Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2, 1972 in Orlando, Florida) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, singer and television personality, known for his role on the ABC television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his daytime talk show, The Wayne Brady Show. He is now the host of Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics!.

The Wayne Brady Show was a variety show hosted by Wayne Brady that originally ran from August 8 2001 to March 11 2002 on ABC. Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled by ABC and reformatted into a talk show for syndication. The syndicated version ran from September 3 2002 to May 22 2004 before it too was cancelled due to low ratings.

At 16, Orlando, Florida, native Wayne Brady had already decided on a career in the military. Little did he know that a chance performance in a high school play would garner him not only rave reviews but also permanently alter his long-range plans. Soon he was heavily involved in the central Florida theater community, performing in numerous stage productions including A CHORUS LINE, FENCES, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR and I'M NOT RAPPAPORT. Brady moved to Las Vegas and then to Los Angeles in 1996, where he began working in theater and television. He performed at the prestigious Mark Taper Forum in its production of BLADE TO THE HEAT. He also garnered guest starring roles in such television series as NBC's I'LL FLY AWAY and HOME COURT and IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT for CBS. Currently, Brady is busy hosting the VH-1 series VINYL JUSTICE, which premieres in August. Brady has also been honored with several nominations for his work in theater, including Best Actor in a Musical for COTTON PATCH GOSPEL at the distinguished Edyth Bush Theatre. He was named Sak Theatre's 1992 Rookie of the Year for TheatreSports/Improv.