Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer born on March 22, 1971, in Southfield, Michigan.
Key attended Shrine Catholic High School before going on to study at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Detroit Mercy. Working across film, television, and voice acting, he has built a career that spans multiple formats and platforms. His work as both a performer and a producer reflects the range of roles he's taken on in the industry, and he's also credited as an author alongside his screen work.
On the voice acting side, Key has appeared in a number of high-profile animated productions, including Toy Story 4, The Lion King, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Transformers One, and Wonka. That consistent presence in animated features marks out voice work as a notable strand running through his career as a film actor.
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Quotes by Keegan-Michael Key
I'm from the Midwest, so I always assumed, 'Well, I have to think badly of myself, because that's being humble.'
I don't know if people would be surprised by this or not, but I'm kind of into nutrition and weight lifting. I know I'm kind of a slender man, but the human physique fascinates me, and learning about metabolism.
There's something very simple and contemplative about 'John Wick' - what is interesting is that it looks like it was based on an Akira Kurosawa movie.
There's a very famous South African playwright named Athol Fugard, and I'd be in any play he's ever did.
I would love to play a fun character. Like, I would love to be in 'A Long Day's Journey Into Night.' I love that play. I'd play Edmond or Jamie. I don't care which.
I would play just about any role, male or female, in the Anton Chekov play 'The Cherry Orchard,' which I love.
Success isn't measured by the amount of people that watch you unless you allow it to be.
The immediacy of improvisation is intoxicating, but there's an intimacy that you get that's very different when you're doing drama.
With a lot of my comedic heroes, I'm trying to make sure that, wherever they might have gotten off-track a bit, I've learned that lesson.
Bill Murray is such a tremendous talent, but the world wasn't ready for 'Razor's Edge,' for something that thoughtful and with that much depth at that time in his career.