Wayne Brady
Wayne Brady Trivia
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Wayne won two Emmys for Outstanding Talk Show Host.
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Wayne's wife Mandie filed for divorce on July 2, 2007. Wayne and Mandie married in 1999 and have been separated since 2006.
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Wayne calls his grandmother (who lives in Orlando) every night before he goes to sleep.
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Wayne's wife Mandie is from Hawaii, but is not Hawaiian; she is Japanese and Caucasian.
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Wayne's daugter's name is Maile and she was born in 2003.
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When Wayne was 16 he began working at Disney World selling tickets.
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In 2003 Wayne won an Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host.
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Wayne apparently had a hard time filming his skit on Chapelle's Show because of its use of foul language and violence since he felt it would ruin his image.
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Wayne is well-known for his guest-star role in a skit on Chapelle's Show where he is quoted for saying "Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a b*tch?"
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Wayne is known for his family-friendly image.
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The talk show Wayne hosts is about the role of Blacks in the entertainment industry.
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In 2004 Wayne Brady played the role of lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago on Broadway.
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In 2006 Wayne began hosting TV Land's That's What I'm Talking About.
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Wayne's wife, Mayndie recently helped him to open up a four week run of the stage production, "The Only Game In Town" in Los Angeles.
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Wayne had originally been on the British Whose Line but producers were so impressed by him he was asked to be on Whose Line Is It Anyway? in the U.S.
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Wayne made his professional debut in "A Raisin In The Sun."
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Before getting into acting, Wayne was planning on going into the military.
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Wayne was in two commercials for International Delight.
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Wayne is currently putting together his own R&B album that also has a little bit of motown.
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Wayne loves to play PlayStation 2.
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Wayne was also named Sak Theatre's 1992 Rookie of the Year for Theatre Sports/Improv.
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Wayne scored a second Emmy Award nomination in 2002 for his work on Whose Line is it Anyway in the category of Best Individual Performance in a Variety or Musical.
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After his performance at the Emmy Awards one critic said that "Brady Out Crystaled Billy Crystal".
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The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences invited Wayne to perform solo at the 52nd Annual Emmy Awards in September 2000.
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Wayne participated in numerous theater productions in Florida such as A Chorus Line, Fences, A Raisin in the Sun, Jesus Christ Superstar and I'm Not Rappaport.
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Wayne was the first African American to host the Miss America Competition in September of 2002.
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Wayne joined the long-running Broadway show Chicago in 2004, playing lawyer Billy Flynn.
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Wayne went to start his own ABC variety show however it failed.
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His first job as an entertainer was playing "Tigger" at Walt Disney World.
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When Wayne was 16, he decided on a career in the military.
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He can make up a song right on the spot
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Wayne: Theatresports is the best improv training period.
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Wayne: (On his career) I'm very happy to have been doing it this long; I look forward to doing it for many, many years.
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Wayne: Mommy, how come nobody looks like me on Friends?
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Wayne On his image: I'm not saying I'm not a good guy, but I'm not squeaky clean. I've been on Disney shows; there's a certain amount of things that you cannot do because of the venue.
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Wayne: We all love to make fun of Larry H. Parker commercials, but I'm curious about what these ambulance chasers do. We're trying to develop a story about a guy who's good at heart but controlled by the love of money. He tries to take the lofty, moral route, but at the end of the day it's all about the cash.
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