Keegan Michael Key, son of Leroy McDuffie (Black) & Carrier Heer (White), is an American comedian-actor who owns a net worth of $8 million.
Key is not only an actor but also a writer, producer. Key is best known for his central comedy “Key & Peele”. Key’s further comedy sequence was “Playing House”.
Key played a vital role on American comedy series “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and on “Mad TV”.
Could you guess whose voice was lent on the character Ducky of Toy Story 4? Well, Michael key further known as a voice actor and he bloomed his voice through the character Ducky.
Net Worth: $8 Million
As a host, Key successfully presented Animal Planet’s show “The Planet’s Funniest Animals” and “Brain Games” on National Geography.
Keegan Michael Key: At a Glance
Net Worth | $8 million |
Date of Birth | March 22, 1971. |
Birth Place | Southfield, Michigan, U.S. |
Gender | Male |
Height | 1.85m |
Weight | 72 kg |
Spouses | Cynthia Blaise(m. 1998; div. 2017) Elisa Pugliese (m. 2018) |
Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer |
Nationality | American |
Early Life
Keegan Michael Key a boy of Leroy McDuffie & Carrier Heer was born on March 22, 1971. His father McDuffle is black and his mother Carrier Heer is white. Later on, he was sheltered by Michael Key & Patricia Walsh. Key’s biological half-brother is Dwayne McDuffie who is an absurd book writer.
Talk about education, Key completed both bachelor and master degree in Theatre.
Career
Key’s acting career was started joining the Mad TV shows as a cast member in 2004. Michael Key along with Jordan Peele released Comedy Central’s sketch series “Key and Peele”.
During his acting career, Key played various interesting characters like “Coach Hines”, “Dr. Funkenstein”.
Key played supporting roles in numerous films like “Pitch Perfect 2”, “Don’t think twice”. Key has Successfully provided his voice work in various reputed films like “The Lego Movie”, “The Lion King”, “The Angry Birds Movie”, “Storks”, “Hotel Transylvania 2” & “Toy Story 4”.
Keegan Michael Key also hosted various TV shows. Key was the founding member of the Hamtramck Michigan’s Planet Ant Theatre.
Salary Highlights
Keegan Michael Key yearly earns $1.11 million. His monthly income is more than $92k.
FAQs
Though in 2015 Key and Peele have ended, their career is still persistent. Michael is active in his career whereas Peele is inactive.
Michael key was not jealous when Peele got Oscar for “Get Out” rather they continued their “Key and Peele” show.
Key played the role of Villain Hyena Kamari in Disney’s live-action remake.