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Damon Wayans

Damon Kyle Wayans, Sr. is an American film actor, producer and writer belonging to the Wayans family of entertainers. He began his career by doing stand-up comedy and started gaining popularity with his performance in the American TV sketch comedy series ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the 1980s. He rose to fame after he started his own TV series along with his brother Keenen Wayans. The show, which was named 'In Living Color', started airing from April 1990. Since then he has ventured into movies too, appearing in films such as ‘Major Payne,’ a military comedy film written by him in which he played the main role as well. Then he appeared in the American cop comedy film ‘Bulletproof’ directed by Ernest Dickenson. Later he appeared in ‘My Wife and Kids’, an American TV show which started airing from 2001. He played the role of a loving husband as well as the father of three children who teaches his children with his unique parenting style. Wayans' role in 'My Wife and Kids' was highly appreciated all over the country and he was awarded the 2002 People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series.

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Born

September 4, 1960

Birth Place

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States

Nationality

American

Sun Sign

Virgo

Famous As

Actor

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

Spouse(s)

Lisa Thorner

Siblings

Diedre Wayans, Dwayne Wayans, Elvira Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Nadia Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Vonnie Wayans

Children

Cara Mia Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Kyla Wayans, Michael Wayans

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Guilderland, NYTimes Union2021-04-26

Review: Audience gives Damon Wayans love, as live comedy opens back up

GUILDERLAND — Damon Wayans, one of the first national comedians to perform on a local stage before a paying audience in more than 13 months, has figured out how to get more white people to feel compassion for their Black fellow citizens subject to brutality and worse by police: substitute a dog as the victim in the story.

Guilderland, NYTimes Union2021-04-13

Damon Wayans, Brian Regan, Dave Attell on Funny Bone reopening slate

GUILDERLAND — Funny Bone Comedy Club at Crossgates Mall, dark for the past 13 months because of the coronavirus pandemic, reopens this weekend with schedule of shows from top comedy names including stand-up comic and actor Damon Wayans, frequent area visitor Brian Regan and Dave Attell, whose act is revered by fellow comedians and who hosts Comedy Central's "Insomniac with Dave Attell."