Keegan-Michael Key

Actor
Writer
Producer

Stars Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Anya Taylor-Joy, Donald Glover, Keegan-Michael Key, Charlie Day, and Benny Safdie tackle questions from fans from IMDb social channels. The group discuss childhood obsessions, karaoke songs, classic Nintendo games, Easter eggs, and more.

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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Cast Answer Fan Questions

Keegan-Michael Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. He was adopted as a child by a black father and a white mother. In 1989, he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit Mercy as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts in Theater at Pennsylvania State University. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 4 wins & 38 nominations total

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Known for

Keanu

6.2

Clarence Goobril
Smoke Dresden

2016

Wonka

6.9

Chief of Police

2023

Let's Be Cops

6.4

Pupa

2014

Transformers One

7.6

B-127(voice)

2024

Credits

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Actor

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: an Almost History of America
6.6
TV Series
- Davy Crockett
- 2026
Rick and Morty
9.0
TV Series
- Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)
- 2015–2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
6.3
- Toad (voice)
- 2026
Buddy
7.1
- Buddy
- Dark Buddy (voice)
- 2026
Only Murders in the Building
8.0
TV Series
- Mayor Tillman
- 2025
Play Dirty
5.9
- Ed Mackey
- 2025
Unlimited Choices - Lay's Commercial
6.0
Video
- Morpheus
- 2025
Dear Santa
5.4
- Dr. Finkleman
- 2024
Transformers One
7.6
- B-127 (voice)
- 2024
IF
6.4
- Slime (voice)
- 2024
Elsbeth
7.5
TV Series
- Ashton Hayes
- 2024
Abbott Elementary
8.2
TV Series
- Superintendent Reynolds
- 2024
Wonka
6.9
- Chief of Police
- 2023
Migration
6.6
- Delroy (voice)
- 2023
Schmigadoon!
7.4
TV Series
- Josh Skinner
- 2021–2023

Writer

Producer

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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Cast Answer Fan Questions

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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Cast Answer Fan Questions

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Are Transformers Aliens or Robots? Chris Hemsworth Debates His Co-Stars

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How Timothée Chalamet and the 'Wonka' Cast Cracked Each Other Up

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Burning Questions With 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'

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Keegan-Michael Key Shows What Ducky Would Think of 'Toy Story 4' Winning Big

Personal details

Official sites
- Facebook
- Facebook Fan Page
Alternative names
- Keegan Michael Key
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- March 22, 1971
- Southfield, Michigan, USA
Spouses
Children
- No Children
Parents
- Carrie Herr
Relatives
- Dwayne McDuffie(Half Sibling)
Other works
Appears in Weird Al Yankovic's music video for "White and Nerdy" (2006)
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Trivia
A biological paternal half-brother of comic book writer Dwayne McDuffie, a fact neither was aware of while McDuffie was alive.

Quotes
Our show is not based on huge characters. There are characters in our show; whether or not they reoccur is based on the audience. Mad TV (1995) was a formula - our show doesn't have one,. We try to incorporate the shows. We're not trying to be cool here. We're trying to be funny. If you watch the beginning of certain shows, you notice that they're trying too hard to be hipsters and be cool. We're like, 'Why are you trying to be a badass?' We realize that we're nerds. Our goal in life is to get the laughs.