Wayne Brady
American actor, comedian, and television personality
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Wayne Alphonso Brady is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He's a regular cast member on the US version of the improvisational comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. In December 2025, Brady participated in the Black Broadway Men's Spotlight Series: Live, a free conversation that highlights Black male leaders in theater. The series, hosted by DeMone Seraphin, explores the personal and…
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- Sofia the First: Magical Friends — Clover (voice)2026
- Sofia the First: Royal Magic — Clover (voice)2026
- Luke Null: Pretty Songs, Dirty Words — Self2025
- A Hip Hop Story — Freddy2024
- Self Reliance — Wayne Brady2024
- After Midnight — Self2024
- Wayne Brady: The Family Remix — Self2024
- Is It Cake? Holiday — Self - Guest Judge2024
- The Game Show Show — Self
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Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He was the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show, the original host of Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics!, and he has hosted Let's Make a Deal since its 2009 revival.
Brady also performs musical theatre; he portrayed Lola/Simon in the Tony Award–winning musical Kinky Boots on Broadway from November 2015 to March 2016, and played Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of Hamilton from January 2017 to April 2017.
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