Wayne Brady BIO
Multiple Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Wayne Brady has made his mark on stage and screen as an actor, producer, singer, dancer, songwriter, and television personality.
A true multi-hyphenate, Brady’s career path and personal life journey have helped him see the world in a unique way. His aspirations have always gone beyond solely starring in various entertainment projects, and under his Makin’ It Up Productions banner, he’s set out to create new content across different platforms that showcase innovation and inclusivity in fun and powerful ways.
A five-time Emmy winner (the first to win Daytime and Primetime awards in two consecutive years), Brady has an impressive TV resume including Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Masked Singer, Dancing With The Stars, Black Lightning, The Good Fight, and Showtime’s American Gigolo– each spotlighting different aspects of his immense talent.
In addition to being a force in front of the camera, Brady is heavily active behind the scenes wearing the hats of host & executive producer for Let’s Make A Deal, Game of Talents, and Comedy IQ, which he also co-created. All of this follows on the heels of the success of his award-winning daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show.
Long an accomplished singer and performer, Brady’s musical acumen has always been a personal passion and he used that as fuel to help win the second season of The Masked Singer. Off his victory, Brady dropped a brand-new original single, entitled “Flirtin’ w/ Forever,” which quickly climbed the streaming charts, as well as an accompanying music video.
This follows the success of his debut album which was headlined by a version of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” which earned him a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance category.
Brady has also triumphed onstage starting with his Broadway debut starring as legal showman Billy Flynn in the long-running hit musical, Chicago. Soon after Brady starred as the ground-breaking character Lola in Kinky Boots, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Brady would later assume his biggest theatrical role to date headlining as Aaron Burr in the Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning juggernaut Hamilton.
Recently Brady returned to Broadway as part of Freestyle Love Supreme working with the production team of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Anthony Veneziale. The unique show combines the fusion of hip hop, improv, and comedy which won it a special Tony Award for its innovation and contributions to the world of theater. Earlier this year he announced he will again partner with the Freestyle Love Supreme team as well as Speechless to create FLS+, a new company committed to making improv globally accessible.
Brady’s career evolution has also expanded to TikTok, amassing a stellar following in a short period of time. Whether utilizing social media to raise awareness of important social issues or collaborating with his extended family, the medium has helped him continue to reach and interact with new fans in surprising and innovative ways. Wayne Brady currently resides in Los Angeles.
Wayne Brady Movies
On Promised Land
[ 1994 ] Eli James
The Electric Piper
[ 2003 ] Sly, The Electric Piper - Voice
Broadway on Broadway
[ 2004 ] Self - Host
Clifford's Really Big Movie
[ 2004 ] Shackelford - Voice
Going to the Mat
[ 2004 ] Mason Wyatt
Roll Bounce
[ 2005 ] D.J. Johnny Feelgood
I Do, They Don't
[ 2005 ]
Crossover
[ 2006 ] Vaughn
Flirt
[ 2006 ] Locklear Jacobson
The List
[ 2007 ] Lewis
Wayne Brady Live
[ 2009 ]
Freestyle Love Supreme
[ 2012 ] Wayne Brady
Foodfight!
[ 2012 ] Daredevil Dan - Voice
The Hero of Color City
[ 2014 ] Blue - Voice
VeggieTales: Noah's Ark
[ 2015 ] Shem - Voice
Straight Outta Oz
[ 2016 ] Todrick's Father
WRZ: White Racist Zombies
[ 2020 ] Dr. Knowles
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe
[ 2020 ] Stapler-Fist / Additional Voices - Voice
Blindfire
[ 2020 ] Davon
Blank
[ 2022 ] Henry
Wayne Brady TV Shows
Superboy
John
In the Heat of the Night
Henry Ulmer
I'll Fly Away
Damon
Clarissa Explains It All
Pepe's Pizza Delivery Man
Vinyl Justice
Officer Brady
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Magician
The Drew Carey Show
[ 1999-2000 ] Wayne Brady
Batman of the Future
Micron
American Dreams
Jackie Wilson
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
[ 1998-2003 ]
The Wayne Brady Show
[ 2001-2004 ]
Reno 911!
New Jones - Deputy Culufu Garwood
Kevin Hill
Pastor Jerry Carver
Stargate SG-1
Trelak
Higglytown Heroes
Doctor
Girlfriends
Derek Tyler
Getting Along Famously
Jackie Kinghorn
Robot Chicken
Pegasus 'Sunny Muffin', Salam Fayyad
Shorty McShorts' Shorts
Cameron
Joke's on You
Host
30 Rock
Steven
Dirt
Tweety's Henchman
Everybody Hates Chris
[ 2006-2008 ] Louis
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
[ 2007-2009 ] Doctor Friend
The Fresh Beat Band
Mr. Fondu
Cubed
Wayne Brady
Are We There Yet?
Devin
Key and Peele
Centipede Buddy
Psych
Hilton Fox
The Problem Solverz
Uncle Chocofuss
American Dad!
[ 2012-2013 ] Astronaut, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tungee
Baby Daddy
Chase Baxter
How I Met Your Mother
James Stinson
Phineas and Ferb
[ 2013-2014 ] Additional Voices, Guide
How I Met Your Mother
[ 2006-2014 ] James
Being Mary Jane
Sean
TripTank
Narrator, Dicky, Dad
Open Carrie
Stokley
Aftermath
Lamar 'Booner' Boone
Real Husbands of Hollywood
[ 2013-2016 ] Wayne Brady
Milo Murphy's Law
Eugene
Sofia the First
[ 2012-2018 ] Clover
Colony
Everett Kynes
American Soul
Little Richard
The Bold and the Beautiful
[ 2018-2019 ] Dr. Reese Buckingham
The Bold and the Beautiful
Dr. Reese Buckingham
Brainwashed by Toons
Lead Vocals
Black Lightning
Gravedigger, Tyson Sykes
Mixed-ish
Geoffrey
The Neighborhood
Isaiah Evans
Game of Talents
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
[ 2013-2022 ]
The Loud House
[ 2016-2022 ] Harold, Harold McBride
The Good Fight
[ 2021-2022 ] Del Cooper
The Cuphead Show!
King Dice
That Damn Michael Che
Dad
American Gigolo
Lorenzo
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Reggie