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Damon Wayans

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Biography

Recent Role:
Francis Williams on Happy Endings
Gender:
Male
Born:
9-4-1960
Birthplace:
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Birth Name:
Damon Kyle Wayans
Damon Wayans' gift for performing developed when he was a child as a way to capture the attention of his parents and nine siblings. Over the years, his unique comic style has brought him success on stage, television, and film.

After beginning his career as a stand-up comic in 1982, he landed a role as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live. Wayans went on to star in his own HBO specials. For three seasons, he co-starred and wrote for the Emmy® Award-winning series, In Living Color, for which he also personally received two Emmy nominations.





More Other television credits include Damon, a comedy in which he starred and executive-produced. He was the creator and executive producer of 413 Hope Street, an hour-long drama that was nominated for a People's Choice Award. Additionally Mr. Wayans served as an executive producer on Waynehead, a Saturday morning animated show featuring the voices of siblings Kim, Marlon, and Shawn Wayans.

Wayans has starred in a number of films, including Bamboozled, Major Payne, Blankman, Bulletproof and Mo' Money, which he also wrote and executive produced. Additional film credits include The Great White Hype, Celtic Pride, The Last Boy Scout, Earth Girls are Easy, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Colors, Punchline, Hollywood Shuffle, Roxanne, and Beverly Hills Cop. Wayans is no less talented as an author. May of 1999 saw the release of Bootleg, a humorous compilation of his observations regarding family, children, marriage, and politics. The book was a tremendous success and quickly reached the New York Times Bestseller List.

Damon Wayans resides in Los Angeles.

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    1 Abysmal
    Hi, Damon Wayans and bros!pls give African American a break,set the pace:feature dark skinned dark skinned women in our tv show.eg :my wife and kids.Apparently you only allow light skinned Afro Americans in your show.Don't be ashamed you are dark too. hide show

    Damon Wayans you should know that,African American viewers and others like me are aware of what is going on.Being dark like you and me is not a sin!
    The fact is:dark African American men are featured in your tv show-my wife and kids.Yet there are no dark skinned African American women-all the women are light skinned.This shouldn't happen in a civilised country.And an intelligent person shouldn't be part of it.I mean you!
    Eddy murphy, Quincy Jones,Chris Rock and your brothers suffer from self-loathing.This is why the African American community is very behind.Don't hate yourself.you are a human being.Love the colour .

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    9.4 Superb
    The only reason why I tune into channel 39. hide show

    There are only two words to describe Damon Wayans. Michael Kyle. Mr. Kyle's preformece on My Wife And Kids is devilishly funny in a lotta ways, but you also can tell that he is a great family man, and not only with his T.V. wife, Jay. Ever since I started watching My Wife And Kids back a few years after the show had aired, I just loved Katies's "boyfriend", little Mr. Franklin, who thinks he's mature enough to do anything. Overall, Damon Wayans deserves a 9.4 for his "awesomeness" and his "coolness". Kovuchu - kovuchu@gmail.com

    P.S. A wish to WB, bring MWAK back!

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    Damon Wayans is just one third of the famous and absolutely hilarious Wayans' brothers. Damon got his start on FOX's "In Living Color" where he played that weird clown guy. (I forget the character's name.) From his start on television, he's made a jump to the bigscreen where he has starred in some very cool movies. But now he's back on television starring in his on show.

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    8.9 Great
    Damon Wayans is a very funny person and should continue to be that. hide show

    I really noticed Damon Wayans from In Living Color. The Way he expresses his comedy is like no other. He says clever funny thing that will always make you laugh. Especially with his show, My wife and Kids. My Wife and Kids show a middle classed family of 5 through the ups and down. I like they way he presented because it was never too much or too less. It was just right, And also funny. So there fore, Damon Wayan is above average because of his type straight forward and clever comedy. Despite his so called clothing line called the "n-word".

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