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Wayne Brady was born in Orlando, Florida, and graduated from Dr. Phillips High
School at the age of 16. His first job as an entertainer was playing "Tigger" at Walt Disney
World. He began to perform at a central Florida comedy club called SAK Comedy Club. He
moved from Florida to Las Vegas, Nevada and then eventually on to Los Angeles, California in
1996, where he developed his acting skills.
In Whose Line Is It Anyway?, which featured Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles,
Greg Proops, and Colin
Mochrie, Wayne Brady found his true breakthrough and a chance to show
audiences his talents. He went on to star in his own ABC variety show in 2001 called The Wayne
Brady Show, and a daytime talk show of the same name in 2002, which lasted two seasons and
won four Daytime Emmy Awards, two of which went to Wayne Brady for Outstanding
Talk Show Host.
Wayne Brady has taken part in various other fields of entertainment throughout his
career. In 2004, he joined the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago, playing
the role of lawyer Billy Flynn. He also appeared briefly in the final episode of the 2004 season of
the comedy Reno 911!. He also guest starred on the SciFi's hit series show, Stargate SG-1 for
about half of an episode. Wayne Brady wrote and sang the theme song for Disney's
popular animated series The Weekenders. In 2005, he sang and recorded Jim Brickman's
original Disney song "Beautiful" and its Christmas version. In 2006, Wayne Brady
became the host of TV Land's That's What I'm Talking About, a talk show discussing the role of
African Americans in the entertainment industry. From August 29 to September 29, 2006, he also
hosted the FOX show Celebrity Duets.
Wayne Brady continues to tour with his live comedy show as well as make guest
appearances on television, the stage and film.
