People

Keegan-Michael Key

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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, 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.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Buddy

As Buddy the Unicorn (voice)

The Predator

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

As Toad (voice)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

As Toad (voice)

Toy Story 4

As Ducky (voice)

Wonka

As Chief of Police

The Lion King

As Kamari (voice)

Transformers One

As B-127 (voice)

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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When the Children's Host Turns Predator

Casper Kelly's Buddy lets a singing orange unicorn hold his own cast hostage inside a deranged 1990s kids' show. This chain traces the lineage of the lethal ent...

5 films

From Oscar Glory to Genre Gold: A Career Reinvention Chain

Trace the arc of performers who swapped prestige for pulp, and found a different kind of immortality in genre cinema.

4 films

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