Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key is an American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the sketch-comedy series and , along with fellow MADtv cast member Jordan Peele. He also played Pupa in the 2014 buddy cop comedy film and voiced Murray the mummy in ' (taking over from Cee-Lo Green), Alpha the wolf in the 2016 animated film , Dave, an eccentric dove in the 2017 animated biblical comedy film , Wendell in the 2022 Netflix adult stop-motion horror-comedy film , and Toad in .
For Disney, he played a Reporter in the 2004 Touchstone Pictures sports film Mr. 3000, Hugo Gernsback in the 2015 sci-fi film Tomorrowland, and voiced Phineas Foolery in Sheriff Callie's Wild West. He also appeared in the The Muppets episode "Swine Song". Additionally, he voiced Ducky in the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 4 and Banzai (renamed Kamari) in the CGI adaptation of The Lion King (both released in 2019). He also voiced the Frog Co-worker and Bjornson the Cheesemonger in the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers hybrid film, Honest John in the live-action remake of Pinocchio (both released in 2022), and portrayed Curtis in the CBS/ABC Studios TV show . He will voice Finnick in Zootopia 2 (2025), replacing the late Tommy "Tiny" Lister.
Key was born in Southfield, Michigan, the son of an African American father, Leroy McDuffie, and Carrie Herr, a woman of Polish and Flemish descent. He was adopted at a young age by a couple from Detroit, Michael Key and Patricia Walsh, who were both social workers. Like his birth parents, his adoptive parents were also a black man and a white woman. Through his biological father, Key had two half-brothers, one of whom was comic book writer . Key discovered the existence of his half-siblings only after they had both died. Raised Catholic, Key attended the University of Detroit Mercy as an undergraduate, earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater in 1993, followed by a Master of Fine Arts in theater at Pennsylvania State University in 1996.
==Roles==
Hugo Gernsback.jpg|Hugo Gernsback(Tomorrowland)
Phineas Foolery.jpg|Phineas Foolery(Sheriff Callie's Wild West)
Ducky - Toy Story 4.jpg|Ducky(Toy Story 4)
Kamari (2019 film).png|Kamari(The Lion King;2019 live-action adaptation)
Key&Peele-TM.jpg|Himself(The Muppets)
Frog Coworker.jpg|Frog Co-worker(Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers)
Bjornson-the-cheesemonger-1653313903.jpg|Bjornson the Cheesemonger(Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers)
Pinocchio 2022 (24).jpg|Honest John(Pinocchio;2022 live-action adaptation)
==Gallery==
Keegan-Michael Key Peabody 2014 (cropped).jpg|Keegan-Michael Key attending the 2014 Peabody Awards.
Key & Peele MTV Movie Awards.jpg|Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele attending the 2016 MTV Movie Awards.
Keegan-Michael Key Tonys.jpg|Keegan-Michael Key speaks onstage during the 71st annual Tony awards in June 2017. 
Olivia Munn & Keegan-Michael Key at MTV VMA.jpg|Keegan-Michael Key and Olivia Munn speak onstage during the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
Keegan-Michael Key behind the scenes TS4.jpg|Keegan-Michael Key behind the scenes of Toy Story 4. 
The Lion King (2019) - Keegan-Michael Key, Florence Kasumba and Eric Andre with Kamari, Shenzi, and Azizi.jpg|Keegan-Michael Key, Florence Kasumba, and Eric Andre facing their hyena characters for the 2019 live-action adaptation of The Lion King.
KMK TIFF19.jpg|Keegan-Michael Key attending the 2019 Toronto International Film Fest. 
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