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 Wayne Alphonso Brady (born June 2nd, 1972) is an American television personality actor, comedian and performer. He is a regular host on American's improvisational comedy television show Whose Line is It What is it? He was host of the talk show on daytime The Wayne Brady Show and was the host of the first episode on Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics!. Since its revival in 2009, he's hosted Let's Make a Deal. From November 2015 until March 2016, he was the host of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Kinky Boots. He also played the role of Simon who is a drag queen Lola, on American TV's How I Met Your Mother. Brady has been awarded five Emmy Awards. He won his first for his work with Whose Line. In 2003, he won his first Emmy Award for Whose Line. He was nominated for two more for The Wayne Brady Show in the following year and two for Let's Make A Deal in 2009. In 2009, he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. His rendition of "A Change is Coming" by Sam Cooke was his first performance.