Cast members came and went during the run of ''

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'' (Fox-TV, 1990–1994). Some earlier cast members continued to appear in later seasons so later casts also include some previous years' cast members.

First season (1990)

Keenen Ivory Wayans Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and the creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy ...

Jim Carrey James Eugene Carrey (; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and artist. Known for his energetic slapstick performances, Carrey first gained recognition in 1990, after landing a role in the American sketch comedy te ...

(credited as James Carrey) * Kelly Coffield *

Kim Coles Kim LaShaunda Coles (born January 11, 1962) is an American actress, comedian and game show host. Coles is known for her roles as a cast member on ''In Living Color'' for the first season (1990-1991) and as Synclaire James-Jones on television sitco ...

Tommy Davidson Thomas Davidson (born November 10, 1963) is an American comedian and actor. He was an original cast member on the sketch comedy TV show '' In Living Color'', Mitchell on ''Between Brothers'' (1997-1999), Dexter on '' Malcolm & Eddie'' (1999-200 ...

* David Alan Grier *

T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (born Crystal Walker; October 13, 1962) is an American actress and singer. In addition to her status as an original cast member of the Fox sketch comedy series ''In Living Color'' (1990–1994), Keymáh is also known for ...

Damon Wayans Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (; born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live.' ...

Kim Wayans Kimberly Nichole Wayans (born October 16, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Wayans is the sister of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Shawn and Nadia Wayans. She is best known for her numerous roles on the Fox sketch comedy show ''In ...

Shawn Wayans Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Along with his brother Marlon Wayans, he wrote and starred in The WB's sitcom '' The Wayans Bros.''(1995–1999) and in the comedy films ''Don't Be a ...

(as DJ SW-1) and the Fly Girls *DJ Daddy Mack (pilot only)

Second season (1990–1991)

* Kelly Coffield *

* David Alan Grier *

(as DJ SW-1) and the Fly Girls

Third season (1991–1992)

Starring *

* Kelly Coffield *

* David Alan Grier *

Featuring *

Jamie Foxx Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He became widely known for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the 2004 biographical film ''Ray'', for which he won the A ...

* Steve Park *

* DJ Twist and the Fly Girls

Fourth season (1992–1993)

Starring *

(episodes 1–11 only) *

* Kelly Coffield *

* David Alan Grier *

Featuring *

(4 episodes only) *

Marlon Wayans Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Wayans began his career portraying a pedestrian in ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' (1988). He went on to regularly collaborate with his brother Shawn Wa ...

(episodes 1–13 only) *

Alexandra Wentworth Alexandra "Ali" Wentworth (born January 12, 1965) is an American actress, comedian, author, and producer. Early life Wentworth's mother, Muffie Cabot (née Mabel Bryant Hobart), was Nancy Reagan's White House social secretary from 1981 to 1983 ...

* DJ Twist and the Fly Girls

Fifth season (1993–1994)

* David Alan Grier *

Anne-Marie Johnson Anne-Marie Johnson (born July 18, 1960) is an American actress and impressionist. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Nadine Hudson–Thomas in '' What's Happening Now!!'' (1985–1988), and Althea Tibbs in '' In the Heat of the Night'' (1 ...

*Reggie McFadden (episodes 12-26) *

Jay Leggett Jay Michael Leggett (August 9, 1963 – November 23, 2013) was an American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, and screenwriter. Biography Leggett was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and graduated from Tomahawk High School; he t ...

*Carol Rosenthal *

Marc Wilmore Marc Edward Wilmore (May 4, 1963 – January 30, 2021) was an American television writer, producer, actor, and comedian. He wrote and performed for shows such as ''In Living Color'', ''The PJs'', ''The Simpsons'', and ''F Is for Family''. Wilmore ...

* DJ Twist and the Fly Girls

, David Alan Grier and

were the only cast members for all five seasons.

Guest stars

Chris Rock was never an official cast member on ''In Living Color'', but did appear (as a "special

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") in a number of skits in the fifth season, and reprised his "Cheap Pete" character from ''

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' is a 1988 American blaxploitation parody film written, directed by, and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans in his directorial debut. Featured in the film are several noteworthy African-American actors who were part of the ...

''. In the early years of ''In Living Color'', Rock was parodied as being the only African American cast member on ''

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'' (''SNL'' also had

Tim Meadows Timothy Meadows (born February 5, 1961) is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the longest-running cast members on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he appeared for ten seasons and for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emm ...

and

Ellen Cleghorne Ellen Leslye Cleghorne is an American actress and comedian, best known as a cast member of ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1991 to 1995. Cleghorne was the sketch comedy show's second African-American female repertory cast member, succeeding Danitra ...

). In an SNL skit honoring

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, Rock's mother jokes that she is disappointed in him for being on ''SNL'', and asks "Has ''In Living Color'' called yet?" (and later, when Adam Sandler hosted, Chris Rock sang about how he got fired from ''SNL'' and kicked off ''In Living Color'' when the latter show got canceled). Other recurring guest stars in the fifth season include show writer

Nick Bakay Nicholas Bakay (; born October 8, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and sports commentator. He is known as the voice of Salem Saberhagen on ABC/The WB's ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'', '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'', and No ...

(for ''The Dirty Dozens'' sketches) and

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(ringmaster for several urban parodies of ''

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''). Rapper

Biz Markie Marcel Theo Hall (April 8, 1964 – July 16, 2021), known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer. Markie was best known for his 1989 single "Just a Friend", which became a Top 40 hit in ...

also appeared in various roles as a guest star in the fifth season, such as being (not too much) in drag as Wanda the Ugly Woman's sister or as "Dirty Dozens" contestant Damian "Foosball" Franklin.

Fly Girls (house dance troupe)

The Fly Girls troupe had various members over ''In Living Color''s five-season run. The original lineup consisted of Cari French,

Carrie Ann Inaba Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American television personality, dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's ''Dancing with the Stars'' for which she has served as a judge since 2005. She c ...

, Deidre Lang, Lisa Marie Todd, and

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. Rosie Perez was the choreographer for the first four seasons. Lang was the only Fly Girl to stay for the entire run. Sometimes the Fly Girls could be used as extras in sketches, or be part of an opening gag (in one sketch, they were shown performing open-heart surgery and revealed that they were dancing in order to pay their way through medical school), though, mostly, the Fly Girls appeared in commercial break bumpers and filler scenes in between sketches (not unlike the bikini-clad female cast members on ''Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In''). In the fifth season Arthur Rainer became the main choreographer with

Lisa Joann Thompson Lisa Joann Thompson (born April 22, 1969) is an American dancer, choreographer, actress, and model involved in multiple areas of show business. She was a Warrior Girl, Laker Girl, Fly Girl, Motown Live Dancer, and Backup dancer to some of th ...

and Deidre Lang as assistant choreographers. * Cari French: Seasons 1–3 (1990–1992) * Carla Garrido: part of Season 2 (1991) Lovece, Frank, ed. "''In Living Color''. ''The Television Yearbook: Complete, Detailed Listings for the 1990–1991 Season'' (1992). Perigee Books. pp. 135–136. . *

Laurie Ann Gibson Laurieann Gibson (born July 14, 1969) is a Canadian choreographer, director, television personality, singer, actress, and dancer. She has choreographed dance numbers for musical artists such as Michael Jackson, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, and Beyon ...

: Season 5 (1993–1994) * Jossie Harris: Seasons 4–5 (1992–1994) *

: Seasons 1–3 (1990–1992) * Deidre Lang: Seasons 1–5 (1990–1994) *

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

: Seasons 3–4 (1991–1993) *

: Seasons 4–5 (1992–1994) * Lisa Marie Todd: Seasons 1–3 (1990–1992) *

: Seasons 1–2 (1990–1991) * Masako Willis: Season 5 (1993–1994)

Cast/DJ and Fly Girls timelines

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References

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