American actor, comedian, director, producer, and writer, Keenen Ivory Wayans commenced his showbiz journey with comedic performances at ‘The Improv’ in New York. He then forayed into acting in the early 1980s. He hails from the ‘Wayans family of entertainers.’ He earned fame with the American sketch comedy television series ‘In Living Color’ (1990-1994) that he created, wrote and starred-in, along with his brother, Damon Wayans. Keenen has over the years contributed as writer and/or director and/or producer to various films among which the 2000 American horror comedy ‘Scary Movie’ emerged as the top-grossing directed by an African-American until such time.
He dropped out of school to pursue comedy and eventually made a mark in showbiz as an actor, director, producer, and writer with different television and film productions. Some of his notable films are ‘I'm Gonna Git You Sucka’ (actor-writer-directorial debut; 1988), ‘Little Man’ (producer-writer-director, 2006), and ‘Scary Movie’ (actor-director). Many such films also included one or more of his siblings in the cast.
Filmography of Keenen Ivory Wayans includes popular TV series ‘In Living Color’ as well as top-grossing films like ‘Scary Movie’, its first sequel ‘Scary Movie 2’ (director; 2001) and ‘White Chicks’ (writer-producer-director; 2004). Â
In this standup performance, Eddie Murphy talks for about 90 minutes on his favorite subjects: Sex and Women.
Paul Snider is a small-time hustler, who stumbles upon a naïve but beautiful high school senior named Dorothy. He immediately falls for her, and he also feels that she can become a model for the Playboy magazine. Over time, his dreams come true, as Dorothy not only becomes his wife, but she also becomes the Playboy Playmate twice. She eventually decides to pursue an acting career, after which she attracts several rich and influential men. Paul begins to get more and more jealous as well as obsessive, and soon his mental state begins to decline.
In this 1970s Blaxploitation film, Jack Spade declares vengeance on Mr. Big, a white crime leader and gold chains seller, because of whom Jack's brother died due to overdose from a gold chain.
This crime comedy film was made as a parody of several other films of the 1990s. The film tells the story of Ashtray, a young black man, who is sent to live in the ghetto, with his father. There he learns about several realities of life, as well as about becoming a man.
A funny movie that spoofs the horror, slasher, and mystery film genres, Scary Movie primarily follows the plot of slasher films Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. A major box-office hit, it was followed by four sequels.
Detective Andre Shame leaves the police force, after his failure to solve a case regarding millions of dollars that were stolen by a drug lord. Years later, the case gets re-opened. Andre, who is now a private detective, decides that this time, he will definitely solve the case.
After messing up their previous case, two FBI agents - Marcus and Kevin Copeland – are tasked to safely escort two sisters - Brittany and Tiffany Wilton - from airport to their hotel. FBI wants to use the sisters to catch a kidnapper who is after them; however, the sisters do not want to do so. The two brothers now disguise themselves as the sisters to catch the kidnapper.
James Dunn is a US Marine, who had served in the Gulf War. He finds himself on death row, after being falsely accused of killing an officer with whom he had a dispute. He is saved and recruited for top secret special operations led by a shadowy army officer named Lt. Col Grant Casey. However, he is soon made the fall guy after the First Lady is assassinated, and he finds himself being hunted by everyone.
The Glimmer Man is an action crime thriller film which tells the story of a tough detective who is forced to work with a loudmouthed partner. Together they work to solve a series of mysterious killings by a killer who has been nicknamed ‘The Family Man’.
The sequel to Scary Movie parodies a number of supernatural classics including The Haunting, The Exorcist, Poltergeist, The Changeling, The Legend of Hell House, and The Amityville Horror. It also takes on modern movies like Hannibal and Hollow Man and finds the lead characters in comedic-horrific situations spoofing actual sequences from the original movies.
Little Man is a crime comedy film, which tells the story of a couple who adopt a dwarf, when he is found at their doorstep, unaware of the fact that he is actually a thief, who has stolen a diamond.
Dance Flick is a comedy musical film which tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a nerdy street dancer named Thomas, and a beautiful girl from a wealthy family named Megan. They join hands, hoping to achieve their dream of winning a dance competition against their rival, Nora.
Keenen Ivory Wayans Awards
| In Living Color | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | 1990 |
