie • 1997
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaMovie • 1988
The Glimmer ManMovie • 1996
Dance FlickMovie • 2009
Eddie Murphy RawMovie • 1987
A Low Down Dirty ShameMovie • 1994
The Five HeartbeatsMovie • 1991
Star 80Movie • 1983
Hollywood ShuffleMovie • 1987