Wayne Brady biography
Wayne Alphonso Brady is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality, comedian, actor, and singer. He is known for his work on the improvised comedy show ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway? Also, in movies like ‘Going to the Mat’ and ‘Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild’. Brady was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, for his cover of the Sam Cooke song “A Change Is Gonna Come”.
Brady was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia, United States. He graduated from high school in 1989 at Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando. He later moved to Los Angeles where he continued to develop his acting skills. Thereafter, he became involved in the Central Florida theater community, performing in several stage productions such as “A Chorus Line”, “Fences”, “A Raisin in the Sun” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”. He has also guest starred roles on television series such as NBC’s I’ll Fly Away, The Home Court and In the Heat of the Night for CBS.
Additionally, Wayne was one of the improvised theater performers on the original version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? along with Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie. For his work on the show, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance. In 2001, Brady guest starred on ABC’s The Wayne Brady Show, on which he won four Daytime Emmy Awards. From 1999 to 2000, he worked as a guest star on The Drew Carey Show. On the show, Brady played several games taken from Whose Line Is It Anyway? alongside other characters.
In addition to his hosting work, Alphonso was cast in the final episode of the comedy Reno 911! He was also featured as a guest star on the Sci-Fi Channel’s hit series Stargate SG-1 as Trelak. Furthermore, he also appeared on Chappelle’s Show, poking fun at his squeaky clean persona. Furthermore, Wayne has voiced as one of the main characters in the animated series ‘Sofia the First’ which started airing in 2013. Other than that, he has also voiced for other series like The Loud House and The Weekenders. Previously, Brady appeared several times on the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, as well as the MTV show Wild ‘N Out.
In 2011, he appeared on Dancing With The Stars as the lead actor in a tribute to James Brown. Furthermore, Brady released his debut studio album ‘A Long Time Coming’ which was a commercial success and peaked at No. 157 on the US Billboard 200. Following his first success, he released other songs like ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’, ‘Make Heaven Well’ and ‘A Change is Gonna Come’. In 2019, Brady competed on the second season of The Masked Singer as “Fox” and ended up winning that season. The following year, he starred in a recurring role on the CW superhero drama series Black Lightning as the DC Comics character Tyson Sykes / Gravedigger.
Additionally, it was also announced that he had created a reality show that aired on BYU TV called Wayne Brady’s Comedy IQ. Wayne later appeared as a guest panelist on season four of The Masked Singer, where he sang Maroon 5’s “Memories” as “Mr. TV” at the beginning of the sixth episode. In late 2020, Brady starred as Django in a musical show on Tik Tok. The show streamed exclusively on TodayTix on January 1, 2021 and raised over $1 million for The Actors Fund. In addition, he also participated in the 31st season of Dancing with the Stars in partnership with Witney Carson and finished in 3rd place.
Wayne Brady age
Wayne is 50 years in 2023. He was born in June 2, 1972 in Columbus, Georgia, United States. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday on the 2nd of June every year.
Wayne Brady’s Wife
Brady is currently single, however he has been married twice. Fist for Diana Lasso and second for dancer Mandie Taketa.
Divorced Wayne Brady
Brady has been married twice, first he married Diana Lasso on December 31, 1993. However, after two years the couple separated. After that, he started dating dancer Mandie Taketa and later they tied the knot on April 3, 1999. The couple was blessed with a daughter who was born on February 3, 2003. In 2006, the duo filed for divorce and finalized their relationship. next year in July.
Wayne Brady Family
Wayne was born in Columbus, Georgia, to Wayne Brady and Linda Watson. He later moved to Orlando, Florida as a child to live with his grandmother and aunt. As a child, Brady developed a stutter that resulted in him being bullied at school. However, he has not shared any information about his siblings.
Wayne Brady Net Worth
Brady has an estimated net worth of $12 million dollars. This includes your personal assets, money and income. His main source of income is his income as a television personality, comedian, actor, and singer.