Wayne Brady Trivia Quiz

Answer: June 2, 1972

Wayne Alphonso Brady was born on June 2, 1972 in Orlando, Florida. Brady's original idea for a career was in the military.

Answer: False

Wayne Brady graduated from Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Florida when he was 16 years old.

Joey Fatone, a member of the group 'N Sync, also went to Dr. Phillips High School.

Answer: SAK Comedy Lab

Brady's first actual job as an entertainer was playing the famous Disney character Tigger, at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Later, Brady began performing at the SAK Comedy Club (where he was a hit).

SAK Comedy Lab is a large comedy club in downtown Orlando, Florida that is described by many as "one of the Florida's most popular entertainment venues".

Answer: True

In 2003, Wayne Brady won a Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. What's so unique about the way he won the award is that he won the award for a television series rather than a special. The only other person to have won the award in this way was Dana Carvey, in 1993.

Answer: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1998) was an improv-comedy show. The American version was hosted by Drew Carey. Wayne Brady was a regular cast member, impressing many viewers with his humor and great singing abilities. The show was cancelled in 2006 due to relatively-low ratings.

Answer: Clifford's Really Big Movie

Wayne Brady provided the voice of the character Shackelford in the animated film "Clifford's Really Big Movie". This movie marked Wayne Brady's animated film debut. This film was released to theatres on April 23, 2004.

"Clifford's Really Big Movie" was an animated movie based on the children's books "Clifford the Big Red Dog". In the movie, Clifford overheard his owner Emily's parents discussing how expensive it was for them to take care of Clifford. Clifford ran away and temporarily joined a traveling animal circus.

Answer: Going to the Mat (2004)

"Going to the Mat" was about Jason Newfield, a blind teenager who was starting his first day at a new school. Jason got the impression that everyone treated him differently because he was blind. But he learned the real reason was because they thought he was stuck-up and snobbish. In hopes of winning people over, he joined the school wrestling team.

In this movie, Wayne Brady played Mr. Wyatt, a talented, school band teacher, who was also blind. Jason disrupted his class one time by playing the drums when he wasn't instructed to. Mr. Wyatt quickly told him to not disrupt again, or he would be removed from the class.

"Going to the Mat" first aired on March 19, 2004.

Answer: Don't Forget The Lyrics!

Wayne Brady hosted a show on FOX called "Don't Forget The Lyrics!", a show where contestants filled in missing lyrics to a variety of songs. The show was very similar to the show "The Singing Bee" on NBC. "Don't Forget The Lyrics!" made its television premiere on July 11, 2007.

Answer: Chapelle's Show

In one episode of the series, in the sketch "Negrodamus", Negrodamus quoted "White people love Wayne Brady, because he makes Bryant Gumble look like Malcolm X." This was due to the fact that Wayne Brady's comedy had been known to be too "family-friendly".

In a later episode, Dave Chapelle and Wayne Brady were in a sketch that parodied the movie "Training Day". Dave and Wayne were supposed to eat at a resturant, but Wayne had different plans. He tormented Chapelle by commiting drive-by shootings, threatening a prostitute with choking her, forcing Dave to to do drugs, and killing a police officer. When Dave finally got out the car, Wayne shot Dave in the leg, laughed, and said "I'm Wayne Brady!"

The episode with the "Negrodamus" sketch originally aired on February 18, 2004. The episode with "Wayne Brady's Show" originally aired on April 7, 2004.

Answer: The Wayne Brady Show

"The Wayne Brady Show" was originally a variety show on ABC. It first aired on August 8, 2001, and ended on March 11, 2002 due to poor ratings and reviews. It was then changed to a talk show format. It first aired on September 3, 2002, and then ended on May 22, 2004.

"The Wayne Brady Show" (the talk show) was far more successful. It won 5 Daytime Emmy Awards, with Wayne Brady winning 2 for Outstanding Talk Show Host.

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