Wayne Brady Biography (1972-)

Born June, 2, 1972, in Orlando, FL; son of Wayne Brady (a U.S. Army officer);married Mandie Taketa, April 3, 1999; children: Maile Masako. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Bragman/Nyman/Cafarelli, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 300, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, producer
Birth Details: 1972; Orlando, Florida, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Himself, Kwik Witz (also known as Quick Witz), 1996
Himself, Whose Line Is It Anyway? (also known as Whose Line?), ABC, 1998
Himself, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Channel 4, 1998
Officer Brady, Vinyl Justice, VH1, 1998
Various characters, The Wayne Brady Show, ABC, 2001
Host, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2002-2004
Movies
Eli James, On Promised Land, The Disney Channel, 1994
The magician, Geppetto, ABC, 2000
Voice of Sly, the Electric Piper, The Electric Piper (animated), Nickelodeon, 2003
Specials
Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1998
Reporter, Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1999
Host (Los Angeles), Safe Night USA, PBS and Black Entertainment Television, 1999
Santa Tracker, Walt Disney World 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,ABC, 2000
Cohost (Hollywood), Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2001, ABC,2000
The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Award, ABC, 2000
Himself, The Second Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2000
The Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 2001
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2002, ABC, 2001
The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, VH1, 2002

Himself, Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (documentary), TV Land, 2002
Himself, TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
Himself (host), Miss America Pageant, ABC, 2002
Himself (host), Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade, ABC, 2002
Himself, The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
Host, The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2003
Presenter, The 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, The WB, 2003
Episodic
John, "The Sons of Icarus," Superboy, syndicated, 1990
Henry Ulmer, "Hatton's Turn: Parts 1 & 2," In the Heat of the Night, CBS, 1993
(Uncredited) Pepe's pizza delivery man, "Editor in Chief," Clarissa Explains It All, Nickelodeon, 1993
Himself/interviewee, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
Wayne, "Drew Live," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1999
Himself, Strassman, 2000
Himself, "Frat Party," The Cindy Margolis Show, 2000
Wayne, "Drew Live II," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 2000
Voice of Micron, "The Call: Parts 1 & 2," Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 2000
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2001, 2002
Himself, The View, ABC, 2002
Himself, "Daredevilin," Player$, 2003
Jackie Wilson, "The One," American Dreams, NBC, 2003
Himself, "To Live and Diaper in L.A.," The Anna Nicole Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
Also appeared as himself, The Hollywood Squares; guest host, Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television; Damon, I'll Fly Away, NBC; waiter, The Home Court, NBC; judge, Star Search, CBS.
Television Work
Series
Executive producer, The Wayne Brady Show, ABC, 2001
Co-executive producer, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2002-2004
Stage Appearances
Blade to the Heat, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1996
Also appeared in A Chorus Line; Fences; A Raisin in theSun; Jesus Christ Superstar; I'm Not Rappaport; Cotton Patch Gospel, Edyth Bush Theatre; as Joe Grady, The Only Game in Town, Los Angeles.
Major Tours
Toured in Wayne Brady and Friends (improv show), U.S. cities.
WRITINGS
Television Episodes
The Wayne Brady Show, ABC, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Parade Magazine, August 31, 2003, p. 14

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