Keenen Ivory Wayans

Birthday: 8 June 1958, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 191 cm

Keenan attended college at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama but dropped out his senior year to persue comedy full time. His comic influence is Richard Pryor.

As a parent, I think it's important for kids to have a source of entertainment that deals with life Show more As a parent, I think it's important for kids to have a source of entertainment that deals with life in positive and comedic ways. Hide

[Richard] Pryor started it all. He made the blueprint for the progressive thinking of black comedian Show more [Richard] Pryor started it all. He made the blueprint for the progressive thinking of black comedians, unlocking that irreverent style. Hide

Everything was a joke [in my family]. If you got a whippin', when you got back to the table, you hea Show more Everything was a joke [in my family]. If you got a whippin', when you got back to the table, you heard nine other people doing impressions of your screaming. Hide

Keenen Ivory Wayans's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2

All as Actor (92) as Director (5) as Creator (6)

Finding Your Roots - Season 12

Finding Your Roots - Season 4

Cheers - Season 11

Finding Your Roots - Season 6

Dance Flick

Finding Your Roots - Season 5

Benson - Season 3

This Is Stand-Up - Season 1

A Different World - Season 4

The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 11

A Different World - Season 2

Star 80

In Living Color - Season 1

CHiPs - Season 5

CHiPs - Season 1

Most Wanted

Cheers - Season 10

My Wife and Kids - Season 2

Real Husbands of Hollywood - Season 5

Hill Street Blues - Season 4

Hill Street Blues - Season 6

CHiPs - Season 6

My Wife and Kids - Season 1

CHiPs - Season 3

A Different World - Season 3

The Chris Rock Show - Season 5

Keenen Ivory Wayans'S roles

Det. Jim Campbell

Slave

Shame

Jack Spade