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{{ActorInfobox
|name = <big> Keegan-Michael Key </big>
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|name = <big>Keegan-Michael Key</big>
|image = [[File:Keystyle.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
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|born = March 22, 1971 (age {{Age|birth_year=1971|birth_month=3|birth_day=22}})<br>''Southfield, Michigan''
|born = March 27, 1971
 
 
|YouTube Channel = [http://youtube.com/user/comedycentral Comedy Central]
 
|YouTube Channel = [http://youtube.com/user/comedycentral Comedy Central]
|hair = None
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|hair = Bald
 
|eyes = Brown
 
|eyes = Brown
|ERBnumber = [[Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]]<br> [[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali]]
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|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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==Information on the actor==
'''Keegan-Michael Key''' is a famous comedian best known for his role in the Comedy Central sketch series ''[[Key & Peele]]'' alongside [[Jordan Peele]]. He appeared in [[Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr.]] and [[Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali]], playing [[Gandhi]] and [[Michael Jordan]], respectively. He also hosted the show ''The Planet's Funniest Animals'' for a short time. He also parodically conducted a review of Gandhi vs Martin Luther King Jr. along with Peele, as their alter egos, Vandaveon and Mike.
 
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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==
===='''Season 2'''====
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===='''Season 2:'''====
 
*[[Gandhi]]
 
*[[Gandhi]]
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===='''Season 3'''====
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===='''Season 3:'''====
 
*[[Michael Jordan]]
 
*[[Michael Jordan]]
   
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==Trivia==
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*Key and [[Jordan Peele]] are the second and third non-YouTube rappers to appear, after [[Snoop Dogg]].
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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 and Peele both appeared in [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s parody "White & Nerdy" portraying gangsters.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw</ref>
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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<gallery navigation="true">
Gandhi 2.png|Keegan-Michael Key as Gandhi
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Gandhi In Battle.png|Keegan-Michael Key as Gandhi|link=Gandhi
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Gandhi Title Card.gif|Gandhi's title card|link=Gandhi
MikeyJoJo.png|Keegan-Michael Key as Michael Jordan
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Michael Jordan In Battle.png|Keegan-Michael Key as Michael Jordan|link=Michael Jordan
Key gangsta.png|Key as a gangster in "White and Nerdy"
 
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Michael Jordan Title Card.gif|Michael Jordan's title card|link=Michael Jordan
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
==Trivia==
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
*Key revealed both battles that he was in ahead of time.
 
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{{Actor}}
*Both of his characters started the battle.
 
** [[Gandhi]] is the only one that also ended it.
 
*He is the second oldest guest to rap, after [["Weird Al" Yankovic]].
 
*He and Peele both appeared in "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9qYF9DZPdw White & Nerdy] portraying gangsters.
 
*He is the second/third non-YouTuber rapper, after [[Snoop Dogg]] and alongside [[Jordan Peele]].
 
*From 2005 to 2008 he was a moderator of '''The Planet's Funniest Animals''' show on Animal Planet.
 
*He is the first non-YouTuber rapper to reappear, the second being [[Jordan Peele]] in the same battle.
 
 
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Revision as of 16:38, 23 July 2019

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

Season 2:

Season 3:

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]

Gallery

References