ACTOR

Keenen Ivory Wayans

1958 - Today

Photo of Keenen Ivory Wayans

Icon of person Keenen Ivory Wayans

Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, director and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Keenen Ivory Wayans has received more than 7,108,489 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Keenen Ivory Wayans is the 3,582nd most popular actor (down from 3,568th in 2019), the 5,359th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,461st in 2019) and the 1,609th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Keenen Ivory Wayans ranks 3,582 out of 13,578. Before him are Hugo Haas, Konrad Ernst Ackermann, Dominique Blanc, Pamela Reed, Björn Granath, and Bérénice Bejo. After him are Bengt Ekerot, Tarcísio Meira, Daniela Ruah, Megumi Hayashibara, Heinz Erhardt, and Betsy Palmer.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Keenen Ivory Wayans ranks 174. Before him are Julio Medem, Richard Burgi, Julio Olarticoechea, Jan Fabre, Francisco Buyo, and Paul Weller. After him are Ricardo Gareca, Helen Fielding, Nik Kershaw, Mark Moses, Hiromi Kawakami, and Thongchai McIntyre.

Others Born in 1958

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Keenen Ivory Wayans ranks 5,359 out of 20,380. Before him are Leonard Peltier (1944), John Scofield (1951), Pamela Reed (1949), Hubert Dreyfus (1929), Matilda Joslyn Gage (1826), and Jay Garner (1938). After him are Heber Doust Curtis (1872), Buffy Sainte-Marie (1941), Leo Huberman (1903), Karl Struss (1886), Kevin MacLeod (1972), and Daniela Ruah (1983).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Keenen Ivory Wayans ranks 1,609. Before him are Kieran Culkin (1982), Billy Crudup (1968), Nancy Carroll (1903), Tori Spelling (1973), Norma Talmadge (1894), and Pamela Reed (1949). After him are Daniela Ruah (1983), Betsy Palmer (1926), Harry Hamlin (1951), Brian G. Hutton (1935), Marc Lawrence (1910), and Neil Flynn (1960).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Television and Movie Roles

Scary Movie
Slave
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!
Jul 7th 20006.4 / 10
The Glimmer Man
Det. Jim Campbell
A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell. Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime.
Oct 4th 19965.4 / 10
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Jack Spade
Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Nov 10th 19886.4 / 10