Keegan-Michael Key
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 Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.
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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
162
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-03-22 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Acting

2026

Super Mario World as Toad (voice)

2024

Elsbeth as Ashton Hayes

2024

Transformers One as B-127 (voice)

2024

IF as Slime (voice)

2024

Dear Santa as Dr. Finkleman

2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Toad (voice)

2023

Migration as Delroy (voice)

2023

Wonka as Chief of Police

2022

The Pentaverate as Dr. Hobart Clark

2022

Reboot as Reed Sterling

2022

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Murray (voice)

2022

Pinocchio as 'Honest' John (voice)

2022

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)

2022

Wendell & Wild as Wendell (voice)

2022

The Bubble as Sean Knox

2021

Abbott Elementary as Superintendent Reynolds

2021

Schmigadoon! as Josh Skinner

2021

Pixar Popcorn as Ducky (voice)

2020

Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya

2020

Game On! as Self - Host

2020

All the Bright Places as Embry

2020

The Prom as Principal Hawkins

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Not available

2019

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)

2019

Green Eggs and Ham as Narrator (voice)

2019

The Lion King as Kamari (voice)

2019

Toy Story 4 as Ducky (voice)

2019

Playing with Fire as Mark

2019

Dolemite Is My Name as Jerry Jones

2019

Somewhere in the Middle as Self (archive footage)

2018

2 Dope Queens as Self

2018

Impulse as Michael Pearce

2018

What the Fit as Self

2018

The Predator as Coyle

2018

The Shop as Self

2017

Friends from College as Ethan Turner

2017

No Activity as Officer Charles Brock

2017

Get Out as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)

2017

The Disaster Artist as Keegan-Michael Key

2017

The Star as Dave (voice)

2017

Win It All as Gene

2016

Angie Tribeca as Helmut FröntBüt

2016

The Angry Birds Movie as Judge Peckinpah (voice)

2016

Storks as Alpha Wolf (voice)

2016

Why Him? as Gustav

2016

Keanu as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden

2016

Don't Think Twice as Jack

2016

Bad Guys as Mantis Commander (voice)

2016

Welcome to Happiness as Proctor

2016

Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby as Alpha Wolf (voice)

2015

Hot Ones as Self

2015

The Muppets as Self

2015

Supermansion as American Ranger

2015

Tomorrowland as Hugo

2015

Hotel Transylvania 2 as Murray (voice)

2015

Pitch Perfect 2 as Beca's Boss

2015

Vacation as Jack Peterson

2015

Freaks of Nature as Mr. Keller

2015

Teacher of the Year as Ronald Douche

2015

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special as Various Characters

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Responsible Guy

2014

BoJack Horseman as Sebastian St. Clair (voice)

2014

Fargo as Bill Budge

2014

Playing House as Mark Rodriguez

2014

The Lego Movie as Foreman Jim (voice)

2014

Horrible Bosses 2 as Mike

2014

Let's Be Cops as Pupa

2014

Rubberhead as Self (segment "Absorption")

2013

Rick and Morty as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)

2013

Super Fun Night as Slade

2013

Hell Baby as F'resnel

2012

Veep as Jordan Thomas Jr.

2012

Inside Comedy as Self

2012

Key & Peele as Various Characters

2012

Honest Trailers as Chief-of-Police (archive footage)

2012

NFL Honors as Himself

2012

Wanderlust as Marcy’s Flunkie

2012

Dish Nation as Self

2011

Bob's Burgers as Beefersutherland (voice)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Bartender (voice)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Dr. Juarez (voice)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Cory (voice)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Todd (voice)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Darnell (voice)

2011

Billy on the Street as Self

2011

Talking Dead as Himself

2011

Wilfred as Dick Barbian

2011

Love Bites as Drew

2011

Brain Games as Himself - Host

2011

Just Go with It as Ernesto

2011

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Guinness Man

2010

Conan as Self

2010

Epic Rap Battles of History as Michael Jordan

2010

Sons of Tucson as Eric

2010

Due Date as New Father

2010

Welcome to the Jungle Gym as Mike McKenzie

2009

Parks and Recreation as Craig

2009

Modern Family as Tom Delaney

2009

The Middle as Reverend Erik Devow

2009

Archer as Floyd (voice)

2009

Archer as Detective Rimshot (voice)

2009

The League as Carmenjello

2008

Childrens Hospital as Cop

2008

Childrens Hospital as Captain Tripper

2008

Gary Unmarried as Curtis

2008

Role Models as Duane

2008

Chocolate News as Not available

2005

How I Met Your Mother as Calvin

2005

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Grant Anderson

2005

American Dad! as Dennis (voice)

2005

American Dad! as E-Money (voice)

2005

Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron

2004

Mr. 3000 as Reporter

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

2003

Reno 911! as Theoretical Criminal

2003

Reno 911! as Cow Man

2003

Reno 911! as Blu-Ray Thief

2003

I'm with Her as Not available

2003

Uncle Nino as Stranger in Airport

2001

Samurai Jack as Da' Samurai (voice)

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1995

MADtv as Various

1994

ER as Witkowski

1994

ER as Witkowsky

NaN

Play Dirty as Not available

1991

Lunatics: A Love Story as Passerby (uncredited)

1989

The Simpsons as Jazzy James (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1969

Sesame Street as Not available

NaN

Playing POTUS as Self
Crew

2020

Game On! Executive Producer

2016

Keanu Producer

2014

Rubberhead Writer

2012

Key & Peele Creator