Keenen Ivory Wayans: Pioneering Comedy and Shaping Entertainment
Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans was born on June 8, 1958, in Harlem, New York City. He is the second of ten children to Howell Stouten Wayans, a supermarket manager, and Elvira Alethia (Green), a homemaker and social worker. Raised in a devout Jehovah’s Witness household, Keenen’s upbringing was rooted in strong family values and a…