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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Acting

—		Play Dirty
—		Playing POTUS as Self

2024		Dear Santa as Dr. Finkleman
2024		Transformers One as B-127 (voice)
2024		IF as Slime (voice)
2024		Elsbeth as Ashton Hayes

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
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
2022		The Bubble as Sean Knox
2022		Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Murray (voice)

2021		Abbott Elementary as Superintendent Reynolds
2021		Schmigadoon! as Josh Skinner
2021		Pixar Popcorn as Ducky (voice)

2020		The Prom as Principal Hawkins
2020		Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Gustafson
2020		Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya
2020		Game On! as Self - Host
2020		Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2020		All the Bright Places as Embry

2019		Playing with Fire as Mark
2019		Green Eggs and Ham as Narrator (voice)
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
2019		The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)
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
2018		Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Murray (voice)
2018		Impulse as Michael Pearce
2018		2 Dope Queens as Self

2017		The Star as Dave (voice)
2017		No Activity as Officer Charles Brock
2017		Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017		Friends from College as Ethan Turner
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

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

2015		Freaks of Nature as Mr. Keller
2015		Supermansion as American Ranger
2015		The Muppets as Self
2015		Hotel Transylvania 2 as Murray (voice)
2015		The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015		The Hotwives of Las Vegas as Ace
2015		Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
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
2015		Hot Ones as Self

2014		Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special as Self
2014		Rubberhead as Self (segment "Absorption")
2014		Horrible Bosses 2 as Mike
2014		BoJack Horseman as Sebastian St. Clair (voice)
2014		Let's Be Cops as Pupa
2014		Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014		Playing House as Mark Rodriguez
2014		Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Responsible Guy
2014		Fargo as Bill Budge
2014		Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014		The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014		The Lego Movie as Foreman Jim (voice)
2014		Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self

2013		Rick and Morty as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)
2013		Hell Baby as F'resnel
2013		Afternoon Delight as Bo
2013		Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2013		The Amazing Race Canada as Self

2012		Dish Nation as Self
2012		CC: Stand-Up - The Bonnaroo Experience as self
2012		Veep as Jordan Thomas Jr.
2012		Wanderlust as Marcy’s Flunkie
2012		Honest Trailers as Chief-of-Police (archive footage)
2012		NFL Honors as Himself
2012		Key & Peele as Various Characters
2012		Inside Comedy as Self

2011		Billy on the Street as Self
2011		'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse as Gangsta #2
2011		Talking Dead as Himself
2011		Brain Games as Himself - Host
2011		Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Guinness Man
2011		Wilfred as Dick Barbian
2011		Love Bites as Drew
2011		Just Go with It as Ernesto
2011		Bob's Burgers as Beefersutherland (voice)
2011		Bob's Burgers as Cory (voice)
2011		Bob's Burgers as Bartender (voice)
2011		Bob's Burgers as Dr. Juarez (voice)
2011		Bob's Burgers as Todd (voice)
2011		Bob's Burgers as Darnell (voice)

2010		Conan as Self
2010		Due Date as New Father
2010		Welcome to the Jungle Gym as Mike McKenzie
2010		Epic Rap Battles of History as Gandhi
2010		Epic Rap Battles of History as Michael Jordan
2010		Sons of Tucson as Eric

2009		The League as Carmenjello
2009		The Middle as Reverend Erik Devow
2009		Modern Family as Tom Delaney
2009		Archer as Floyd (voice)
2009		Archer as Detective Rimshot (voice)
2009		Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009		Parks and Recreation as Craig
2009		Parks and Recreation as Joe

2008		Childrens Hospital as Cop
2008		Childrens Hospital as Captain Tripper
2008		Role Models as Duane
2008		Chocolate News
2008		Gary Unmarried as Curtis

2006

'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy as Gangster

2005		How I Met Your Mother as Calvin
2005		It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Grant Anderson
2005		Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005		American Dad! as Dennis (voice)
2005		American Dad! as E-Money (voice)