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Wayne Brady

Wayne Brady is a versatile performer known for his ability to act, sing, dance and make audiences laugh. His syndicated talk/variety series, The Wayne Brady Show, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show and garnered him two Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show Host. He demonstrated his improvisational skills on Whose Line Is It Anyway?, for which he received an Emmy as well as four Emmy nominations. His television credits also include Everybody Hates Chris, How I Met Your Mother, 30 Rock, and Chapelle's Show.

On the big screen, Brady recently starred in the feature Crossover opposite Anthony Mackie. He completed voiceover roles in the animated DVD features The Adventures of Brer Rabbit and Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild, and provided a voice for the upcoming animated feature Foodfight! Brady, who also played Billy Flynn in the Broadway production of Chicago, currently can be seen starring in his live show, Making It Up, at the Venetian in Las Vegas.


Note: This profile was written in or before 2007.
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Wayne Brady Facts

OccupationActor, TV Host
BirthdayJune 2, 1972 (51)
SignGemini
BirthplaceOrlando, Florida, USA
Height6' (1m83)  How tall is Wayne Brady compared to you?
Awards2003 Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program (for Whose Line Is It Anyway?)

Selected Filmography

Friday Night Lights
Chappelle's Show 212
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
Far and Away
Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
Sofia The First: The Floating Palace
The Spoilers
Sofia The First: The Secret Library
VeggieTales: Noah's Ark
Investigation Concluded
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