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Keegan-Michael Key

Born 1971-03-22

📍 Southfield, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography 161

as Buddy the Unicorn (voice)

Funny AF with Kevin Hart

as Self - Judge

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

as Toad (voice)

Only Murders in the Building: Official Podcast

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

as Self (archive footage)

as Dr. Finkleman

Transformers One

as B-127 (voice)

as Slime (voice)

as Ashton Hayes

as Chief of Police

as Delroy (voice)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

as Toad (voice)

as Wendell (voice)

as Reed Sterling

as 'Honest' John (voice)

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)

The Pentaverate

as Dr. Hobart Clark

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

as Murray (voice)

Abbott Elementary

as Superintendent Reynolds

Only Murders in the Building

as Mayor Tillman

as Josh Skinner

as Ducky (voice)

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration

as Principal Hawkins

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Inigo Montoya

Feeding America Comedy Festival

All the Bright Places

Playing with Fire

Green Eggs and Ham

as Narrator (voice)

Somewhere in the Middle

as Self (archive footage)

Dolemite Is My Name

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)

as Kamari (voice)

as Ducky (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Murray (voice)

as Michael Pearce

as Dave (voice)

as Officer Charles Brock

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Friends from College

as Ethan Turner

The Disaster Artist

as Keegan-Michael Key

as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)

The History of Comedy

as Smilin' Jack

Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby

as Alpha Wolf (voice)

as Alpha Wolf (voice)

Don't Think Twice

Welcome to Happiness

The Angry Birds Movie

as Judge Peckinpah (voice)

as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden

as Helmut FröntBüt

Freaks of Nature

as American Ranger

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Murray (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

The Hotwives of Las Vegas

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Jack Peterson

Teacher of the Year

as Ronald Douche

Pitch Perfect 2

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special

as Various Characters

Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special

as Self (segment "Absorption")

Horrible Bosses 2

BoJack Horseman

as Sebastian St. Clair (voice)

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

as Mark Rodriguez

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Responsible Guy

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Foreman Jim (voice)

Off Camera with Sam Jones

as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)

Super Fun Night

Afternoon Delight

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

The Amazing Race Canada

as Jordan Thomas Jr.

as Marcy’s Flunkie

as Various Characters

Billy on the Street

'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse

as Himself - Host

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

as Guinness Man

as Dick Barbian

Just Go with It

as Beefersutherland (voice)

as Bartender (voice)

as Cory (voice)

as Dr. Juarez (voice)

as Todd (voice)

as Darnell (voice)

Epic Rap Battles of History

Epic Rap Battles of History

as Michael Jordan

as Reverend Erik Devow

as Floyd (voice)

as Detective Rimshot (voice)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

Childrens Hospital

Childrens Hospital

as Captain Tripper

'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy

How I Met Your Mother

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

as Grant Anderson

as Self - Restaurant Patron

as Dennis (voice)

as E-Money (voice)

as Stranger in Airport

as Theoretical Criminal

as Blu-Ray Thief

Real Time with Bill Maher

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

as Da' Samurai (voice)

as Self - Guest

Lunatics: A Love Story

as Passerby (uncredited)

as Jazzy James (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

MTV Video Music Awards

Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter