Description:
Keegan-Michael Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. He was adopted as a child by a black father and a white mother. In 1989, he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit Mercy as an undergraduate and earned his Master of Fine Arts in Theater at Pennsylvania State University. While at The University of Detroit Mercy, he was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta.
Birthday
March 22, 1971
Born In
Southfield, Michigan, USA
Alternative names
Keegan Michael Key
, Key
, Key and Peele
Height
185 cm
Parents
Carrie Herr
Children
No Children
Trivia
A biological paternal half-brother of comic book writer Dwayne McDuffie, a fact neither was aware of while McDuffie was alive.
Quotes
Our show is not based on huge characters. There are characters in our show; whether or not they reoccur is based on the audience. MADtv (1995) was a formula - our show doesn't have one,. We try to incorporate the shows. We're not trying to be cool here. We're trying to be funny. If you watch the beginning of certain shows, you notice that they're trying too hard to be hipsters and be cool. We're like, 'Why are you trying to be a badass?' We realize that we're nerds. Our goal in life is to get the laughs.
