WAYNE BRADY What will he do now? 'Move on'

He plans a movie and stage work.
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Wayne Brady has made a name for himself through his improvisational comedy on the hit ABC series "Who's Line Is It Anyway?" But his career plans are anything but improvised. Of course, options have a way of presenting themselves when you have a prop box full of talent from which to draw.
He's a proven talk-show host, having won Emmy awards as best talk-show host for two straight years with "The Wayne Brady Show." However, this year's presentation was tainted, having come after the announcement that his show had been canceled.
But Brady, a self-described "positive and optimistic person," said "It's nothing but sweet."
In a recent telephone interview from his Hollywood home, he added, "I had a wonderful time doing the daytime show. I went into millions of people's homes every day. The only down part was that the circumstances weren't ideal. I didn't have the complete backing of the parent company (Buena Vista Television) regardless of all the awards. (The show also took an Emmy for best talk-show in 2003). It was a blessing that it was canceled, because if you can't do something right, you probably shouldn't be doing it.
'Time to move on'
"Now," he said, "it's time to move on. I was an actor before and actor during, and it's time to do some other things."
Those other things include acting in a film that he identified only as "one of those really cool, big Hollywood projects." He also will play the lead role of Billy Flynn in the Broadway production of "Chicago" Sept. 8 though Nov. 30.
He sings. He writes music. He produces. He likes to call himself an actor "who is a jack of all trades."
The Orlando native did a lot of early work in Florida in television, dinner theater and other jobs.
"I tried to be the most versatile guy in the room," he said, "because that was the only way to eat."
However, he remains true to the art form that has made him famous: improvisation.