Biography
Keenen Ivory Wayans is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Born on 8 June 1958 in New York City, he is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. He first came to prominence as the creator and host of the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color (1990–1994), for which he received an Emmy Award as executive producer.
Wayans has directed, written and produced several films. He directed Scary Movie (2000) and its sequel Scary Movie 2 (2001), and served as writer and producer on Scary Movie (2026). Other credits include directing and co-writing White Chicks (2004) and Little Man (2006), and co-writing Hollywood Shuffle (1987). He has also acted in films such as The Glimmer Man (1996) and television series including My Wife and Kids (2001).
