Keenen Ivory Wayans is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Regieassistenz American born on 8 june 1958 at New York City (USA)
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Nationality USABirth 8 june 1958 (66 years) at New York City (
USA)
Awards Emmy Award
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sr. (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, film director, producer, screenwriter, and a member of the Wayans Family of entertainers. He first came to prominence as the host and co-creator of the 1990-1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has produced, directed and/or written a large number of films, starting with Hollywood Shuffle, which he co-wrote, in 1987. A majority of these 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 ever 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. Biography
Wayans was born in New York City, son of Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager, and his wife Elvira, a homemaker and social worker. His father was a devout Jehovah's Witness. Wayans attended Tuskegee University. However, he dropped out in his final year to become a comedian.
In 1990, Wayans and his brother Damon, Sr. created, wrote and starred in In Living Color, an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on the Fox Network from 1990 to 1994. The show was notable for producing comedy with a strong emphasis on modern black culture. The show also starred Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield, Kim Coles, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Jamie Foxx, brothers Damon Wayans, Sr., Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans, sister Kim Wayans, David Alan Grier, Tommy Davidson and featured Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Carrie Ann Inaba and Laurie Ann Gibson.
Wayans is one of many family members who have had successful careers in the entertainment industry, including his siblings Damon, Sr., Kim, Shawn and Marlon. His nephews and nieces include Craig Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jr., Michael Wayans, Cara Mia Wayans, Damien Dante Wayans and Chaunté Wayans.
Personal life
In 2004, Wayans filed for divorce from his wife of three years and sought joint custody of their five children.
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^ The Movie Chicks - Interview - Marlon Wayans
^ "Keenen Ivory Wayans files for divorce". USA Today (Gannett). Associated Press. 2004-05-04.
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