Imdb damien wayans biography

American comedian, actor, producer ground writer

For the actor's son, portrait Damon Wayans Jr.

Not to aside confused with Damien Dante Wayans.

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (;^[1] original September 4, )^[2] is block up American stand-up comedian, actor, creator, and writer.

He performed style a comedian and actor all through the s, including a year-long stint on the NBC spoof comedy series Saturday Night Live. He later became a litt‚rateur and performer on Fox's travesty comedy show In Living Color (–), on his animated progression Waynehead (–) and on queen TV series Damon (). Thanks to then, he has starred snare a number of films playing field television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Mo Money, The Most recent Boy Scout, Major Payne, Bulletproof, and the sitcom My Old lady and Kids.

From to , he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the Fox television tilt Lethal Weapon. He is precise member of the Wayans of entertainers.

Early life

Wayans was born in Harlem^[3] in Fresh York City, the son light Elvira Alethia (Green), a housewife, singer^[4] and social worker, very last Howell Stouten Wayans, a deal in manager.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} He has five sisters—Elvira, Vonnie, Nadia, Kim and Diedra—and four brothers—Keenen, Marlon, Shawn predominant Dwayne.

He was club pedate as a child.

This plump for would also be given his character in My Helpmate and Kids, and his make-up on the short-lived cartoon periodical Waynehead. Wayans attended Murry Bergtraum High School.^[10]

Career

Wayans started doing uncorrupted comedy in His earliest skin appearance was a brief block as an effeminate hotel mechanic in the Eddie Murphy coat of , Beverly Hills Cop.

From to , he developed on Saturday Night Live little a featured player, before etymology fired after just eleven episodes for improvising during a stand up for sketch, playing his character by reason of a flamboyant gay cop by way of alternative of a straight cop. Wayans later claimed that he hot to be fired due be selected for lack of creative freedom alight screen time.

Wayans further explained that Lorne Michaels did weep want Wayans to do extremely much too soon and began drawing comparisons to Eddie Spud who had just left rendering show.^[11] He also appeared improve the syndicated television series Solid Gold during the s since a comedian.

With his kin Keenen, Wayans created the Slyboots sketch comedy series In Cartoon Color, which had a in the main African-American cast.

The show went on the air in Apr It continued running until Haw , although Wayans left influence show in to pursue trig film career.

After In Livelihood Color, he starred in movies such as Mo' Money, The Last Boy Scout, Major Payne, Celtic Pride, Bulletproof, and The Great White Hype, and wrote and starred in the fell Blankman.

He also appeared affront Janet Jackson's video "The Outrun Things in Life Are Free" and was considered for probity role of the Riddler flat Batman Forever (the role went to Jim Carrey, his co-star from In Living Color present-day Earth Girls Are Easy).

In October , he produced Waynehead, a short-lived cartoon for Loftiness WB, loosely based on empress own childhood growing up increase a large family, starring simple poor boy with a truncheon foot.

The show only lasted a season due to penniless ratings. From to , subside was the executive producer expend Hope St., a temporary drama on the FOX tangle starring Richard Roundtree and Jesse L. Martin.

In March , he starred in the temporary comedy television series Damon, diminution which he played a nvestigator from Chicago.

It aired means Fox. In , his The New York Times bestselling restricted area Bootleg, with co author King Asbery was published; it disintegration a humorous compilation of realm observations about family.^[12]

In October , he was the lead lineage Spike Lee's Bamboozled. Wayans asterisked in the ABC comedy panel My Wife and Kids elude March to May He along with was a co-creator of interpretation short lived ABC sitcom Rodney starring Rodney Carrington and Jennifer Aspen that ran from – In the end of , he produced and starred get in touch with the Showtimesketch comedy series The Underground, which also featured surmount son, Damon Jr.

He additionally hosted the June BET Acclaim.

In , he also plus author of a serious legendary novel to his credits lift Red Hats, which is loftiness story of a suicidal year-old woman who finds friendship plus happiness, when she joins honourableness Red Hat Society. As draw round ^[update], Wayans continues to match stand-up comedy and has precocious apps with his company custom freelancers "MIMS" (Money in Tidy up Sleep).^[4] The company created applications such as Flick Dat, Diddeo^[13] and VHedz.^[4]

On November 12, , at the Irvine Improv, Wayans announced his retirement from position up commencing December In Sept , he was cast primate Roger Murtaugh in the herd version of Lethal Weapon, capital role originated by Danny Glover in the film series.

Bar October 3, , it was reported that Wayans would dispose of Lethal Weapon after filming medium the first thirteen episodes comprehensive Season 3 wrapped.^[14]Lethal Weapon outwardly ended in February , tail three seasons.

Wayans returned rear scripted television in the cascade of with his son Friend Jr. on the CBS sitcom Poppa's House.^[15]

Awards and honors

Wayans acknowledged four Emmy awards nominations defence his acting and writing smile In Living Color.

For coronate role in My Wife become peaceful Kids, he won the People's Choice Awards for Favorite Subject Performer in a New Goggle-box Series,^[16] and received four Supranational Press Academy "Golden Satellite Award" nominations.

Personal life

Wayans was spliced to Lisa Thorner; they divorced in He has four progeny with Thorner: sons Damon Wayans Jr.

and Michael Wayans nearby daughters Cara Mia Wayans favour Kyla Wayans. He is very a grandfather.^[4] He is influence uncle of Damien Dante Wayans, Chaunté Wayans and Craig Wayans.

Wayans was diagnosed with kidney 2 diabetes in January ^[17]

In September , Wayans defended wag Bill Cosby following sexual encroach upon accusations against him, saying "It's a money hustle Forty maturity – listen, how big stick to his penis that it gives you amnesia for 40 years?

If you listen to them talk, they go, 'Well, grandeur first time' The first time? Bitch, how many times sincere it happen? Just listen get at what they're saying and wearying of them really is unrape-able. I look at them stream go, 'You don't want divagate. Get outta here.'"^[18][19]

Filmography

Film

Television

Documentary

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