Brady, Wayne 1972–

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BRADY, Wayne 1972–

PERSONAL

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. Education: Graduated from Dr. Phillips High School, 1990. Avocational Interests: Playing Sony PlayStation 2.

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.

Career: Actor, writer, and producer. Began doing comedy work at Sak Theatre, Orlando, FL, 1990; Houseful of Honkeys (stage improvisational group), member; appeared in numerous television commercials for Church's chicken (1999), Bud Light (1999), McDonald's (2002), Avaya Telecom Equipment (2002), International Delight non–dairy creamers (2003), and Avaya, Inc. (2003).

Awards, Honors: Rookie of the Year, Sak Theatre, 1992, for TheatreSports/Improv; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program, 2001, 2003, Emmy Award, outstanding individual performance in a variety or music program, 2003, all for Whose Line Is It Anyway?; Daytime Emmy Award, outstanding talk show host, 2003, for The Wayne Brady Show; Best Actor in a Musical Award, for Cotton Patch Gospel.

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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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 the Sun; Jesus Christ Superstar; I'm Not Rappaport; Cotton Patch Gospel, Edyth Bush Theatre; as Joe Grady, The Only Game in Town, Los Angeles.