KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY TAPPING HIS INNER CHILD

FROM PLAYING WITH ROBOTS AS A KID TO VOICING BUMBLEBEE IN TRANSFORMERS ONE, THE KEY & PEELE ALUM LOVES LETTING HIS IMAGINATION RUN WILD

- JACK SMART

What do a Transformer, a hyena, a stuffed duck and a blob of slime called Slime have in common? They're all animated characters brought to life by Keegan-Michael Key in the voice-over booth, where the former sketch comedian thrives. "I really tap into my inner child whenever I'm doing voice-over work on an animated feature," says the Key & Peele Emmy winner, 53. "Cartoons are exaggerated by nature, so you get to be exaggerated in the work that you're doing. And I believe that requires a childlike spark from within you."