Keenen Ivory Wayans

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Keenen Ivory Wayans
Born	June 8 1958 (1958-06-08) (age 51) New York City, New York, Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Years active	1982-present
Awards Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series 1990 In Living Color (as executive producer)

Keenen Ivory Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and writer known as the host and creator of the FOX sketch comedy series In Living Color, which also starred Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, his brother Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson and featured Jennifer Lopez.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Career 1.2 Personal life 2 In Living Color 2.1 Characters 2.2 Impressions 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Career

Wayans was one of the first cast members of In Living Color to leave the show, citing creative differences. He went on to direct and star in broad comedies starring his brothers Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. His film Scary Movie (2000) is the most financially successful feature ever directed by an African American.^[1]

[edit] Personal life

Wayans was born in Harlem, New York, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager.^[2] His family was involved in the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.^[3][4] He attended college at Tuskegee University; however, he dropped out in his senior year to pursue a career in comedy. Wayans is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for black men. Wayans is one of several Wayans family members who have become famous in Hollywood, including his siblings Damon, Kim, Marlon and Shawn.

Wayans is a vegetarian and a supporter of animal rights group, PETA.^[5] He married in June 2001. In 2004, Wayans and wife Daphne separated and have formally filed for divorce. They have five children together named Jolie, Nala, Keenen Jr., Bella and Daphne Ivory. He is the cousin of Craig Wayans and uncle of Damon Wayans Jr., Michael Wayans, Cara Mia Wayans, Kyla Wayans, and Damien Dante Wayans.

He is currently dating actress Brittany Daniel [[2]]

[edit] In Living Color

[edit] Characters

• Death Row Comic (Prison Cable Access)
• Frenchie (?)
• Ice Man (Homeboy Shopping Network)
• Tom Brothers (The Brothers Brothers)
• Wes (Wes & Less)

[edit] Impressions

• Arsenio Hall
• Billy Dee Williams
• Don Cornelius
• Jordan Nielson
• Little Richard
• Mike Tyson
• Marsha Warfield
• Milli (Rob Pilatus)
• Morgan Freeman
• Rick James

[edit] Filmography

• Star 80 (1983) (actor)
• For Love and Honor (1983) (actor)
• Hollywood Shuffle (1987) (actor and writer)
• Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) (producer)
• I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) (actor, writer and director)
• In Living Color (1990) (actor, executive producer, director and creator/writer)
• The Five Heartbeats (1991) (writer)
• A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) (actor, writer and director)
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) (actor and producer)
• The Glimmer Man (1996) (actor)
• The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (1997) (executive producer and actor)
• Most Wanted (1997) (Sergeant James Dunn, executive producer and writer)
• Scary Movie (2000) (actor and director)
• Scary Movie 2 (2001) (director)
• White Chicks (2004) (producer, director)
• Little Man (2006) (producer, writer, director)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Keenen Ivory Wayans at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e The Scary Movie series
Films	Scary Movie • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5
Cast members	Anna Faris • Regina Hall • Leslie Nielsen • Marlon Wayans • Shawn Wayans • Charlie Sheen • Simon Rex • Anthony Anderson • Kevin Hart
Crew members	Jim Abrahams • Craig Mazin • Pat Proft • Keenen Ivory Wayans • Robert K. Weiss • David Zucker • Jerry Zucker • Jason Friedberg • Aaron Seltzer

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