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Wayne Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian and television personality, best known for his role on ABC's television show Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and for a memorable sketch on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show.

Biography

Brady was born in Orlando, Florida. His first job as an entertainer was playing "Tigger" at Walt Disney World. He began to perform at a central Florida comedy club called SAK Comedy Club. He moved from Florida to Las Vegas, Nevada and then eventually on to Los Angeles, California in 1996, where he developed his acting skills. Brady is married to Mandie Taketa; they have one child.

In Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which featured such memorable castmates as Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, and Colin Mochrie, Brady astounded viewers with his dead-on impressions of various singers and his sense of humor. He went on to start his own ABC variety show in 2001, which failed, and a daytime talk show in 2002 called The Wayne Brady Show, which lasted two seasons and won four Daytime Emmy Awards, two of which went to Brady for Outstanding Talk Show Host. Wayne Brady also guest-starred on The Drew Carey Show in 1999 and 2000 to take part in Drew Live and Drew Live II. On the show, Brady played several games taken from Whose Line Is It Anway? for the two episodes with other characters.

In 2004, Brady joined the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago, playing the role of lawyer Billy Flynn. In 2006, Brady became the host of TV Land's That's What I'm Talking About, a talk show discussing the role of Blacks in the entertainment industry.

Chappelle's Show

Having created a likable, family-friendly public image, Brady sent it up in his 2004 sketch on Chappelle's Show, portraying himself as a real-life street thug and pimp. His line from the sketch, "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?", became widely quoted. Brady's appearance was spurred on by his mention in Paul Mooney's "Negrodamus" sketch where he said "White people love Wayne Brady, because Wayne Brady makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X." Chappelle later called to apologize to Brady and offer him a guest spot on the show. However, behind the scenes footage included on the Chappelle's Show season 2 DVD indicated that Brady had a hard time filming the sketch, especially in its use of foul language and violence.

Quotes from Chapelle's Show

"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?", in response to a hooker.
"Break yo'self foo'!", before firing an AK-47 at a group of bystanders in a drive-by shooting.
"Riverside motherfucker!", following the drive-by.
"This is not an option nigga, if you don't smoke this, we have a problem", when Dave Chappelle refuses Wayne's drugs.
"I'm Wayne Brady, bitch!", as he accelerates away after shooting Dave Chappelle in the leg. Paraphrased a memorable quote from Chappelle's Rick James sketch ("I'm Rick James, bitch!")
"I didn't know you liked to get wet," to Dave Chappelle
after giving him angel dust under false pretenses. A nod to a similar scene in Training Day
.

Partial filmography

Foodfight!
(2007)

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
(2006)

I'm Perfect (2005)

Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)

Geppetto (2000)

Batman Beyond (2000)

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