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2 | Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor, writer, comedian, and producer. |
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4 | Key is perhaps best known as one-half of the comedy duo Series/KeyAndPeele with Creator/JordanPeele, whom he met while starring on the Creator/{{FOX}} late-night sketch comedy series ''{{Series/MadTV|1995}}''. Their own sketch series, also titled ''Key & Peele'', ran on Creator/ComedyCentral from 2012 to 2015. In 2016, Key and Peele starred in the comedy film ''Film/{{Keanu}}'', which they also produced. |
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6 | He is also the paternal half-brother of late comic book writer Creator/DwayneMcDuffie. Neither Key nor [=McDuffie=] were aware of the other's existence in the latter's lifetime, and the former only learned of their relationship after his death. |
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8 | !! Selected filmography: |
9 | * ''{{Series/MadTV|1995}}'' (2004 -- 2009) {{as himself}} / various characters |
10 | * ''Series/Reno911'' (2005 -- 2008) as Hypothetical Criminal |
11 | * ''Film/RoleModels'' (2008) as Duane |
12 | * ''Series/GaryUnmarried'' (2009-2010) as Curtis |
13 | * ''Series/ChildrensHospital'' (2010 -- 2015) as Cop / Captain Tripper |
14 | * ''Film/JustGoWithIt'' (2011) as Ernesto |
15 | * ''Series/KeyAndPeele'' (2012 -- 2015) {{as himself}} / various characters[[note]]also writer, co-creator, and producer[[/note]] |
16 | * ''Film/AfternoonDelight'' (2013) as Bo |
17 | * ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' (2013 -- 2016) {{as himself}} |
18 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' (2014) as Frank the Foreman (voice) |
19 | * ''Series/{{Fargo}}'' (2014) as FBI Special Agent Bill Budge |
20 | * ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' (2014 -- 2015) as Joe |
21 | * ''Film/HorribleBosses 2'' (2014) as Mike |
22 | * ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' (2014 -- 2015) as Sebastian St. Clair (voice) |
23 | * ''ARG/HuntTheTruth'' (2015) as Benjamin Giraud |
24 | * ''WesternAnimation/SuperMansion'' (2015 -- 2019) as American Ranger |
25 | * ''Film/PitchPerfect 2'' (2015) as Beca's Boss |
26 | * ''Film/{{Tomorrowland}}'' (2015) as Hugo Gernsback |
27 | * ''Film/{{Vacation}}'' (2015) as Jack Peterson |
28 | * ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2'' (2015) as Murray the Mummy (voice, [[TheOtherDarrin taking over]] from Music/CeeLoGreen) |
29 | * ''Film/{{Keanu}}'' (2016) as Clarence / Smoke Dresden[[note]]also producer[[/note]] |
30 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'' (2016) as Judge Peckinpah (voice) |
31 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}'' (2016) as Alpha Wolf (voice) |
32 | * ''Film/WhyHim'' (2016) as Gustav |
33 | * ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (2017) as Da Samurai (voice, [[TheOtherDarrin taking over]] from David Alan Grier) |
34 | * ''Series/FriendsFromCollege'' (2017 -- 2019) as Ethan Turner |
35 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheStar'' (2017) as Dave the Dove (voice) |
36 | * ''Film/ThePredator'' (2018) as Coyle |
37 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' (2019) as Ducky (voice) |
38 | * ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' (2019) as skekZok the Ritual-Master (voice) |
39 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019 Green Eggs & Ham]]'' (2019-) as Narrator (voice) |
40 | * ''[[Film/PlayingWithFire2019 Playing with Fire]]'' (2019) as Mark Rogers |
41 | * ''Series/HomeMovieThePrincessBride'' (2020) as Inigo Montoya |
42 | * ''Film/JingleJangleAChristmasJourney'' (2020) as Gustafson |
43 | * ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-) as Josh Skinner |
44 | * ''[[Film/TheBubble2022 The Bubble]]'' (2022) as Sean Knoa |
45 | * ''Series/ThePentaverate'' (2022) as Dr. Hobert Clark |
46 | * ''[[Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'' (2022) as Bjornson the Cheesemonger / Frog Co-Worker (voice) |
47 | * ''[[Film/Pinocchio2022Disney Pinocchio]]'' (2022) as John Worthington Foulfellow (a.k.a. Honest John) (voice) |
48 | * ''WesternAnimation/WendellAndWild'' (2022) as Wendell (voice) |
49 | * ''Series/{{Reboot|2022}}'' (2022-) as Reed Sterling |
50 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' (2023) as [[Characters/SuperMarioBrosAllies Toad]] (voice) |
51 | * ''Film/{{Wonka}}'' (2023) as Chief of Police |
52 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Migration}}'' (2023) as Delroy (voice) |
53 | * ''Film/{{IF|2024}}'' (2024) as Slime (voice) |
54 | * ''WesternAnimation/TransformersOne'' as Bumblebee (voice) |
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56 | !!Keegan Michael-Key's work provides examples of the following tropes: |
57 | * {{Keet}}: Displays a surprising amount of energy for his age, most notably with all his jumping and kicking as Luther. And despite being left to sit out the musical numbers on ''Whose Line'', he's ''incapable'' of sitting still. |
58 | * LastNameBasis: He became famous as a member of the "Key & Peele" duo, making him publicly known by his last name. After time has passed, this is no longer the case. |
59 | * NoIndoorVoice: While performing, this is something to be expected of him. When being himself, he is noticeably soft-spoken. |
60 | * PlaysGreatEthnics: He has played black characters, as well as Latinos, Arabs, South Asians and Native Americans. His light skin tone combined with a little makeup also allowed him to pass as white in a few of his comedic sketches. |
61 | * RedOniBlueOni: He's the Red Oni to Peele's more easygoing and relaxed Blue Oni. |
62 | * SelfDeprecation: A lot of his roles are comically ridiculous. |
63 | * ThoseTwoGuys: With Creator/JordanPeele as part of the Key and Peele duo as well as shared starring roles in movies such as ''Film/{{Keanu}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'' and ''WesternAnimation/WendellAndWild''. |
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