01of 1720th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett CollectionIn Living Colorpremiered on April 15, 1990. On top of being ahead of its time, the sketch comedy show was home to plenty of recognizable faces and even a few future A-listers! Scroll through to see what they’re all up to.
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In Living Colorpremiered on April 15, 1990. On top of being ahead of its time, the sketch comedy show was home to plenty of recognizable faces and even a few future A-listers! Scroll through to see what they’re all up to.
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Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Since the show — for which Keenen took home anEmmyin 1990 — he has been successful both behind the camera as a writer and director, was a talk show host for a short time and was a judge onLast Comic Standingin 2014.
Keenen has five children who he shares with ex-wife Daphne Wayans.
03of 17Damon Wayans Sr.20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; JB Lacroix/ WireImageAlong with his brothers,Damonmanaged to create some particularly hilarious and memorable sketches and characters onIn Living Color, like Homey the Clown and the Head Detective.The comedian has continued to make audiences laugh, whether it be while doing stand-up comedy or on shows likeMy Wife and Kids(2001–2005). He starred on the seriesLethal Weaponas Roger Murtaugh, from 2016 to 2019.Damon has four kids with his ex-wife, Lisa Thorner:Damon Jr., Michael, Cara Mia and Kyla.
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Damon Wayans Sr.
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Along with his brothers,Damonmanaged to create some particularly hilarious and memorable sketches and characters onIn Living Color, like Homey the Clown and the Head Detective.
The comedian has continued to make audiences laugh, whether it be while doing stand-up comedy or on shows likeMy Wife and Kids(2001–2005). He starred on the seriesLethal Weaponas Roger Murtaugh, from 2016 to 2019.
Damon has four kids with his ex-wife, Lisa Thorner:Damon Jr., Michael, Cara Mia and Kyla.
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Shawn Wayans
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Shawn is also a proud father of three kids, who he shares with his ex-wife, Ursula Alberto.
05of 17Marlon WayansJeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Amanda Edwards/GettyMarlon Wayansalso appeared on the show, and has continued to flex his comedy skills since.Often working alongside his brother, Shawn, Marlon went on to star onThe Wayans Bros.,Wayneheadand his aptly titled shows,MarlonandOh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans. He’s also had some big-screen roles in films likeWhite Chicks,Norbit(2007),Respect(2021) andThe Curse of Bridge Hollow(2022).Marlon dated Angela Zackery from 1992 to 2013. The ex-couple share two children,Amaiand Shawn.
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Marlon Wayans
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Marlon Wayansalso appeared on the show, and has continued to flex his comedy skills since.
Often working alongside his brother, Shawn, Marlon went on to star onThe Wayans Bros.,Wayneheadand his aptly titled shows,MarlonandOh Hell No! With Marlon Wayans. He’s also had some big-screen roles in films likeWhite Chicks,Norbit(2007),Respect(2021) andThe Curse of Bridge Hollow(2022).
Marlon dated Angela Zackery from 1992 to 2013. The ex-couple share two children,Amaiand Shawn.
06of 17Kim Wayans20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Lars Niki/GettyThe whole Wayans family (well, not all of them, but close!) got in on the action withIn Living Color. Kim was as skilled in impressions as playing original characters.Since her time on the show, she has continued to act — she guest-starred onBoomerangand returned to sketch comedy for a 2021 episode ofA Black Lady Sketch Show— and is an author of a children’s book series,Amy Hodgepodge.Kim has also been married to husband Kevin Knotts for over two decades.
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Kim Wayans
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The whole Wayans family (well, not all of them, but close!) got in on the action withIn Living Color. Kim was as skilled in impressions as playing original characters.
Since her time on the show, she has continued to act — she guest-starred onBoomerangand returned to sketch comedy for a 2021 episode ofA Black Lady Sketch Show— and is an author of a children’s book series,Amy Hodgepodge.
Kim has also been married to husband Kevin Knotts for over two decades.
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Jennifer Lopez
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Before she became the superstar we know and love, the multi-talentedLopezwas aFly Girl on the showfrom 1991 to 1993.
After ending her engagement with New York Yankee’s baseball playerAlex Rodriguezin 2021, Lopez gave her early-2000s romance withBen Afflecka second chance. The couplegot married in Las Vegasin July 2022. “All your dreams are coming true, it’s just been a phenomenal year,” Lopezsaid of her marriage.
08of 17David Alan GrierEJ Camp/20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Bruce Glikas/WireImageAn original cast member onIn Living Color,Grier’s most recent credits include on the seriesThe Carmichael Show,Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!(alongside former costarJamie Foxx), Joe PickettandThe Patient.When he’s not appearing on shows or in films likeThe Big Sick(2017) or the movie musical version ofThe Color Purple(2023),Grier is working on the stage. The performer earned his firstTony Awardin 2021 for his role inA Soldier’s Play.Grier hasone daughter, Luisa,from his second marriage with art curator Christine Y. Kim.
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David Alan Grier
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An original cast member onIn Living Color,Grier’s most recent credits include on the seriesThe Carmichael Show,Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!(alongside former costarJamie Foxx), Joe PickettandThe Patient.
When he’s not appearing on shows or in films likeThe Big Sick(2017) or the movie musical version ofThe Color Purple(2023),Grier is working on the stage. The performer earned his firstTony Awardin 2021 for his role inA Soldier’s Play.
Grier hasone daughter, Luisa,from his second marriage with art curator Christine Y. Kim.
09of 17Jim Carrey20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Jon Kopaloff/GettyIt’s nearly impossible not to recognizeCarreynow, but back in 1990, he was just getting his start as a comedian onIn Living Color.Since then, Carrey has starred in movies likeDumb and Dumber(1994),The Mask(1994) andBruce Almighty(2003), and has earnedGolden Globesfor his work inThe Truman Show(1998) andMan on the Moon(1999).Carrey also starred on the Showtime seriesKiddingand appeared in the 2020 live-actionSonic the Hedgehogandits 2022 sequel. He also made a few appearances onSaturday Night Livein 2020, portrayingPresident Joe Biden. In March 2022,he said he’d be retiring from acting.
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Jim Carrey
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It’s nearly impossible not to recognizeCarreynow, but back in 1990, he was just getting his start as a comedian onIn Living Color.
Since then, Carrey has starred in movies likeDumb and Dumber(1994),The Mask(1994) andBruce Almighty(2003), and has earnedGolden Globesfor his work inThe Truman Show(1998) andMan on the Moon(1999).
Carrey also starred on the Showtime seriesKiddingand appeared in the 2020 live-actionSonic the Hedgehogandits 2022 sequel. He also made a few appearances onSaturday Night Livein 2020, portrayingPresident Joe Biden. In March 2022,he said he’d be retiring from acting.
10of 17Jamie Foxx20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Kevin Winter/GettyAnother A-Lister to parlay his career onIn Living Colorinto a successful career, Foxx won anAcademy Awardand Golden Globe in 2005 for his performance as Ray Charles inRay, and has been nominated for 10Grammysin his career, taking home one.He hostsBeat Shazamand plays Electro in several Marvel films. Foxx also starred on the one-season Netflix series,Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!,which is based off of some of the real-life scenarios that his daughter,Corinne Foxx, wrote in her diary. HisIn Living Colorcostar, David Alan Grier, plays his father on the show.In 2021, Foxx released his memoirAct Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me, which discusses his family life with two daughters, Corinne and Annalise, who he shares with two different women.
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Jamie Foxx
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Another A-Lister to parlay his career onIn Living Colorinto a successful career, Foxx won anAcademy Awardand Golden Globe in 2005 for his performance as Ray Charles inRay, and has been nominated for 10Grammysin his career, taking home one.
He hostsBeat Shazamand plays Electro in several Marvel films. Foxx also starred on the one-season Netflix series,Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!,which is based off of some of the real-life scenarios that his daughter,Corinne Foxx, wrote in her diary. HisIn Living Colorcostar, David Alan Grier, plays his father on the show.
In 2021, Foxx released his memoirAct Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me, which discusses his family life with two daughters, Corinne and Annalise, who he shares with two different women.
11of 17Steve Park20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via GettyThe actor made his debut on the show in its third season in 1991. A few years later, Park would act in the 1996 Academy Award-winning filmFargoas Mike Yanagita.Since then, he has acted in movies likeSnowpiercer(2013) and on the television showsThe Mindy Project,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Warriorand more. He also appeared inWes Anderson’s 2021 film,The French Dispatch, and is set to be in his 2023 film,Asteroid City.Park has been married to hisIn Living Colorcostar, Kelly Coffield, since 1999. Together, they have a son, Owen, and a daughter, Eliza.
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Steve Park
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The actor made his debut on the show in its third season in 1991. A few years later, Park would act in the 1996 Academy Award-winning filmFargoas Mike Yanagita.
Since then, he has acted in movies likeSnowpiercer(2013) and on the television showsThe Mindy Project,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Warriorand more. He also appeared inWes Anderson’s 2021 film,The French Dispatch, and is set to be in his 2023 film,Asteroid City.
Park has been married to hisIn Living Colorcostar, Kelly Coffield, since 1999. Together, they have a son, Owen, and a daughter, Eliza.
12of 17Kelly Coffield ParkEJ Camp/20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Amanda Edwards/WireImageOne of the show’s original cast members, Coffield Park has appeared on shows likeThe Young and the Restless,Law & OrderandHow to Get Away with Murder. She also appeared on Showtime’sKiddingwith Jim Carrey.The show didn’t just serve a Coffield Park’s big break, it also introduced her to her husband, Steve Park.
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Kelly Coffield Park
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One of the show’s original cast members, Coffield Park has appeared on shows likeThe Young and the Restless,Law & OrderandHow to Get Away with Murder. She also appeared on Showtime’sKiddingwith Jim Carrey.
The show didn’t just serve a Coffield Park’s big break, it also introduced her to her husband, Steve Park.
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T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh
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You may also recognize her from the Disney Channel show,That’s So Raven, on which she playedRaven Symoné’s mom (she reprised her role as Tanya on the show’s spin-off,Raven’s Home, in 2022). Keymáh has continued to work through the years, appearing on Showtime’sKiddingand hosting her online sketch variety series,The Cool Crystal Show.
14of 17Kim Coles20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection; Paras Griffin/GettyColes was a stand-up comedian at the time, andIn Living Colorwas her big break. She was part of its original cast, though she was not invited back after the show’s first season.Not to worry, she went on to find success on shows likeLiving Single,The Geena Davis Show, One on Oneand more. Her latest film credits are from 2019’sLove Is Not Enoughand 2021’sA Jenkins Family Christmas.Coles has been married twice. However, the actress has beenin a relationshipwith Dr. E. Jaye Johnson since 2020.
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Kim Coles
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Coles was a stand-up comedian at the time, andIn Living Colorwas her big break. She was part of its original cast, though she was not invited back after the show’s first season.
Not to worry, she went on to find success on shows likeLiving Single,The Geena Davis Show, One on Oneand more. Her latest film credits are from 2019’sLove Is Not Enoughand 2021’sA Jenkins Family Christmas.
Coles has been married twice. However, the actress has beenin a relationshipwith Dr. E. Jaye Johnson since 2020.
15of 17Carrie Ann InabaTim White/Fox/Alamy; Sonja Flemming/CBS via GettyInabaappeared on the show as one of the Fly Girls from 1990 to 1992.Since then, she has made herself a household name from working as a judge onDancing with the Starssince 2005 and one of the hosts onThe Talkfrom 2019 to 2021.
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Carrie Ann Inaba
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Inabaappeared on the show as one of the Fly Girls from 1990 to 1992.
Since then, she has made herself a household name from working as a judge onDancing with the Starssince 2005 and one of the hosts onThe Talkfrom 2019 to 2021.
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Ali Wentworth
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Wentworthjoined the show in its fifth and final season, following up her time on the sketch comedy show with appearances in movies likeJerry Maguire(1996) andOffice Space(1999).
On top of being an actress, Wentworth has also written several books. She’s also been married toGood Morning AmericacoanchorGeorge Stephanopoulossince 2001. The couple has two daughters, Elliott and Harper.
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Tommy Davidson
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The stand-up comedian was known for his ability to do impressions of stars likeMichael JacksonandSammy Davis Jr.onIn Living Color.
In 2020, Davidson released a memoir,Living in Color: What’s Funny About Me, that discussed his time on the sketch comedy show and the fame that came from it.
source: people.com
