Wayne Brady

Acting

Biography

Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an Emmy Award-winning actor, singer, comedian, host, and television personality, known for his work as a comedian on the American version of the improv comedy series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the host of his daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show. He was the original host of FOX's Don't Forget the Lyrics!, hosts the 2009 revival of Let's Make a Deal as well as Game of Talents. He has been a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and on The Masked Singer.

Born: June 2, 1972

Place of Birth: Columbus, Georgia, USA

Known For

Movie

Filmography

2025

Luke Null: Pretty Songs, Dirty Words

as Self

2024

Is It Cake? Holiday

as Self - Guest Judge

2024

Wayne Brady: The Family Remix

as Self

2024

A Hip Hop Story

as Freddy

2024

After Midnight

as Self

2024

Self Reliance

as Wayne Brady

2023

The Game Show Show

as Self

2022

Blank

as Henry

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

2022

Sherri

as Self - Guest

2022

American Gigolo

as Lorenzo

2022

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

as Self

2022

Make Some Noise

as Self - Player

2022

The Cuphead Show!

as King Dice (voice)

2021

Ziwe

2021

Game of Talents

as Self - Host

2021

Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical

as Django

2020

Blindfire

as Davon

2020

The Drew Barrymore Show

as Self

2020

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe

as Stapler-Fist / Additional Voices (voice)

2020

Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party

as Self

2020

Feeding America Comedy Festival

as Self

2020

Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ

2020

Stars in the House

as Self

2019

Laughing Matters

as Self

2019

mixed-ish

as Geoffrey

2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Reggie

2019

Lights Out with David Spade

as Self - Panelist

2019

American Soul

as Little Richard

2019

The Masked Singer

as Fox

2019

The Masked Singer

as Fox (archive footage)

2019

The Masked Singer

as Self - Guest Panelist

2019

The Masked Singer

as Self - Video Message

2018

The Neighborhood

as Isaiah Evans

2018

Sofia the First: Forever Royal

as Clover (voice)

2018

Nailed It!

as Self - Judge

2018

Black Lightning

as Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger

2018

Black Lightning

as Gravedigger

2017

Drop the Mic

as Self

2017

The F Word

as Self

2017

The Good Fight

as Del Cooper

2016

Milo Murphy's Law

as Eugene (voice)

2016

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

2016

Straight Outta OZ

2016

Colony

as Everett Kynes

2015

Sofia The First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection

2015

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self

2015

VeggieTales: Noah's Ark

as Shem (voice)

2015

Light Girls

as Self

2015

World's Funniest Fails

as Self - Panelist

2014

Sofia The First: The Curse Of Princess Ivy

as Clover (voice)

2014

Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy

as Clover (voice)

2014

The Hero of Color City

as Blue (voice)

2014

Celebrity Name Game

as Self

2014

Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast

as Clover (voice)

2014

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

as Additional Voices (voice)

2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2013

1982

as Alonso

2013

Sofia the First: The Floating Palace

as Clover (voice)

2013

Sofia The First: Ready To Be A Princess

as Clover (voice)

2013

Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

as Brick Pimiento (voice)

2013

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

2013

Hollywood Game Night

as Self

2013

Sofia the First

as Clover (voice)

2012

Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess

as Clover (voice)

2012

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne

as Self

2012

Trust Us with Your Life

as Himself

2012

Baby Daddy

as Chase Baxter

2012

Foodfight!

as Daredevil Dan (voice)

2012

Key & Peele

as Centipede Buddy

2011

Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza

as Self

2010

The Fran Drescher Show

2010

Katt Williams: 9 Lives

as Self

2010

Wayne Brady Live - Making Shit Up

as Himself

2009

Let's Make a Deal

as Self - Host

2009

Cubed

as Wayne Brady

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Guest Judge

2008

Shatner's Raw Nerve

as Self

2007

Phineas and Ferb

as Guide (voice)

2007

Don't Forget the Lyrics!

as Self - Host

2007

The List

as Lewis

2007

Dirt

as Tweety's Henchman

2006

30 Rock

as Steven

2006

Comics Unleashed

as Self

2006

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

2006

Crossover

as Vaughn

2006

Shorty McShorts' Shorts

as Cameron

2006

Psych

as Hilton Fox

2006

The Adventures of Brer Rabbit

as Brer Wolf (voice)

2005

Jim Brickman at the Magic Kingdom: The Disney Songbook

as Self

2005

Roll Bounce

as D.J. Johnny Feelgood

2005

Everybody Hates Chris

as Louis

2005

How I Met Your Mother

as James Stinson

2005

The Tyra Banks Show

2005

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

as Reeko (voice)

2005

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

as Self

2005

Dancing with the Stars

as Self - Contestant

2005

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

2005

I Do, They Don't

2005

American Dad!

as Astronaut (voice)

2005

American Dad!

as Cuba Gooding Jr. (voice)

2005

American Dad!

as Tungee (voice)

2005

American Dad!

as Wayne Brady (voice)

2005

American Dad!

as Major (voice)

2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

2004

Kevin Hill

as Pastor Jerry Carver

2004

Going to the Mat

as Mason Wyatt

2004

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

as Self

2004

Clifford's Really Big Movie

as Shackelford (voice)

2003

Comedy Central Roasts

as Self

2003

Reno 911!

as New Jones - Deputy Culufu Garwood

2003

The Electric Piper

as Sly, The Electric Piper (voice)

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003

Chappelle's Show

2002

American Dreams

as Jackie Wilson

2002

The Anna Nicole Show

2000

Girlfriends

as Derek Tyler

2000

Geppetto

as The Magician

1999

Batman Beyond

as Micron (voice)

1998

Hollywood Squares

1998

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Self

1997

The View

as Self

1997

Stargate SG-1

as Trelak

1995

MADtv

as Self

1995

The Drew Carey Show

as Wayne Brady

1995

Star Search

1993

Raw

as Self

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1988

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

as Himself

1988

Earth Girls Are Easy

as Extra (uncredited)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1983

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1974

The Daytime Emmy Awards

1974

American Music Awards

as Self - Host

1974

American Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

1972

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

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