From the Wayans siblings to Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez, 'In Living Color' gave future A-list celebrities their start. See ...

1983 Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas The most improbable object imaginable—the lowly, lumpy potato—played a leading role in the Great Leap Forward of color ... to be a living sculpture.

"It didn't take Kenan [Ivory Wayans] long to go, 'He's the guy,'" Wayans recalls of the comedian's "In Living Color" casting.

I think it'd be fun." 20th Century Fox/Everett From left: Tommy Davidson, Kim Wayans, David Alan Grier, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Coles and Keenen Ivory Wayans in 'In Living ...