Damon wayans biography
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Damon Wayans
American comedian, actor, producer and writer
For the actor's son, see Damon Wayans Jr.
Not to be confused with Damien Dante Wayans.
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (;[1] born September 4, )[2] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the s, including a brief stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He later joined his family on Fox's sketch comedy show In Living Color (–), and wrote and performed on his own animated series Waynehead (–) and live-action series Damon (). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Mo' Money, The Last Boy Scout, Major Payne, Bulletproof, and the sitcoms My Wife and Kids and Poppa's House, the latter featuring his son Damon Wayans Jr. From to , he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the Fox
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Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans' Bio
Known throughout the world for his no-holds-barred comedic genius, Damon Wayans wrapped five seasons of the hit ABC series My Wife and Kid in , which he co-created and executive produced. Currently in syndication worldwide, the series received numerous awards, including the People’s Choice for Favorite New Television Comedy Series, and Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series for his portrayal as patriarch Michael Kyle.
Damon Wayans is most fondly remembered for his three seasons as writer and co-star on the Emmy® Award-winning series In Living Color. There, he created sketch characters like “Homey the Clown,” “Handiman” and outrageously gay spelfilm critic Blaine from “Men on Film” household names. His writing for the series earned him two personal Emmy® nominations. Recently, he starred as Roger Murtaugh, in the TV remake of the hit movie franchise, Lethal Weapon for FOX TV. Additiona
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Damon Wayans
Biography of Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans, author of New York Times bestseller Bootleg, and the fourth-eldest of ten in one of America's most famous and successful Hollywood families, is an award-winning actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and producer. He made his film debut in Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop.
Damon became famous as one of the ensemble cast of his brother Keenen Ivory Wayans's hit show, In Living Color, where he performed characters like Blaine Edwards, the gay film critic, Handi-Man, the first handicapped hero, the Head Detective, and Homey the Clown. He then went on to make some films, including The Last Boy Scout, Mo' Money, Major Payne, and a movie even his own mother didn't like, Blankman. He's had three HBO specials, One Night Stand, The Last Stand, and Still Standing, and continues to do standup around the country.
Wayans also starred in his own popular sitcom, My Wife and Kids.
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