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 cowrote, 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keenen Ivory Wayans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2026Scary Movie — Writer, Producer
• 2019Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
• 2009Dance Flick — Mr. Stache, Writer, Producer
• 2006Little Man — Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2006Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness — Creator, Writer
• 2004White Chicks — Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
• My Wife and Kids — Ken Kyle
• 2001Scary Movie 2 — Director
• 2000Scary Movie — Slave, Director, Producer
• 1997Most Wanted — Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn, Writer, Executive Producer
• 1996Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood — Mailman, Producer
• 1996The Glimmer Man — Jim Campbell
• 1994A Low Down Dirty Shame — Shame, Writer, Director
• 1992The Real Malcolm X
• 1991The Five Heartbeats — Writer
• 1990Hammer, Slammer, & Slade — Writer
• In Living Color — Self - Various Characters, Executive Producer, Creator
• 1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka — Jack Spade, Director, Writer
• A Different World — Professor Lawrence
• 1987Eddie Murphy Raw — Producer, Co-Writer
• 1987Hollywood Shuffle — Donald, Writer
• 1987Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 — Writer
• 1987The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party — Ray the Boxer
• 1983For Love and Honor — Pvt. Duke Johnson
• For Love and Honor — Pvt. Duke Johnson
• 1983Star 80 — Comic
• Cheers — Customer #1
• 1982Highway Honeys — Tattoo Calhoune
• Hill Street Blues
• CHiPs — Roberts
• Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood sequel — Writer
• White Chicks 2 — Writer

Appearances as themselves (12)

• 2020This Is Stand-Up — Self
• 2017Dying Laughing — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2012Eddie Murphy: One Night Only — Self
• 2012FOX 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• Finding Your Roots — Self
• Inside Comedy — Self
• 2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy — Self
• 2008The Black List: Volume One — Self
• The Chris Rock Show — Self
• 1991A Party For Richard Pryor — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self