Keegan-Michael Key
- Acting
- March 22, 1971 · Southfield, Michigan, USA
Biography
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.
Known for
Filmography
- The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania · Murray (Voice)
- Buddy · Buddy / Dark Buddy (Voice)
- ESPN Jeopardy! · Self
- Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America · Davy Crockett
- Playing POTUS · Self
- Funny AF with Kevin Hart · Self
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie · Toad (Voice)
- Play Dirty · Ed Mackey
- Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast · Self
- King Hamlet · Self
- Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- Dear Santa · Dr. Finkleman
- Transformers One · B-127 (Voice)
- IF · Slime (Voice)
- Elsbeth · Ashton Hayes
- Wonka · Chief of Police
- Migration · Delroy (Voice)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie · Toad (Voice)
- Wendell & Wild · Wendell (Voice)
- Reboot · Reed Sterling
- Pinocchio · 'Honest' John (Voice)
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers · Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (Voice)
- The Pentaverate · Dr. Hobart Clark
- The Bubble · Sean Knox
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania · Murray (Voice)
- Abbott Elementary · Superintendent Reynolds
- Only Murders in the Building · Mayor Tillman
- Schmigadoon! · Josh Skinner
- Pixar Popcorn · Ducky (Voice)
- Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration · Self
- The Prom · Principal Hawkins
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey · Gustafson
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · Inigo Montoya
- Game On! · Self, Executive producer
- Feeding America Comedy Festival · Self
- All the Bright Places · Embry
- Playing with Fire · Mark
- Green Eggs and Ham · Narrator (Voice)
- Somewhere in the Middle · Self
- Dolemite Is My Name · Jerry Jones
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance · skekZok (The Ritual Master) (Voice)
- The Lion King · Kamari (Voice)
- Toy Story 4 · Ducky (Voice)
- The Predator · Coyle
- The Shop · Self
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation · Murray (Voice)
- Impulse · Michael Pearce
- What the Fit · Self
- 2 Dope Queens · Self
- The Star · Dave (Voice)
- No Activity · Officer Charles Brock
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Self
- Friends from College · Ethan Turner
- The Disaster Artist · Keegan-Michael Key
- Win It All · Gene
- Get Out · NCAA Prospect (uncredited)
- The History of Comedy · Self
- Detroiters · Smilin' Jack
- Why Him? · Gustav
- Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby · Alpha Wolf (Voice)
- Bad Guys · Mantis Commander (Voice)
- Storks · Alpha Wolf (Voice)
- Don't Think Twice · Jack
- Welcome to Happiness · Proctor
- The Angry Birds Movie · Judge Peckinpah (Voice)
- Keanu · Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden, Producer
- Angie Tribeca · Helmut FröntBüt
- Freaks of Nature · Mr. Keller
- SuperMansion · American Ranger
- The Muppets · Self
- Hotel Transylvania 2 · Murray (Voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- The Hotwives of Las Vegas · Ace
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Vacation · Jack Peterson
- Teacher of the Year · Ronald Douche
- Tomorrowland · Hugo