The film, which cost only $19 million to make, earned an astounding $157 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing film ever directed by an African-American (Keenen Ivory Wayans) ...

Although the movie was shot in a different order, Townsend and “Five Heartbeats” co-writer Keenen Ivory Wayans made sure to never lose sight of family, a noticeable theme found throughout their joint ...

That same year, they appeared together on “The Keenan Ivory Wayans Show,” where she explained that they initially met through Wallace, who was Combs’ best friend and one of the biggest stars ...

by Hal Holbrook”; country music’s Tracy Lawrence and Clay Walker; comics Marlon Wayans, Brian Regan and ... and holiday performances by Brian McKnight, Mannheim Steamroller and Dave Koz.