Keegan-Michael Key
Acting
Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for starring in the Comedy Central sketch series Key & Peele and for his six seasons as a cast member on MADtv. He has also appeared in the films Wonka, Toy Story 4, and Pitch Perfect 2. Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. His father is African-American and his mother is European-American. He was adopted as a child. In 1989 he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts at the Pennsylvania State University School of Theatre. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.
Known for
2026The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Toad (voice)
2026Buddy
Buddy the Unicorn (voice)
2025Play Dirty
Ed Mackey
2025Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Self (archive footage)
2025King Hamlet
Self
2024Dear Santa
Dr. Finkleman
2024Transformers One
B-127 (voice)
2024IF
Slime (voice)
2023Wonka
Chief of Police
2023The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Toad (voice)
2023Migration
Delroy (voice)
2022Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Frog Co-Worker / Bjornson the Cheesemonger (voice)
2022Wendell & Wild
Wendell (voice)
2022The Bubble
Sean Knox
2022Pinocchio
'Honest' John (voice)
2022Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Murray (voice)
2020All the Bright Places
Embry
2020The Prom
Principal Hawkins
2020Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Gustafson
2020Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Celebration
Self
2019The Lion King
Kamari (voice)
2019Dolemite Is My Name
Jerry Jones
2019Toy Story 4
Ducky (voice)
