Wayne Brady
June 2, 1972 (53 years old) in Columbus, Georgia, USA
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an Emmy Award-winning actor, singer, comedian, host, and television personality, known for his work as a comedian on the American version of the improv comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the host of his daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show. He was the original host of FOX's Don't Forget the Lyrics!, hosts the 2009 revival of Let's Make a Deal as well as Game of Talents. He has been a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and on The Masked Singer.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · After Midnight as Self
- 2024 · Self Reliance as Wayne Brady
- 2022 · Blank as Henry
- 2022 · American Gigolo as Lorenzo
- 2022 · Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution as Self
- 2022 · Make Some Noise as Self - Player
- 2021 · Ziwe as
- 2021 · Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical as Django
- 2020 · Blindfire as Davon
- 2020 · Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe as Stapler-Fist / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2020 · Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party as Self
- 2019 · Laughing Matters as Self
- 2019 · American Soul as Little Richard
- 2018 · Nailed It! as Self - Judge
- 2016 · Straight Outta OZ as
- 2015 · VeggieTales: Noah's Ark as Shem (voice)
- 2014 · The Hero of Color City as Blue (voice)
- 2013 · Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright as Brick Pimiento (voice)
- 2012 · Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess as Clover (voice)
- 2012 · Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne as Self
- 2012 · Foodfight! as Daredevil Dan (voice)
- 2011 · Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza as Self
- 2010 · The Fran Drescher Show as
- 2009 · Let's Make a Deal as Self - Host
- 2008 · Shatner's Raw Nerve as Self
- 2006 · Comics Unleashed as Self
- 2006 · Shorty McShorts' Shorts as Cameron
- 2006 · The Adventures of Brer Rabbit as Brer Wolf (voice)
- 2005 · Jim Brickman at the Magic Kingdom: The Disney Songbook as Self
- 2005 · Roll Bounce as D.J. Johnny Feelgood
- 2005 · Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild as Reeko (voice)
- 2005 · Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation as Self
- 2005 · I Do, They Don't as
- 2004 · Going to the Mat as Mason Wyatt
- 2004 · Clifford's Really Big Movie as Shackelford (voice)
- 2003 · Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 2000 · Geppetto as The Magician
- 1995 · Star Search as
- 1988 · Earth Girls Are Easy as Extra (uncredited)
- 1974 · The Daytime Emmy Awards as
- Future · The Prince as
- 2025 · Luke Null: Pretty Songs, Dirty Words as Self
- 2024 · Is It Cake? Holiday as Self - Guest Judge
- 2024 · Wayne Brady: The Family Remix as Self
- 2024 · A Hip Hop Story as Freddy
- 2023 · The Game Show Show as Self
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · The Cuphead Show! as King Dice (voice)
- 2021 · Game of Talents as Self - Host
- 2020 · The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ as
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · mixed-ish as Geoffrey
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · A Black Lady Sketch Show as Reggie
- 2019 · Lights Out with David Spade as Self - Panelist
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Fox
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Fox (archive footage)
- 2019 · The Masked Singer as Self - Guest Panelist
- 2018 · The Neighborhood as Isaiah Evans
- 2018 · Sofia the First: Forever Royal as Clover (voice)
- 2018 · Black Lightning as Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger
- 2018 · Black Lightning as Gravedigger
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · The F Word as Self
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Del Cooper
- 2016 · Milo Murphy's Law as Eugene (voice)
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Colony as Everett Kynes
- 2015 · Sofia The First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection as
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Light Girls as Self
- 2015 · World's Funniest Fails as Self - Panelist
- 2014 · Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy as Clover (voice)
- 2014 · Celebrity Name Game as Self
- 2014 · Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast as Clover (voice)
- 2014 · Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · 1982 as Alonso
- 2013 · Sofia the First: The Floating Palace as Clover (voice)
- 2013 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 2013 · Hollywood Game Night as Self
- 2013 · Sofia the First as Clover (voice)
- 2012 · Trust Us with Your Life as Himself
- 2012 · Baby Daddy as Chase Baxter
- 2012 · Key & Peele as Centipede Buddy
- 2010 · Katt Williams: 9 Lives as Self
- 2010 · Wayne Brady Live - Making Shit Up as Himself
- 2009 · Cubed as Wayne Brady
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- 2007 · Phineas and Ferb as Guide (voice)
- 2007 · Don't Forget the Lyrics! as Self - Host
- 2007 · The List as Lewis
- 2007 · Dirt as
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Steven
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Crossover as Vaughn
- 2006 · Psych as Hilton Fox
- 2005 · Everybody Hates Chris as Louis
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as James Stinson
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as
- 2005 · Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Hell's Kitchen as Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 · American Dad! as Astronaut (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Cuba Gooding Jr. (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Tungee (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Wayne Brady (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Major (voice)
- 2005 · Getting Along Famously as Jackie Kinghorn
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Kevin Hill as Pastor Jerry Carver
- 2004 · Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self
- 2003 · Reno 911! as New Jones - Deputy Culufu Garwood
- 2003 · The Electric Piper as Sly, The Electric Piper (voice)
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Chappelle's Show as
- 2002 · American Dreams as Jackie Wilson
- 2002 · The Anna Nicole Show as
- 2001 · The Wayne Brady Show as
- 2000 · Girlfriends as Derek Tyler
- 1999 · Batman Beyond as Micron (voice)
- 1998 · Hollywood Squares as
- 1998 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Stargate SG-1 as Trelak
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Wayne Brady
- 1993 · Raw as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1988 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Himself
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1983 · Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Host
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1972 · Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- Future · Sofia the First: Royal Magic as Clover (voice)