BioGraph
Connecting Keegan-Michael Key and Lionel Messi
Keegan-Michael Key
American actor and comedian (born 1971)
He interrupts live news broadcasts by a reporter (always played by Ike Barinholtz), annoying him with rapid-fire accounts of events that have happened frequently exclaiming "It was crazy as hell!" Celebrities that Key impersonated on the show include Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Roscoe Orman (as his character Gordon from ''Sesame Street''), Matthew Lillard, Bill Cosby, Al Roker, Terrell Owens, Tyler Perry, Keith Richards, Eddie Murphy (as his character James "Thunder" Early from the movie ''Dreamgirls''), Sherman Hemsley (as his character George Jefferson on '' The Jeffersons''), Charles Barkley, Sendhil Ramamurthy (as Mohinder Suresh), Tyson Beckford, Seal (originally played by Peele until Peele left the show at the end of season 13), Sidney Poitier, Lionel Richie, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant and Jack Haley (as the Tin Man from '' The Wizard of Oz'').
Kobe Bryant
In September 2012, Bryant shot a commercial for Turkish Airlines with FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
In 2013, ''Forbes'' listed Bryant the fifth highest paid sports star in the world behind Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James and Lionel Messi.
Keegan-Michael Key
American actor and comedian (born 1971)
footer = Key has portrayed and rapped as Indian civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi (left) and American basketball player Michael Jordan (right) for ''Epic Rap Battles of History''.
Key and Peele starred in an episode of '' Epic Rap Battles of History'', with Key playing Mahatma Gandhi and Peele playing Martin Luther King Jr. The pair returned to ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' with the "Muhammad Ali versus Michael Jordan" battle, with Key portraying Jordan.
Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes
3 ||Lionel Messi||Association football||{{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina|| align="right" |'''$104 million''' || $72 million || $32 million
3 ||Lionel Messi||Association football||{{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina|| align="right" |$750 million
1 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina || '''$127 million''' || $92 million || $35 million
2 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina || '''$111 million''' || $84 million || $27 million
3 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina || '''$80 million''' || $53 million || $27 million
2 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina || '''$81.4 million''' || $53.4 million || $28 million
4 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina || '''$73.8 million''' || $51.8 million || $22 million
4 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|ARG}} Argentina || '''$64.7 million''' || $41.7 million || $23 million
10 || Lionel Messi || Association football || {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina || '''$41.3 million''' || $20.3 million || $21 million
Keegan-Michael Key
American actor and comedian (born 1971)
He interrupts live news broadcasts by a reporter (always played by Ike Barinholtz), annoying him with rapid-fire accounts of events that have happened frequently exclaiming "It was crazy as hell!" Celebrities that Key impersonated on the show include Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Roscoe Orman (as his character Gordon from ''Sesame Street''), Matthew Lillard, Bill Cosby, Al Roker, Terrell Owens, Tyler Perry, Keith Richards, Eddie Murphy (as his character James "Thunder" Early from the movie ''Dreamgirls''), Sherman Hemsley (as his character George Jefferson on '' The Jeffersons''), Charles Barkley, Sendhil Ramamurthy (as Mohinder Suresh), Tyson Beckford, Seal (originally played by Peele until Peele left the show at the end of season 13), Sidney Poitier, Lionel Richie, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant and Jack Haley (as the Tin Man from '' The Wizard of Oz'').
Tyler Perry
Perry's next Lionsgate project, '' Daddy's Little Girls'', starred Gabrielle Union and Idris Elba and was released in the United States on February 14, 2007.
Idris Elba
English actor, producer and DJ
During the show he took a selfie of "the best team in the world" which included Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.
Keegan-Michael Key
American actor and comedian (born 1971)
Key and Peele starred in an episode of '' Epic Rap Battles of History'', with Key playing Mahatma Gandhi and Peele playing Martin Luther King Jr. The pair returned to ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' with the "Muhammad Ali versus Michael Jordan" battle, with Key portraying Jordan.
Muhammad Ali
Ali also received numerous tributes from the world of sports including Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Mike Tyson, the Miami Marlins, LeBron James, Steph Curry and more. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer stated, "Muhammad Ali belongs to the world.
LeBron James
American basketball player (born 1984)
In 2015, he was ranked the sixth highest earning sportsperson, and third highest in 2016 (after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi).
