Keegan-Michael Key

ActorProducerWriter Mar 22 (age 55) Southfield, Michigan, USA 1975–2026 (51 year career)

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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, Mi…

Known For

Film

Get Out

NCAA Prospect (uncredited)

Film

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Toad (voice)

Film

Toy Story 4

Ducky (voice)

Film

The Lego Movie

Foreman Jim (voice)

Film

The Lion King

Kamari (voice)

Film

All the Bright Places

Embry

Film

Hotel Transylvania 2

Murray (voice)

Film

Transformers One

B-127 (voice)

Filmography

Acting (153)

Movies (71)

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026 Upcoming

as Toad (voice)

Apr 1

Buddy

2026

as Buddy the Unicorn (voice)

Play Dirty

2025

as Ed Mackey

6.6

King Hamlet

2025

as Self

Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

2025

as Self (archive footage)

as Slime (voice)

Transformers One

as B-127 (voice)

Dear Santa

as Dr. Finkleman

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

as Toad (voice)

Migration

as Delroy (voice)

Wonka

as Chief of Police

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

2022

as Murray (voice)

7.0

Pinocchio

2022

as 'Honest' John (voice)

6.3

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

2022

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

The Bubble

as Sean Knox

Wendell & Wild

as Wendell (voice)

The Prom

as Principal Hawkins

All the Bright Places

2020

as Embry

7.6

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020

as Gustafson

6.6

Feeding America Comedy Festival

as Self

Toy Story 4

as Ducky (voice)

The Lion King

as Kamari (voice)

Dolemite Is My Name

as Jerry Jones

Playing with Fire

as Mark

Somewhere in the Middle

2019

as Self (archive footage)

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

2019

as Self

6.1

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Murray (voice)

The Predator

as Coyle

Get Out

as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)

The Star

as Dave (voice)

The Disaster Artist

as Keegan-Michael Key

7.1

Win It All

2017

as Gene

5.7

The Angry Birds Movie

2016

as Judge Peckinpah (voice)

6.3

Storks

2016

as Alpha Wolf (voice)

Why Him?

as Gustav

Keanu

as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden

6.1

Bad Guys

2016

as Mantis Commander (voice)

Don't Think Twice

as Jack

Welcome to Happiness

as Proctor

Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby

2016

as Alpha Wolf (voice)

Vacation

as Jack Peterson

Tomorrowland

as Hugo

Pitch Perfect 2

as Beca's Boss

Hotel Transylvania 2

as Murray (voice)

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special

2015

as Various Characters

Freaks of Nature

as Mr. Keller

Teacher of the Year

as Ronald Douche

The Lego Movie

as Foreman Jim (voice)

Horrible Bosses 2

as Mike

Let's Be Cops

as Pupa

Rubberhead

as Self (segment "Absorption")

5.0

Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special

as Self

Afternoon Delight

as Bo

Hell Baby

as F'resnel

Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele)

as Agent

Wanderlust

as Marcy’s Flunkie

CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience

2012

as Self - Host

Just Go with It

2011

as Ernesto

6.7

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011

as Guinness Man

4.2

'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse

2011

as Gangsta #2

Due Date

2010

as New Father

6.4

Welcome to the Jungle Gym

2010

as Mike McKenzie

Role Models

2008

as Duane

6.5

Yoga Matt

2008

as Matt

'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy

as Gangster

Mr. 3000

as Reporter

Uncle Nino

as Stranger in Airport

7.6

Lunatics: A Love Story

1991

as Passerby (uncredited)

4.6

Playing POTUS

as Self

Hotel Transylvania 5

as Murray (voice)

The Woody and Friends Movie

Television (82)

Elsbeth

as Ashton Hayes

Reboot

as Reed Sterling

The Pentaverate

as Dr. Hobart Clark

Abbott Elementary

as Superintendent Reynolds

7.4

Only Murders in the Building

as Mayor Tillman

Schmigadoon!

as Josh Skinner

Pixar Popcorn

as Ducky (voice)

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

as Inigo Montoya

Game On!

as Self - Host

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self - Guest

Green Eggs and Ham

as Narrator (voice)

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)

Impulse

as Michael Pearce

The Shop

as Self

What the Fit

as Self

2 Dope Queens

as Self

No Activity

as Officer Charles Brock

6.7

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

as Self

Friends from College

as Ethan Turner

Detroiters

as Smilin' Jack

The History of Comedy

as Self

Angie Tribeca

as Helmut FröntBüt

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest

Hot Ones

as Self

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

as Self - Guest

5.2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

The Muppets

as Self

SuperMansion

as American Ranger

The Hotwives of Las Vegas

2015

as Ace

2.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Fargo

as Bill Budge

BoJack Horseman

as Sebastian St. Clair (voice)

8.5

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014

as Responsible Guy

7.8

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

as Self

Playing House

as Mark Rodriguez

Rick and Morty

as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)

8.7

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

Super Fun Night

as Slade

The Amazing Race Canada

as Self

Veep

as Jordan Thomas Jr.

Key & Peele

as Various Characters

Inside Comedy

as Self

NFL Honors

as Himself

Dish Nation

as Self

Bob's Burgers

as Beefersutherland (voice)

Wilfred

as Dick Barbian

Love Bites

as Drew

Talking Dead

as Himself

Brain Games

as Himself - Host

Billy on the Street

as Self

Conan

as Self

Epic Rap Battles of History

as Gandhi

Sons of Tucson

as Eric

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Modern Family

as Tom Delaney

The Middle

as Reverend Erik Devow

Parks and Recreation

as Craig

Archer

as Detective Rimshot (voice)

The League

as Carmenjello

Childrens Hospital

as Cop

Gary Unmarried

as Curtis

Chocolate News

American Dad!

as E-Money (voice)

How I Met Your Mother

2005

as Calvin

8.1

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

as Grant Anderson

8.3

Hell's Kitchen

2005

as Self - Restaurant Patron

6.8

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Reno 911!

as Theoretical Criminal

I'm with Her

Samurai Jack

as Da' Samurai (voice)

The View

as Self - Guest

MADtv

as Various

as Witkowski

The Simpsons

as Jazzy James (voice)

8.0

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Sesame Street

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Crew (4)

Movies (3)

Keanu

2016

Producer

6.1

Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special

Writer

Rubberhead

Writer

Television (1)

Game On!

2020

Executive Producer

9.0