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Keegan-Michael Key

ActorHollywood19 credits
63Star power

323rd of 1,031 in Hollywood

3 films led, $791M in reported gross.

Gross led
54
Consistency
34
Body of work
43
Momentum
87
Audience rating
90
The biggest Hollywood names
Born
22 March 1971
Birthplace
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Nationality
United States
Industry
Hollywood
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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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18 of 19 credits have a verdict, together taking $7.33B. The biggest was The Lion King at $1.66B. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.