Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer and filmmaker. Wayans, in addition to being a part of The Wayans Family of entertainers, is most known for creating and starring in the influential sketch comedy series In Living Color!. Wayans has also written for and directed several films such as Hollywood Shuffle, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and Scary Movie.
Partial Filmography
Film
- Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) - Producer, writer
- Hollywood Shuffle (1987) - Donald/Jheri Curl, also writer
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) - Jack Spade, also director and writer
- The Five Heartbeats (1991) - Writer
- A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994) - Shame, also director and writer
- The Glimmer Man (1996) - Lieutenant Jim Campbell
- Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) - Mailman, also producer
- Most Wanted (1997) - Gunnery Sergeant James Anthony Dunn, also producer and writer
- Scary Movie (2000) - Director and producer
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) - Producer
- White Chicks (2004) - Director, producer and writer
- Little Man (2006) - Director, producer and writer
- Dance Flick (2009) - Mr. Stache, also writer and producer
Television
- For Love And Honor (1983-1984) - Pvt. Duke Johnson
- Benson (1986) - Clete Hawkins, 1 episode
- Hill Street Blues (1987) - Raymond Jackson, 1 episode
- A Different World (1987) - Professor Lawrence, 1 episode
- In Living Color! (1990-1994) - Cast member, also creator, producer, and writer
- The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show (1997-1998) - host, executive producer
- My Wife and Kids (2001) - Ken Kyle, 1 episode
- The Last OG (2020) - executive producer (10 episodes), writer (8 episodes)
