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Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key
Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0

About

Keegan-Michael Key is an American actor, comedian and writer born in 1971 in Southfield, Michigan. He rose to global prominence as co-creator and star of the sketch series Key & Peele (Comedy Central, 2012-2015), which won a Peabody Award and an Emmy for outstanding variety sketch series. Beyond television, he has built a wide-ranging film career - from Toy Story 4 and Wonka to The Super Mario Bros. Movie - and has appeared on Broadway.

Born:
22 March 1971 (55 years)
Place of birth:
Southfield, Michigan, USA
1.6B
views on the Key & Peele YouTube channel
3.51M
subscribers of the Key & Peele YouTube channel
2×
Emmy Awards for the Key & Peele series

What's new

  • 2026-04

    Keegan-Michael Key appeared as a guest judge in Netflix's competitive comedy series Funny AF with Kevin Hart, which premiered on April 20, 2026.

  • 2025-10

    Key starred in the film Play Dirty (Prime Video, October 2025) alongside Mark Wahlberg - an action comedy directed by Shane Black.

  • 2025-01

    Key revealed in an interview with PEOPLE that he is working on two secret projects - one from a sports setting and one in the action genre.

Tracks

Key & Peelecult sketch series Comedy Central (2012-2015), Peabody Award and Emmy
Substitute Teacher (Mr. Garvey)one of the most-watched Key & Peele sketches, hundreds of millions of views
Obama's Anger Translator (Luther)iconic character; Key performed it live with Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (2015)
The Super Mario Bros. Movievoice of character Toad in animated blockbuster (2023)
Play Dirtyaction comedy on Prime Video (2025) with Mark Wahlberg, directed by Shane Black

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