Keegan-Michael Key

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-03-22 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Southfield, Michigan, USA

Keegan-Michael Key

Biography

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 T...

Acting

2023

Wonka

as Chief of Police

2023

2024

Dear Santa

as Dr. Finkleman

2008

Role Models

as Duane

2024

Transformers One

as B-127 (voice)

2023

Migration

as Delroy (voice)

2016

Bad Guys

as Mantis Commander (voice)

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

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

2013

Hell Baby

as F'resnel

2014

2015

Freaks of Nature

as Mr. Keller

2014

The Lego Movie

as Foreman Jim (voice)

2015

Vacation

as Jack Peterson

2015

Teacher of the Year

as Ronald Douche

2015

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Murray (voice)

1991

Lunatics: A Love Story

as Passerby (uncredited)

2016

The Angry Birds Movie

as Judge Peckinpah (voice)

2010

2015

2016

Keanu

as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden

2015

Pitch Perfect 2

as Beca's Boss

2016

2012

Wanderlust

as Marcy’s Flunkie

2024

IF

as Slime (voice)

2016

Storks

as Alpha Wolf (voice)

2016

Why Him?

as Gustav

2017

Win It All

as Gene

2003

Uncle Nino

as Stranger in Airport

2011

Just Go with It

as Ernesto

2004

Mr. 3000

as Reporter

2010

Due Date

as New Father

2018

The Predator

as Coyle

2016

2017

The Star

as Dave (voice)

2019

The Lion King

as Kamari (voice)

2017

The Disaster Artist

as Keegan-Michael Key

2022

Wendell & Wild

as Wendell (voice)

2019

Dolemite Is My Name

as Jerry Jones

2019

Toy Story 4

as Ducky (voice)

2020

The Prom

as Principal Hawkins

2014

Rubberhead

as Self (segment "Absorption")

2017

Get Out

as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)

2022

The Bubble

as Sean Knox

2019

Somewhere in the Middle

as Self (archive footage)

2022

Pinocchio

as 'Honest' John (voice)

2026

Super Mario World

as Toad (voice)

2015

Production

2016

Keanu

as Producer

2014

Rubberhead

as Writer

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