Keenen Ivory 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 co-creator of the 1990-1994
Fox sketch comedy series
In Living Color. He has produced, directed and/or written a large number of films, starting with
Hollywood Shuffle, which he co-wrote, in 1987. A majority of these 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 ever 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.