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|name = <big>Keegan-Michael Key</big>
 
|name = <big>Keegan-Michael Key</big>
|image = [[File:Keegan2.jpg|300px]]
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|image = [[File:Keegan-Michael Key.png|300px]]
 
|fullname = Keegan-Michael Key
 
|fullname = Keegan-Michael Key
 
|nicknames = Key
 
|nicknames = Key
|born = March 22, 1971 (age 45)<br>''Southfield, Michigan''
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|born = March 22, 1971 (age {{Age|birth_year=1971|birth_month=3|birth_day=22}})<br>''Southfield, Michigan''
 
|YouTube Channel = [http://youtube.com/user/comedycentral Comedy Central]
 
|YouTube Channel = [http://youtube.com/user/comedycentral Comedy Central]
 
|hair = Bald
 
|hair = Bald
 
|eyes = Brown
 
|eyes = Brown
 
|ERBnumber = [[Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]]<br>[[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali]]
 
|ERBnumber = [[Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]]<br>[[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali]]
|As = [[Gandhi]]<br>[[Michael Jordan]]}}
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|As = [[Gandhi]]<br>[[Michael Jordan]]}}'''Keegan-Michael Key''' portrayed [[Gandhi]] in [[Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Michael Jordan]] in [[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali]].
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'''Keegan-Michael Key''' is an actor and comedian best known for his role in the Comedy Central sketch series ''[[Key & Peele]]'' alongside [[Jordan Peele]]. He also hosted the show ''The Planet's Funniest Animals'' for a short time. He appeared in [[Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali]], portraying [[Gandhi]] and [[Michael Jordan]], respectively. He starred as Vandaveon in a satirical review of Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. posted onto Comedy Central's YouTube channel as part of Key and Peele's ''Vandaveon and Mike'' series. He has also appeared in several films, including ''Just Go With It'', ''Due Date'', ''Let's Be Cops'', ''Horrible Bosses 2'', ''Hell Baby'', ''Pitch Perfect 2'', and ''Keanu''.
 
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==Information on the actor==
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Keegan-Michael Key was born on March 22nd, 1971, in Southfield, Michigan. He is an actor and comedian best known for starring in the comedy sketch series ''MADtv'' and in the Comedy Central sketch series ''[[Key & Peele]]'' along with [[Jordan Peele]]. He also hosted the show ''The Planet's Funniest Animals'' for a short time. Furthermore, Key has appeared in several films, including ''Let's Be Cops'', ''Horrible Bosses 2'', ''Pitch Perfect 2'', ''Tomorrowland'', ''Hotel Transylvania 2'', ''Keanu'', ''The Angry Birds Movie'', and ''Why Him?''.
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*He is the second/third non-YouTube rapper to appear, after [[Snoop Dogg]] and alongside [[Jordan Peele]].
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*Key and [[Jordan Peele]] are the second and third non-YouTube rappers to appear, after [[Snoop Dogg]].
**He is the first/second non-YouTube rapper to reappear, alongside Jordan Peele in [[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali|the same battle]].
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**He and Peele are the first and second non-YouTube rappers to reappear.
 
*He revealed both battles that he appeared in ahead of time.
 
*He revealed both battles that he appeared in ahead of time.
*Both of his characters started the battle.
 
**[[Gandhi]] is the only one who also ended it.
 
 
*He and Peele both appeared in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s parody "White & Nerdy" portraying gangsters.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw</ref>
 
*He and Peele both appeared in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s parody "White & Nerdy" portraying gangsters.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw</ref>
   

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Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key
Actor information
Full name Keegan-Michael Key
Nickname(s) Key
Born March 22, 1971 (age 53)
Southfield, Michigan
YouTube Channel Comedy Central
Physical description
Hair Bald
Eyes Brown
Appearance information
Appeared in Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.
Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali
As Gandhi
Michael Jordan

Keegan-Michael Key portrayed Gandhi in Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. and Michael Jordan in Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali.

Information on the actor

Keegan-Michael Key was born on March 22nd, 1971, in Southfield, Michigan. He is an actor and comedian best known for starring in the comedy sketch series MADtv and in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele along with Jordan Peele. He also hosted the show The Planet's Funniest Animals for a short time. Furthermore, Key has appeared in several films, including Let's Be Cops, Horrible Bosses 2, Pitch Perfect 2, Tomorrowland, Hotel Transylvania 2, Keanu, The Angry Birds Movie, and Why Him?.

Appearances

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Trivia

  • Key and Jordan Peele are the second and third non-YouTube rappers to appear, after Snoop Dogg.
    • He and Peele are the first and second non-YouTube rappers to reappear.
  • He revealed both battles that he appeared in ahead of time.
  • He and Peele both appeared in "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody "White & Nerdy" portraying gangsters.[1]

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