Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans Sr. (born June 8, 1958) 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 1990â€"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 (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. Most
recently, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.
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 1990â€"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 (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. Most
recently, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.
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