Keegan-Michael Key
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.
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Acting History
2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie as Toad (voice)
2025Play Dirty as Ed Mackey
2025King Hamlet as Self
2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special as Self (archive footage)
2024Dear Santa as Dr. Finkleman
2024Transformers One as B-127 (voice)
2024IF as Slime (voice)
2024Elsbeth as Ashton Hayes
2023Migration as Delroy (voice)
2023Wonka as Chief of Police
2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie as Toad (voice)
2022Wendell & Wild as Wendell (voice)
2022Reboot as Reed Sterling
2022Pinocchio as 'Honest' John (voice)
2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers as Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)
2022The Pentaverate as Dr. Hobart Clark
2022The Bubble as Sean Knox
2022Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Murray (voice)
2021Abbott Elementary as Superintendent Reynolds
2021Only Murders in the Building as Mayor Tillman
2021Schmigadoon! as Josh Skinner
2021Pixar Popcorn as Ducky (voice)
2020The Prom as Principal Hawkins
2020Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Gustafson
2020Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Inigo Montoya
2020Game On! as Self - Host
2020Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
2020All the Bright Places as Embry
2019Green Eggs and Ham as Narrator (voice)
2019Playing with Fire as Mark
2019Somewhere in the Middle as Self (archive footage)
2019Dolemite Is My Name as Jerry Jones
2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as skekZok (The Ritual Master) (voice)
2019The Lion King as Kamari (voice)
2019Toy Story 4 as Ducky (voice)
2018The Predator as Coyle
2018The Shop as Self
2018Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Murray (voice)
2018Impulse as Michael Pearce
2018What the Fit as Self
20182 Dope Queens as Self
2017The Star as Dave (voice)
2017No Activity as Officer Charles Brock
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
2017Friends from College as Ethan Turner
2017The Disaster Artist as Keegan-Michael Key
2017Win It All as Gene
2017Get Out as NCAA Prospect (uncredited)
2017The History of Comedy as Self
2016Why Him? as Gustav
2016Pigeon Toady's Guide to Your New Baby as Alpha Wolf (voice)
2016Bad Guys as Mantis Commander (voice)
2016Storks as Alpha Wolf (voice)
2016Don't Think Twice as Jack
2016Welcome to Happiness as Proctor
2016The Angry Birds Movie as Judge Peckinpah (voice)
2016Keanu as Clarence Goobril / Smoke Dresden
2016Angie Tribeca as Helmut FröntBüt
2015Freaks of Nature as Mr. Keller
2015SuperMansion as American Ranger
2015The Muppets as Self
2015Hotel Transylvania 2 as Murray (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015The Hotwives of Las Vegas as Ace
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015Vacation as Jack Peterson
2015Tomorrowland as Hugo
2015Teacher of the Year as Ronald Douche
2015Pitch Perfect 2 as Beca's Boss
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
2015Hot Ones as Self
2015Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special as Various Characters
2014Comedy Central's All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special as Self
2014Rubberhead as Self (segment "Absorption")
2014Horrible Bosses 2 as Mike
2014BoJack Horseman as Sebastian St. Clair (voice)
2014Let's Be Cops as Pupa
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014Playing House as Mark Rodriguez
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Responsible Guy
2014Fargo as Bill Budge
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
2014The Lego Movie as Foreman Jim (voice)
2013Rick and Morty as Fourth-Dimensional Being (voice)
2013Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele) as Agent
2013Super Fun Night as Slade
2013Hell Baby as F'resnel
2013Afternoon Delight as Bo
2013Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
2013The Amazing Race Canada as Self
2012Dish Nation as Self
2012CC:Stand-Up: The Bonnaroo Experience as Self - Host
2012Veep as Jordan Thomas Jr.
2012Wanderlust as Marcy’s Flunkie
2012NFL Honors as Himself
2012Key & Peele as Various Characters
2012Inside Comedy as Self
2011Billy on the Street as Self
2011'Weird Al' Yankovic: Alpocalypse as Gangsta #2
2011Talking Dead as Himself
2011Brain Games as Himself - Host
2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Guinness Man
2011Wilfred as Dick Barbian
2011Love Bites as Drew
2011Just Go with It as Ernesto
2011Bob's Burgers as Beefersutherland (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Bartender (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Cory (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Dr. Juarez (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Todd (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Darnell (voice)
2010Conan as Self
2010Due Date as New Father
2010Welcome to the Jungle Gym as Mike McKenzie
2010Epic Rap Battles of History as Gandhi
2010Epic Rap Battles of History as Michael Jordan
2010Sons of Tucson as Eric
2009The League as Carmenjello
2009The Middle as Reverend Erik Devow
2009Modern Family as Tom Delaney
2009Archer as Floyd (voice)
2009Archer as Detective Rimshot (voice)
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Parks and Recreation as Craig
2009Parks and Recreation as Joe
2008Childrens Hospital as Cop
2008Childrens Hospital as Captain Tripper
2008Role Models as Duane
2008Chocolate News
2008Yoga Matt as Matt
2008Gary Unmarried as Curtis
2006'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy as Gangster
2005How I Met Your Mother as Calvin
2005It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Grant Anderson
2005Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
2005American Dad! as Dennis (voice)
2005American Dad! as E-Money (voice)
2004Mr. 3000 as Reporter
2003Uncle Nino as Stranger in Airport
2003I'm with Her
2003Reno 911! as Theoretical Criminal
2003Reno 911! as Cow Man
2003Reno 911! as Blu-Ray Thief
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2001Samurai Jack as Da' Samurai (voice)
1997The View as Self - Guest
1995MADtv as Various
1994ER as Witkowski
1994ER as Witkowsky
1991Lunatics: A Love Story as Passerby (uncredited)
1989The Simpsons as Jazzy James (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1969Sesame Street
—Buddy
—Playing POTUS as Self