Keenen Ivory Wayans

About Keenen Ivory Wayans

He is most recognized for his long-running role on the television show In Living Color. He was also the director and producer of the popular Scary Movie spoof franchise's first two entries. He's also hosted his own talk show and served as the host of the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.

Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans Sr. is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. He 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, 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.

Family	See Wayans family
Born	Keenen Ivory Wayans, June 8, 1958, New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active	1979–2009, 2013–present
Occupation	Actor, comedian, filmmaker
Education	Tuskegee University
Children	5

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Trivia

The 2000 film Scary Movie was the top-grossing film directed by an African-American until it was surpassed by Tim Story's 2005 film Fantastic Four.

Keenen Ivory Wayans before fame

During his time at Tuskegee University, he joined the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. However, he dropped out to pursue a career as a comedian.

Achievement of Keenen Ivory Wayans

Scary Movie, released in 2000, was the highest-grossing film directed by an African-American until Tim Story's Fantastic Four, released in 2005.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$65 Million

Keenen Ivory Wayans family life

Actors Marlon, Shawn, Damon, and Kim are among his nine siblings. His father, Howell, was a grocery manager, and his mother, Elvira, was a social worker. Bella, Jolie, Nala, and Daphne are his four daughters, while Keenen, Jr. is his son.

Associations of Keenen Ivory Wayans

Scary Movie, starring Carmen Electra, was directed by him.

Keenen Ivory Wayans Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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