
Keegan-Michael Key
Acting
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.
Known for

MADtv
1995 · TV

Key & Peele
2012 · TV

SuperMansion
2015 · TV

Playing House
2014 · TV

Green Eggs and Ham
2019 · TV

Gary Unmarried
2008 · TV

Friends from College
2017 · TV

The History of Comedy
2017 · TV

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV

The Simpsons
1989 · TV

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 · TV

Schmigadoon!
2021 · TV

Fargo
2014 · TV

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019 · TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV

Game On!
2020 · TV

Reno 911!
2003 · TV

Brain Games
2011 · TV

Reboot
2022 · TV

BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV

Rick and Morty
2013 · TV

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV

The Pentaverate
2022 · TV

Only Murders in the Building
2021 · TV

The Hotwives of Las Vegas
2015 · TV

Conan
2010 · TV

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV

American Dad!
2005 · TV

Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV

Modern Family
2009 · TV

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV

How I Met Your Mother
2005 · TV

MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · TV

ER
1994 · TV

Bob's Burgers
2011 · TV

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV

NFL Honors
2012 · TV

Impulse
2018 · TV

No Activity
2017 · TV

The Middle
2009 · TV

Pixar Popcorn
2021 · TV

Sesame Street
1969 · TV

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · TV

Archer
2009 · TV

Parks and Recreation
2009 · TV

Veep
2012 · TV

Elsbeth
2024 · TV

Samurai Jack
2001 · TV

The League
2009 · TV

Funny AF with Kevin Hart
2026 · TV

Childrens Hospital
2008 · TV

Angie Tribeca
2016 · TV

Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020 · TV

Wilfred
2011 · TV

Epic Rap Battles of History
2010 · TV

The Muppets
2015 · TV

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV

I'm with Her
2003 · TV

Billy on the Street
2011 · TV

What the Fit
2018 · TV