Acting credits
32
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.5
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Movies: 29Series: 11Crew credits: 17
TMDB ID: 35689
IMDb ID: nm0005540
Known for: Acting
Born: June 8, 1958
Age: 67
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2026
Years active: 65
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q323201
Also known as
Keenen Wayans
Other jobs
Writer (8)Director (6)Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Jun 10
Scary Movie
Writer
2026 Movie
5.0
This Is Stand-Up
as Self
2020 Movie
8.0
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
2019 Movie
6.4
Dying Laughing
as Self
2017 Movie
6.0
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self
2012 Movie
7.3
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Self
2012 Movie
5.0
Dance Flick
as Mr. Stache
2009 Movie
8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
2009 Movie
6.5
The Black List: Volume One
as Self
2008 Movie
5.9
Little Man
Director
2006 Movie
7.0
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Writer
2006 Movie
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)
2004 Movie
6.9
White Chicks
Director
2004 Movie
5.8
Scary Movie 2
Director
2001 Movie
6.4
Scary Movie
as Slave
2000 Movie
5.4
Most Wanted
as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn
1997 Movie
5.4
The Glimmer Man
as Jim Campbell
1996 Movie
7.0
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
as Mailman
1996 Movie
5.6
A Low Down Dirty Shame
as Shame
1994 Movie
The Real Malcolm X
1992 Movie
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
Writer
1991 Movie
Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
Writer
1990 Movie
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
as Jack Spade
1988 Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Keenen Ivory Wayans.
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.5
Inside Comedy
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.4
My Wife and Kids
as Ken Kyle • 1 eps
2001 Series
4.2
The Chris Rock Show
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
In Living Color
as Self - Various Characters • 102 eps
1990 Series
7.0
A Different World
as Professor Lawrence • 1 eps
1987 Series
7.5
Cheers
as Customer #1 • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
1981 Series
6.8
CHiPs
as Roberts • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 3 eps
1962 Series