--- name: "Keenen Ivory Wayans" canonical: "https://film.one/person/keenen-ivory-wayans" fi1m_id: "keenen-ivory-wayans" imdb_id: "nm0005540" tmdb_id: 35689 wikidata_id: "Q323201" roles: ["Producer","Director"] born: "8 June 1958" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "producer" average_over: 0 updated: "2026-10-05T02:05:37.034487+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Keenen Ivory Wayans ## Identity Keenen Ivory Wayans - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/keenen-ivory-wayans - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** keenen-ivory-wayans - **IMDb ID:** nm0005540 - **TMDB ID:** 35689 - **Wikidata ID:** Q323201 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenen_Ivory_Wayans, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323201, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35689 Producer and director. Born 8 June 1958 in New York City, New York, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Producer, Director - **Born:** 8 June 1958, New York City, New York, USA - **Active:** 2000–present - **Also known as:** Keenen Wayans, Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans - **Frequently works with:** [Anna Faris](https://film.one/person/anna-faris.md), [Marlon Wayans](https://film.one/person/marlon-wayans.md), [Regina Hall](https://film.one/person/regina-hall.md), [Shawn Wayans](https://film.one/person/shawn-wayans.md) - **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keenen_Ivory_Wayans, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q323201, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005540/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35689 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*Scary Movie*](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) (63) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## 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). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Scary Movie* (2000), Fi1m 63, as Slave — [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) ## Complete filmography (32) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Scary Movie* (2026), Writer, Producer - *Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2* (2019), Actor - *Dance Flick* (2009), as Mr. Stache · Writer, Producer - *Little Man* (2006), Director, Producer, Screenplay - *Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness* (2006), Writer, Creator - *White Chicks* (2004), Producer, Director, Screenplay, Story - *Scary Movie 2* (2001), Director - *My Wife and Kids* (2001), series, as Ken Kyle - *Scary Movie* (2000), as Slave · Director, Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/scary-movie-2000.md) - *Most Wanted* (1997), as Gunnery Sergeant James Dunn · Writer, Executive Producer - *The Glimmer Man* (1996), as Jim Campbell - *Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood* (1996), as Mailman · Producer - *A Low Down Dirty Shame* (1994), as Shame · Director, Writer - *The Real Malcolm X* (1992), Actor - *The Five Heartbeats* (1991), Writer - *Hammer, Slammer, & Slade* (1990), Writer - *In Living Color* (1990), series, Executive Producer, Creator - *I'm Gonna Git You Sucka* (1988), as Jack Spade · Director, Writer - *Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1* (1987), Writer - *Eddie Murphy Raw* (1987), Producer, Co-Writer - *The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party* (1987), as Ray the Boxer - *A Different World* (1987), series, as Professor Lawrence - *Hollywood Shuffle* (1987), as Donald · Writer - *Star 80* (1983), as Comic - *For Love and Honor* (1983), series, as Pvt. Duke Johnson - *For Love and Honor* (1983), as Pvt. Duke Johnson - *Cheers* (1982), series, as Customer #1 — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/cheers.md) - *Highway Honeys* (1982), as Tattoo Calhoune - *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md) - *CHiPs* (1977), series, as Roberts - *Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood sequel*, Writer - *White Chicks 2*, Writer ## Gallery - ![Keenen Ivory Wayans](https://film.one/media/person/3631873/gallery-1ea8b71170fc.jpg) Keenen Ivory Wayans — Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/KeenenIvoryWayansHWOFMay2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Creator and star of In Living Color. Director of Scary Movie. Star of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and The Glimmer Man. (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/3631873/gallery-11d4a6e8cb52.jpg) Creator and star of In Living Color. Director of Scary Movie. Star of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and The Glimmer Man. (2019) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Keenen_Ivory_Wayans_%2833906703098%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Keenen_Ivory_Wayans_%2833906703098%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Creator and star of In Living Color. Director of Scary Movie. Star of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and The Glimmer Man. (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/3631873/gallery-e62c69b35e37.jpg) Creator and star of In Living Color. Director of Scary Movie. Star of I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and The Glimmer Man. (2019) — Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Keenen_Ivory_Wayans_%2833906703098%29.jpg/1280px-Keenen_Ivory_Wayans_%2833906703098%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Keenen Ivory Wayans](https://film.one/media/person/3631873/gallery-b8e625056c1b.jpg) Keenen Ivory Wayans — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 1990: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/keenen-ivory-wayans