Check this out. My ex-wife grew up with Keegan Michael Key. They lived in the same neighborhood, played together since they were in grade school, and carpooled to school together. We even named our youngest son after him before he "made it big", and we wanted to have a unique name that started with "K".
Keegan went to the same college that I did, and my ex and I used to watch some of his performances there when he was in the theater. Then he went to grad school in PA. After graduating he came back and worked at Second City in Detroit for a while. We went to see a few of his performances there.
We all went out a few times, and he came over and hung out at our house a few times. My ex talked me into moving into the same neighborhood that they grew up in. Keegan's mom still lives in the same house that he grew up in. We used to see his mom walking around the neighborhood all the time while we lived there.
Well, Keegan soon moved to CA and landed a job on MAD TV for the last 6 seasons. He met Jordan Peele on the set there and got their own show on Comedy Central after MAD TV ended called Key & Peele.
One of the skits that they do on Key & Peele is about President Obama and Jordan Peele plays Obama, and Keegan plays Obama's angry alter ego, Luther. The skit is with Obama giving his various speeches, with Luther in the background "translating" what Obama is really thinking in his mind. It plays on how Obama is always calm and cool and keeps under control, but probably wants to explode inside...
A year or so ago, Keegan Michael Key & Jordan Peele got to meet with President Obama for real. Obama told Keegan that he needed a guy like "Luther" sometimes. Well, I guess that he really meant it, as President Obama had Keegan Michael Key with him for his speech to the White House Correspondents’ Association.
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http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-welcomes-anger-translator-luther-for-epic-whcd-speech/
It's pretty funny, check it out....
It's kinda long, but skip to 14:30 to get to the part with Keegan Michael Key...
[ame]https://youtu.be/NM6d06ALBVA[/ame]
My sons get to visit him and his mom on Christmas when they are in town. Keegan comes to Detroit over Christmas to see his family. My kids usually go to visit their grandparents then, and sometimes can catch him while he's visiting his mom at her house in the neighborhood. But he isn't there long, as his wife's family lives in another part of Michigan, and they go visit them the next day while they are close enough, so they only get to see him on Christmas. My oldest son was doing shots with Keegan Key's brother Kris last year on Christmas.
Here are some pictures of my boys with Keegan Michael Key:
Christmas Day 2013 in Keegan's mom's front doorway:
My oldest son and Keegan:
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My Keegan and "Big" Keegan:
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Christmas Day 2014:
Both Keegans in Keegan's mom's kitchen:
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It's one thing to make it in show business, but to get to hang out with the President is pretty cool!
Keegan went to the same college that I did, and my ex and I used to watch some of his performances there when he was in the theater. Then he went to grad school in PA. After graduating he came back and worked at Second City in Detroit for a while. We went to see a few of his performances there.
We all went out a few times, and he came over and hung out at our house a few times. My ex talked me into moving into the same neighborhood that they grew up in. Keegan's mom still lives in the same house that he grew up in. We used to see his mom walking around the neighborhood all the time while we lived there.
Well, Keegan soon moved to CA and landed a job on MAD TV for the last 6 seasons. He met Jordan Peele on the set there and got their own show on Comedy Central after MAD TV ended called Key & Peele.
One of the skits that they do on Key & Peele is about President Obama and Jordan Peele plays Obama, and Keegan plays Obama's angry alter ego, Luther. The skit is with Obama giving his various speeches, with Luther in the background "translating" what Obama is really thinking in his mind. It plays on how Obama is always calm and cool and keeps under control, but probably wants to explode inside...
A year or so ago, Keegan Michael Key & Jordan Peele got to meet with President Obama for real. Obama told Keegan that he needed a guy like "Luther" sometimes. Well, I guess that he really meant it, as President Obama had Keegan Michael Key with him for his speech to the White House Correspondents’ Association.
View attachment Screen-Shot-2015-04-25-at-7.38.58-PM.jpg
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-welcomes-anger-translator-luther-for-epic-whcd-speech/
It's pretty funny, check it out....
It's kinda long, but skip to 14:30 to get to the part with Keegan Michael Key...
[ame]https://youtu.be/NM6d06ALBVA[/ame]
My sons get to visit him and his mom on Christmas when they are in town. Keegan comes to Detroit over Christmas to see his family. My kids usually go to visit their grandparents then, and sometimes can catch him while he's visiting his mom at her house in the neighborhood. But he isn't there long, as his wife's family lives in another part of Michigan, and they go visit them the next day while they are close enough, so they only get to see him on Christmas. My oldest son was doing shots with Keegan Key's brother Kris last year on Christmas.
Here are some pictures of my boys with Keegan Michael Key:
Christmas Day 2013 in Keegan's mom's front doorway:
My oldest son and Keegan:
View attachment Kendall & K.jpg
My Keegan and "Big" Keegan:
View attachment Keegan squared.jpg
Christmas Day 2014:
Both Keegans in Keegan's mom's kitchen:
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View attachment WP_20141225_21_21_23_Pro.jpg
It's one thing to make it in show business, but to get to hang out with the President is pretty cool!
