About In Living Color
- Released on April 15, 1990
In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on the Fox Network from April 15, 1990, to May 19, 1994. Brothers Keenen and Damon Wayans created, wrote and starred in the program. The show was produced by Ivory Way Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television and was taped before a live studio audience at stage 7 at the Fox Television Center on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The title of the series was inspired by the NBC announcement of broadcasts being presented "in living color" during the 1950s and 1960s, prior to mainstream color television. It also refers to the fact that most of the show's cast were black, unlike other sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live whose casts are usually mostly white.
Other members of the Wayans family—Kim, Shawn and Marlon—had regular roles, while brother Dwayne frequently appeared as an extra. The show also starred the previously unknown actor/comedians Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and David Alan Grier. Additionally, actress Rosie Perez, Dancing with the Stars judge and choreographer Carrie Ann Inaba and dancer Jennifer Lopez were members of the show's dance troupe The Fly Girls. The series won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series in 1990.
Main Cast of In Living Color
Jim Carrey plays Self - Various Characters (127 episodes)
Tommy Davidson plays Self - Various Characters (127 episodes)
David Alan Grier plays Self - Various Characters (127 episodes)
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh plays Self - Various Characters (127 episodes)
Keenen Ivory Wayans plays Self - Various Characters (101 episodes)
Jamie Foxx plays Self - Various Characters (88 episodes)
Kim Wayans plays Self - Various Characters (101 episodes)
Kelly Coffield Park plays Self - Various Characters (101 episodes)
Damon Wayans plays Self - Various Characters (69 episodes)
Shawn Wayans plays Self - Various Characters (101 episodes)
Secondary Cast of In Living Color
Ali Wentworth plays Self - Various Characters (58 episodes)
Jay Leggett plays Self - Various Characters (26 episodes)
Reggie McFadden plays Self - Various Characters (26 episodes)
Kim Coles plays Self - Various Characters (13 episodes)
Morwenna Banks plays Self - Various Characters (58 episodes)
Stephen Park plays Self - Various Characters (30 episodes)
Carol Rosenthal plays Self - Various Characters (26 episodes)
Billy Dee Williams
KRS-One
Isiah Thomas
Fred Berry
Marsha Warfield
Meshell Ndegeocello
Tupac Shakur
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Monie Love
Grand Puba
Johnny Gill
Peter Marshall
The Guru
Roy Firestone
Patra
Biz Markie
John Starks
Vlade Divac
James Worthy
Patrick Ewing
Loren Avedon plays Cowboy (1 episode)
Chris Rock plays Cilent#2 (1 episode) , Cheap Pete (5 episodes)
Crew of In Living Color
Directing
Writing
Production
Creator
- Ali Wentworth
- Jay Leggett
- Reggie McFadden
- Kim Coles
- Morwenna Banks
- Stephen Park
- Carol Rosenthal
- Billy Dee Williams
- Spike Lee
- KRS-One
- Jenifer Lewis
- Isiah Thomas
- Nick Bakay
- Redman
- Fred Berry
- D-Nice
- Marsha Warfield
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Eazy-E
- Ed O'Neill
- Mary J. Blige
- Tupac Shakur
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas
- Monie Love
- Leeza Gibbons
- Grand Puba
- Johnny Gill
- Peter Marshall
- The Guru
- Roy Firestone
- Patra
- Biz Markie
- John Starks
- Vlade Divac
- Shaquille O'Neal
- James Worthy
- Patrick Ewing
- Molly Shannon
- Loren Avedon
- Chris Rock