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Keenen Ivory Wayans

Born

June 8, 1958

From

New York City, New York, USA

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Writer
Producer
Actor

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Decades active

In short · Writing since 1983, 5 decades active, 19 credits.

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Biography

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 co-wrote, 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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