Everything about Wayne Brady totally explained
Wayne Alphonso Brady (born
June 2,
1972 in
Orlando, Florida) is an
Emmy-winning
American comedian,
singer and
television personality, known for his role on the
ABC television show
Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his daytime talk show,
The Wayne Brady Show. He is now the host of
Fox's
Don't Forget the Lyrics!.
Biography
Brady was born in
Orlando, Florida and graduated from
Dr. Phillips High School in 1989. At 16, he started performing in community theater, along with playing
Tigger at
Walt Disney World. He began to perform at a central Florida comedy club called
SAK Comedy Lab. He moved from Florida to
Las Vegas, Nevada and then eventually on to
Los Angeles, California in
1996, where he developed his acting skills.
In
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which featured
Drew Carey,
Ryan Stiles, and
Colin Mochrie, Brady astounded viewers with his amazing singing, acting abilities, displays of athleticism, his dead-on impressions of various singers and his sense of humor. In
2003, Brady won a
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Series for his work on the show, the only person to win the award for a television series, as opposed to a special, since
Dana Carvey in
1993.
He went on to star in his own
ABC variety show in
2001 called
The Wayne Brady Show, which failed, and a daytime talk show of the same name in
2002, 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 Anyway? 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. He also appeared briefly in the final episode of the 2004 season of the comedy
Reno 911!. Additionally, Wayne guest starred on the
Sci Fi Channel's hit series show
Stargate SG-1 as the first-prime of the
Goa'uld System Lord, Ares.
Brady wrote and sang the theme song for Disney's popular animated series
The Weekenders. In
2005, he sang and recorded
Jim Brickman's original Disney song "Beautiful" (a cover of
All-4-One's
2002 hit "Beautiful As U") and its Christmas version.
In
2006, Brady became the host of
TV Land's
That's What I'm Talking About, a talk show discussing the role of African-Americans in the entertainment industry
From
August 29 -
September 29,
2006, Brady hosted the FOX show
Celebrity Duets.
On
November 27,
2006, Brady made a guest appearance on the CBS sitcom
How I Met Your Mother, playing James, the
gay brother of
Neil Patrick Harris's character Barney. His character conflicts with Barney due to his choice to marry and adopt a baby. Brady returned to the show in 2007 in the episode
The Yips, in which he's shown to be indirectly responsible for Barney's current superconfident personality.
He had also appeared as a guest star for the MTV show
Nick Cannon's
Wild 'N Out. Brady also helps with Adult Swim TV show
Robot Chicken.
Brady has also gone "north-of-the-border" and guest starred in Mochrie's
CBC comedy,
Getting Along Famously.
He has also appeared on the episode "You Don't Know Jack" on the television show
Dirt and also guest starred on the show
30 Rock, where he played the role of Steven Black, Liz Lemon's date for the The Source Awards. Steven and Liz's relationship quickly ended when they discovered they'd nothing in common and Liz accidentally shot him in the butt.
Brady was also the co-host of the short-lived VH1 show "Vinyl Justice" in
1998.
Brady revisited his Alma mater Dr. Phillips High School in Florida showcasing many of the impersonations, vocal gymnastics and outrageous creativity that has made him a star. Performing vocals with him in this event were singers Wendy Alane Wright and Connie Jackson.
Also in
2007, ABC Family premiered the movie called "The List" starring Wayne Brady. The List is about a man who proposes to his girlfriend. When she says no, he begins to make a list of qualities he believes his "Perfect Woman" should have.
Brady married his wife Mandie in 1999, but according to documents filed
July 2,
2007, she filed for divorce from Wayne, citing irreconcilable differences. The couple finalized their divorce on April 16th 2008.
Brady guest starred as
Julius Rock's gifted younger brother, Louis, in the television series,
Everybody Hates Chris.
Wayne currently hosts a singing game show called
Don't Forget the Lyrics! on
FOX. He also performs "Wayne Brady: Making it up" at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada four nights a week.
He was also on two episodes of
Kevin Hill.
In 2007, Wayne became an official supporter of
Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called the Friends of RMHC.
Public image and Chappelle's Show satire
Wayne Brady has successfully carved out a career and public image through his various family-friendly projects and roles, and because of this, he's also sometimes been the subject of mocking satire and claims that he
acts "too white".
In an episode of the Comedy Central series
Chappelle's Show, cast member
Paul Mooney mocked Brady in his "
Negrodamus" sketch. In the sketch, Mooney's character "prophesied" that "White people love Wayne Brady, because he makes
Bryant Gumbel look like
Malcolm X"; a reference to the fact that many of Brady's fans are white Americans who enjoy the actor's family-friendly projects.
Show creator and star
Dave Chappelle later called to apologize to Brady and offered him a guest spot on the show. In the episode, Brady is hired to host the series after Chappelle "quits" the series. Toward the end of the episode, Chappelle returns, and the two co-star in a flashback sequence (which parodies the 2001 film
Training Day), in which Brady reveals himself to be a violent,
sociopathic
pimp who torments Chappelle when the two spend the night hanging out together. Among the acts of depravity Brady commits is a
drive-by shooting, the
murder of a
police officer, and forcing Chappelle to smoke
PCP. As a joke from what Paul Mooney said, Wayne Brady himself says "I make Brian Gumbel look like Malcolm X huh motherfucker?" right after a flashback of Paul Mooney saying it. Some of the lines from the sketch include Wayne Brady telling a prostitute who worked for him, "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a bitch?", "This isn't an option nigga, if you don't smoke this then we've a problem," (to Chappelle in reference to the PCP), "I don't give a fuck, they cancelled
my show, and shit goes crazy!" (after murdering a police officer who pulled him over), and, later, "I'm Wayne Brady bitch!" (after shooting Dave Chappelle in the leg), a reference to Chappelle's Rick James catch phrase, "I'm Rick James, bitch!"
Partial filmography
Singles
"Don't Stop" (2005) - Jamie Jones featuring Wayne Brady and William Carthright
"Beautiful" (2005) - Wayne Brady, accompanied on piano by songwriter Jim Brickman for the soundtrack of Cinderella.
"Unsung Heroes" (2004) - Wayne BradyFurther Information
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