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Keenen Ivory Wayans (b. 1958)

Alias:
Keenen Wayans

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
June 8, 1958

Biography from TheMovieDB

Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (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 the creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed and/or written several films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he cowrote, in 1987.  A majority of his films have included him and one or more of his brothers and sisters 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. Most recently, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Co-Writer:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw

Creator:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

Director:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1994  A Low Down Dirty Shame
2000  Scary Movie
2001  Scary Movie 2
2004  White Chicks
2006  Little Man
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

Executive Producer:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1994  A Low Down Dirty Shame
1997  Most Wanted
2000  Scary Movie
2001  Scary Movie 2
2004  White Chicks
2006  Little Man
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness

Producer:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1994  A Low Down Dirty Shame
1996  Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1997  Most Wanted
2000  Scary Movie
2001  Scary Movie 2
2004  White Chicks
2006  Little Man
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2009  Dance Flick

Screenplay:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1994  A Low Down Dirty Shame
1996  Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1997  Most Wanted
2000  Scary Movie
2001  Scary Movie 2
2004  White Chicks
2006  Little Man
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2009  Dance Flick

Story:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1994  A Low Down Dirty Shame
1996  Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1997  Most Wanted
2000  Scary Movie
2001  Scary Movie 2
2004  White Chicks
2006  Little Man
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2009  Dance Flick

Writer:
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1987  Hollywood Shuffle
1987  Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1988  I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1990  Hammer, Slammer, & Slade
1991  The Five Heartbeats
1994  A Low Down Dirty Shame
1996  Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
1997  Most Wanted
2000  Scary Movie
2001  Scary Movie 2
2004  White Chicks
2006  Little Man
2006  Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street
2006  Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2009  Dance Flick

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
1990  In Living Color

Executive Producer:
1990  In Living Color

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