Dwayne Kennedy

Biography

Dwayne Kennedy is a stand-up comedian, actor and writer. As a producer, he won a 2019 Emmy Award Winner for the CNN original series United Shades of America.

Winner of Best Comedian at the 2002 HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Dwayne has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The New Negroes and has both a Comedy Central Presents and Showtime special.

A former writer and correspondent for the Chris Rock-produced, critically acclaimed FX original series, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, Dwayne has also written for The Arsenio Hall Show (CBS) and The Orlando Jones Show (FX). Dwayne’s acting credits include roles on such classic series as Seinfeld, Martin, 227, Amen

Known For

Out of the Loop

Talkin' Dirty After Dark

Dwayne Kennedy: Live!

Filmography

2023 Out of the Loop

as Self

2022 Maurice On Mars

as Glenn Bailey

2022 Maurice On Mars

as Joe

2018 Andover

as Professor Bentley

2002 Dwayne Kennedy: Live!

as Self

2001 How High

as Israelite

1991 Talkin' Dirty After Dark

as Brother Roach

1989 Seinfeld

as Frank