Keegan-Michael Key
Birthdate
March 22, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
March 22, 1971 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Biography
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971, height 6' 1" (1,85 m)) 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.
Early life 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.
Early life 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.
Keegan-Michael Key's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Prom
Principal Hawkins
Acting (152)
College GameDay as Himself (1 episode)
Play Dirty
Playing POTUS as Self
2026
The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2 as Toad (voice)
2024
Dear Santa
2024
Transformers One as B-127 (voice)
2024
IF as Slime (voice)
2024
Elsbeth as Ashton Hayes (1 episode)
2023
Wonka as Chief of Police
2023
Migration as Delroy (voice)
2023
The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Toad (voice)
2022
Wendell & Wild as Wendell (voice)
2022
Reboot as Reed Sterling (8 episodes)
2022
Pinocchio as 'Honest' John (voice)
2022
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)
2022
The Pentaverate as Dr. Hobart Clark (6 episodes)
2022
The Bubble as Sean Knox
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Murray (voice)
2021
Abbott Elementary as Superintendent Reynolds (3 episodes)
2021
Schmigadoon! as Josh Skinner (12 episodes)
2021
Pixar Popcorn as Ducky (voice) (2 episodes)
2020
The Prom as Principal Hawkins
2020
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Gustafson
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya (1 episode)
2020
Game On! as Self - Host (8 episodes)
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2020
All the Bright Places as Embry
2019
Green Eggs and Ham as Narrator (voice) (23 episodes)
2019
Playing with Fire as Mark
2019
Somewhere in the Middle as Self (archive footage)
2019
Dolemite Is My Name as Jerry Jones
2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2 episodes)
2019
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice) (10 episodes)
2019
The Lion King as Kamari (voice)
2019
Toy Story 4 as Ducky (voice)
2018
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
2018
The Predator as Coyle
2018
The Shop as Self (1 episode)
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Murray (voice)
2018
Impulse as Michael Pearce (2 episodes)
2018
2 Dope Queens as Self (1 episode)
2017
The Star as Dave (voice)
2017
No Activity as Officer Charles Brock (2 episodes)
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self (1 episode)
2017
Friends from College as Ethan Turner (16 episodes)
2017
The Disaster Artist as Keegan-Michael Key
2017
Win It All as Gene
2017
Get Out as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)
2017
The History of Comedy as Self (14 episodes)
2016
Why Him? as Gustav
2016
Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby as Alpha Wolf (voice)
2016
Bad Guys as Mantis Commander (voice)
2016
Storks as Alpha Wolf (voice)
2016
Don't Think Twice as Jack
2016
Welcome to Happiness as Proctor
2016
The Angry Birds Movie as Judge Peckinpah (voice)
2016
Keanu as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden
2016
Angie Tribeca as Helmut FröntBüt (1 episode)
2015
Freaks of Nature as Mr. Keller
2015
Supermansion as American Ranger (44 episodes)
2015
The Muppets as Self (1 episode)
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2 as Murray (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (4 episodes)
2015
The Hotwives of Las Vegas as Ace (7 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015
Vacation as Jack Peterson
2015
Tomorrowland as Hugo
2015
Teacher of the Year as Ronald Douche
2015
Pitch Perfect 2 as Beca's Boss
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015
Hot Ones as Self (1 episode)
2014
Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special as Himself
2014
Rubberhead as Self (segment "Absorption")
2014
Horrible Bosses 2 as Mike
2014
BoJack Horseman as Sebastian St. Clair (voice) (4 episodes)
2014
Let's Be Cops as Pupa
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self (1 episode)
2014
Playing House as Mark Rodriguez (26 episodes)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Responsible Guy (1 episode)
2014
Fargo as Bill Budge (4 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (3 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
2014
The Lego Movie as Foreman Jim (voice)
2013
Rick and Morty as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice) (2 episodes)
2013
Hell Baby as F'resnel
2013
Afternoon Delight as Bo
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self (11 episodes)
2013
The Amazing Race Canada as Self (1 episode)
2012
Dish Nation as Self (1 episode)
2012
Veep as Jordan Thomas Jr. (1 episode)
2012
Wanderlust as Marcy’s Flunkie
2012
Honest Trailers as Chief-of-Police (archive footage) (1 episode)
2012
NFL Honors as Himself (2 episodes)
2012
Key & Peele as Various Characters (53 episodes)
2012
Inside Comedy as Self (1 episode)
2011
Billy on the Street as Self (1 episode)
2011
'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse as Gangsta #2
2011
Talking Dead as Himself (1 episode)
2011
Brain Games as Himself - Host (8 episodes)
2011
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Guinness Man
2011
Wilfred as Dick Barbian (1 episode)
2011
Just Go with It as Ernesto
2011
Bob's Burgers as Bartender (voice) (1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Beefersutherland (voice) (1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Cory (voice) (1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Darnell (voice) (1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Dr. Juarez (voice) (1 episode)
2011
Bob's Burgers as Todd (voice) (2 episodes)
2010
Conan as Self (3 episodes)
2010
Due Date as New Father
2010
Welcome to the Jungle Gym as Mike McKenzie
2010
Epic Rap Battles of History as Gandhi (2 episodes)
2010
Epic Rap Battles of History as Michael Jordan (1 episode)
2010
Sons of Tucson as Eric (1 episode)
2009
The League as Carmenjello (1 episode)
2009
The Middle as Reverend Erik Devow (1 episode)
2009
Modern Family as Tom Delaney (1 episode)
2009
Archer as Detective Rimshot (voice) (5 episodes)
2009
Archer as Floyd (voice) (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2009
Parks and Recreation as Craig (1 episode)
2009
Parks and Recreation as Joe (3 episodes)
2008
Childrens Hospital as Captain Tripper (2 episodes)
2008
Childrens Hospital as Cop (1 episode)
2008
Role Models as Duane
2008
Chocolate News (1 episode)
2008
Gary Unmarried as Curtis (17 episodes)
2006
'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy as Gangster
2005
How I Met Your Mother as Calvin (1 episode)
2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Grant Anderson (1 episode)
2005
Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron (1 episode)
2005
American Dad! as Dennis (voice) (1 episode)
2005
American Dad! as E-Money (voice) (1 episode)
2004
Mr. 3000 as Reporter
2003
Uncle Nino as Stranger in Airport
2003
I'm with Her (1 episode)
2003
Reno 911! (6 episodes)
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self (1 episode)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self (3 episodes)
2001
Samurai Jack as Da' Samurai (voice) (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1995
MADtv as Various (100 episodes)
1994
ER as Witkowski (1 episode)
1994
ER as Witkowsky (1 episode)
1991
Lunatics: A Love Story as Passerby (uncredited)
1989
The Simpsons as Jazzy James (voice) (2 episodes)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
1969
Sesame Street (1 episode)
Production (2)
2020
Game On! (8 episodes)
• Executive Producer (8 episodes)
2016
Keanu
• Producer
Creator (1)
2012
Key & Peele
• Creator
Writing (1)
2014
Rubberhead
• Writer