Wayne Brady
Actor • Singer • Game Show Host • Comedian • Personality
Birth Name: Wayne Alphonso Brady
Birth Date: June 2, 1972
Age: 53 years old
Birth Place: Columbus, Georgia
Born in Georgia and raised in Orlando, Florida, as a young boy Wayne Brady never dreamed of making it in Hollywood. In fact, his primary objective as a youngster was to join the military and spend the rest of his days serving his country.
That all changed however when, at the age of 16, Brady appeared in a high school play in Orlando. The experience was life-changing for the teenage Brady and from that moment on he decided to embark on a career as a professional entertainer.
In addition to starring in numerous community plays throughout Florida, he also honed his improvisational comedy chops by joining Orlando's most prominent improv troupe SAK Comedy Lab. By the early 90s Brady was guest starring on TV shows, but knew that in order for his career to really take off he'd have to move to Hollywood, which he did in 1996.
His first big break came in 1998 when he began appearing on the British improvisational comedy series "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (Channel 4, 1988-99). The show was such a success that in 1998 it was picked up by the American network ABC, with Brady continuing to appear as a regular improviser.
Brady's success on that show earned him the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to host his very own variety show "The Wayne Brady Show" (ABC/Syndicated, 2001-04), which ran for three seasons and won numerous Daytime Emmy Awards.
Throughout the 2000s Brady continued working at a furious pace, appearing on several TV shows yearly, including memorable roles on CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" (CBS, 2005-2014) and Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show" (Comedy Central, 2003-06), before he landed a game show hosting job for the reboot of "Let's Make a Deal" (CBS, 2009- ).
The revived show began appearing on the CBS network in 2009. Despite the daily grind of hosting a game show, Brady continued appearing regularly in films and TV shows well into the 2010s. He also returned to the stage in 2017 when he began in the Chicago stage version of the smash hit Broadway musical "Hamilton." Brady played Aaron Burr in the production, which ran in Chicago from January to April of 2017.
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Game Show Stars Reveal What Show They’d Most Like to Compete On
‘Let’s Make a Deal’: How Wayne Brady Has Learned to Predict Contestants’ Moves
‘Let’s Make a Deal’: Wayne Brady Admits ‘Lots’ of Contestants Have Been Drunk or High
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Sneak Peek: A Surprise Wedding on Valentine’s Day Episode (VIDEO)
‘Let’s Make A Deal’: See Wayne Brady React to Contestant’s ‘Awkward’ Pickle Request
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‘Let’s Make a Deal Primetime’: See Wayne Brady Wrestle Otters (VIDEO)
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Wayne Brady Gets Candid About Exposing Family Dramas in New Reality Show
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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 31 Finale: Did the Right Couple Win the Mirror Ball? (RECAP)
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‘DWTS’: Semifinals Double Elimination Sends [Spoiler] Home, Len Goodman Retires (RECAP)
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‘DWTS’: Gabby & Wayne Land First Perfect Scores, Prom Night Sends [Spoiler] Home (RECAP)
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See ‘DWTS’ Contestants Go Head-to-Head in New Season 31 Poster (PHOTOS)
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Sneak Peek: Wayne Brady & Shawn Stockman Battle in Song (VIDEO)
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Sneak Peek: Wayne Brady & Alison Sweeney Star in a Soap Opera (VIDEO)
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‘Game of Talents’ Sneak Peek: Host Wayne Brady Checks Contestants’ Confidence Level (VIDEO)
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Gives NFL’s Nick Mangold a ‘Decent’ Introduction (VIDEO)
‘The Price Is Right’ & ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ After Dark: Primetime Specials Set for 2021
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‘The Neighborhood’ Casts Wayne Brady in Recurring Guest Role (PHOTOS)
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Wayne Brady on the Arrowverse & Joining ‘Black Lightning’ as Gravedigger
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’: Wayne Brady Swaps Roles for Mother’s Day Episode (VIDEO)
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‘Bold and the Beautiful’: Wayne Brady Talks Making His Daytime Debut as Reese Buckingham
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‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Zonks Out in a Nerdy Way (PHOTOS)
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