Wayne Brady

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.

Known For

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

The Drew Carey Show

Wayne Brady

Girlfriends

Raw

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Luke Null: Pretty Songs, Dirty Words	Self
2024	A Hip Hop Story	Freddy
2024	Self Reliance	Wayne Brady
2022	Blank	Henry
2021	Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical	Django
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival	Self
2020	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe	Stapler-Fist / Additional Voices (voice)
2020	Blindfire	Davon
2019	Laughing Matters	Self
2018	Sofia the First: Forever Royal	Clover (voice)
2016	Straight Outta OZ
2015	Light Girls	Self
2015	VeggieTales: Noah's Ark	Shem (voice)
2014	The Hero of Color City	Blue (voice)
2014	Sofia the First: The Enchanted Feast	Clover (voice)
2014	Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy	Clover (voice)
2014	Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars	Additional Voices (voice)
2013	1982	Alonso
2013	Sofia the First: The Floating Palace	Clover (voice)
2013	Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright	Brick Pimiento (voice)
2012	Foodfight!	Daredevil Dan (voice)
2012	Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne	Self
2012	Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess	Clover (voice)
2010	Katt Williams: 9 Lives	Self
2010	Wayne Brady Live - Making Shit Up	Himself
2007	The List	Lewis
2006	Crossover	Vaughn
2006	The Adventures of Brer Rabbit	Brer Wolf (voice)
2005	Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild	Reeko (voice)
2005	Roll Bounce	D.J. Johnny Feelgood
2005	Jim Brickman at the Magic Kingdom: The Disney Songbook	Self
2005	Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation	Self
2005	I Do, They Don't
2004	Clifford's Really Big Movie	Shackelford (voice)
2004	Going to the Mat	Mason Wyatt
2004	Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?	Self
2003	The Electric Piper	Sly, The Electric Piper (voice)
2000	Geppetto	The Magician
1988	Earth Girls Are Easy	Extra (uncredited)

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	After Midnight	Self
2024	Wayne Brady: The Family Remix	Self
2024	Is It Cake? Holiday	Self - Guest Judge
2023	The Game Show Show	Self
2022	Make Some Noise	Self - Player
2022	The Cuphead Show!	King Dice (voice)
2022	Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution	Self
2022	Sherri	Self - Guest
2022	American Gigolo	Lorenzo
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self
2021	Game of Talents	Self - Host
2021	Ziwe
2020	Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party	Self
2020	The Drew Barrymore Show	Self
2020	Stars in the House	Self
2020	Wayne Brady's Comedy IQ
2019	Tamron Hall	Self - Guest
2019	The Masked Singer	Fox
2019	The Masked Singer	Fox (archive footage)
2019	A Black Lady Sketch Show	Reggie
2019	The Masked Singer	Self - Guest Panelist
2019	American Soul	Little Richard
2019	Lights Out with David Spade	Self - Panelist
2019	mixed-ish	Geoffrey
2018	Black Lightning	Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger
2018	Nailed It!	Self - Judge
2018	The Neighborhood	Isaiah Evans
2018	Black Lightning	Gravedigger
2017	The Good Fight	Del Cooper
2017	The F Word	Self
2017	Drop the Mic	Self
2016	Match Game	Self - Panelist
2016	Milo Murphy's Law	Eugene (voice)
2016	Colony	Everett Kynes
2015	World's Funniest Fails	Self - Panelist
2015	Celebrity Family Feud	Self
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self
2014	Celebrity Name Game	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2013	Sofia the First	Clover (voice)
2013	Hollywood Game Night	Self
2013	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self
2012	Trust Us with Your Life	Himself
2012	Baby Daddy	Chase Baxter
2012	Key & Peele	Centipede Buddy
2011	Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza	Self
2010	The Fran Drescher Show
2009	Cubed	Wayne Brady
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2009	Let's Make a Deal	Self - Host
2008	Shatner's Raw Nerve	Self
2007	Dirt
2007	Phineas and Ferb	Guide (voice)
2007	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	Self - Host
2006	30 Rock	Steven
2006	Shorty McShorts' Shorts	Cameron
2006	Psych	Hilton Fox
2006	Comics Unleashed	Self
2006	The Megan Mullally Show	Self - Guest
2005	How I Met Your Mother	James Stinson
2005	Everybody Hates Chris	Louis
2005	Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005	The Tyra Banks Show
2005	Getting Along Famously	Jackie Kinghorn
2005	American Dad!	Astronaut (voice)
2005	American Dad!	Cuba Gooding Jr. (voice)
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2005	Hell's Kitchen	Self - Restaurant Patron
2005	Dancing with the Stars	Self - Contestant
2005	American Dad!	Tungee (voice)
2005	American Dad!	Wayne Brady (voice)
2005	American Dad!	Major (voice)
2004	Kevin Hill	Pastor Jerry Carver
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003	Reno 911!	New Jones - Deputy Culufu Garwood
2003	Comedy Central Roasts	Self
2003	Chappelle's Show
2002	The Anna Nicole Show
2002	American Dreams	Jackie Wilson
2001	The Wayne Brady Show
2000	Girlfriends
1999	Batman Beyond	Micron (voice)
1998	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self
1998	Hollywood Squares
1997	The View	Self
1997	Stargate SG-1	Trelak
1995	MADtv	Self
1995	Star Search
1995	The Drew Carey Show	Wayne Brady
1993	Raw
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Himself
1983	Reading Rainbow	Himself - Narrator (voice)
1974	The Daytime Emmy Awards
1974	American Music Awards	Self - Host
1974	American Music Awards	Self - Presenter
1972	Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest	Self
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter