Acting
Keegan-Michael Key
EN cinema · 75 credits
Born
22 March 1971 (age 55)
Birthplace
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Also known as Keegan Michael Key · Key & Peele
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
Filmography
The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania
as Murray (voice)
Buddy
as Buddy / Dark Buddy (voice)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
as Toad (voice)
Play Dirty
as Ed Mackey
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
as Self (archive footage)
Dear Santa
as Dr. Finkleman
Transformers One
as B-127 (voice)
IF
as Slime (voice)
Wonka
as Chief of Police
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
as Toad (voice)
Migration
as Delroy (voice)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)
Wendell & Wild
as Wendell (voice)
The Bubble
as Sean Knox
Pinocchio
as 'Honest' John (voice)
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Murray (voice)
The Prom
as Principal Hawkins
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as Gustafson
The Lion King
as Kamari (voice)
Dolemite Is My Name
as Jerry Jones
Toy Story 4
as Ducky (voice)
Somewhere in the Middle
as Self (archive footage)
The Predator
as Coyle
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Murray (voice)
Win It All
as Gene
The Star
as Dave (voice)
The Disaster Artist
as Keegan-Michael Key
Get Out
as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)
Bad Guys
2016
Bad Guys
as Mantis Commander (voice)
The Angry Birds Movie
as Judge Peckinpah (voice)
Keanu
as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden, Producer
Welcome to Happiness
as Proctor
Storks
as Alpha Wolf (voice)
Why Him?
as Gustav
Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby
as Alpha Wolf (voice)
Freaks of Nature
as Mr. Keller
Vacation
as Jack Peterson
Teacher of the Year
as Ronald Douche
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Murray (voice)
Tomorrowland
as Hugo
Pitch Perfect 2
as Beca's Boss
Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special
as Various Characters, Writer
Let's Be Cops
as Pupa
The Lego Movie
as Foreman Jim (voice)
Rubberhead
as Self (segment "Absorption"), Writer
Hell Baby
as F'resnel
Wanderlust
as Marcy’s Flunkie
CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience
2012
CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience
as Self - Host
Just Go with It
as Ernesto
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
as Guinness Man
'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse
as Gangsta #2
Due Date
as New Father
Role Models
as Duane
Mr. 3000
as Reporter
Uncle Nino
as Stranger in Airport
Garage: A Rock Saga
as TV Studio Manager
Lunatics: A Love Story
as Passerby (uncredited)