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Home/People/Damon Wayans
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Born
Sep 4, 1960
Age 65
Place of Birth
Harlem, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

36
Movies
27
TV Shows
3
Directed
IMDb Profile

Damon Wayans

Acting

Biography
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He's best know for his role as Michael Kyle on the sitcom My Wife and Kids as well as his comedic work on In Living Color. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. His true breakthrough, however, came as writer and performer on FOX's sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990-1992), on his animated series Waynehead (1996-1997), and on his TV series Damon (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Beverly Hills Cop, The Last Boy Scout, and Major Payne and the sitcom My Wife and Kids. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the television series Lethal Weapon. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers.
Cinnamon poster

Cinnamon

as Wally
2023
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes poster

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

as Willis Drummond
2021
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic poster

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self (archive footage)
2013
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy poster

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Self
2009
Farce of the Penguins poster

Farce of the Penguins

as Hey, That's My Ass! Penguin (voz)
2006
Behind the Smile poster

Behind the Smile

as Charlie Richman
2006
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found poster

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

as Self
2005
Marci X poster

Marci X

as Dr. S
2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration

as Self
2003
The Making of 'Bamboozled' poster

The Making of 'Bamboozled'

as Self
2001
Bamboozled poster

Bamboozled

as Pierre Delacroix
2000
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000 poster

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000

as Self / Host
2000
Goosed poster

Goosed

as Dr. Steven Hamel
1999
Harlem Aria poster

Harlem Aria

as Wes
1999
Damon Wayans: Still Standing poster

Damon Wayans: Still Standing

as Self
1997
Bulletproof poster

Bulletproof

as Rock Keats / Jack Carter
1996
The Great White Hype poster

The Great White Hype

as James "The Grim Reaper" Roper
1996
Celtic Pride poster

Celtic Pride

as Lewis Scott
1996
Major Payne poster

Major Payne

as Maj. Benson Payne
1995
Blankman poster

Blankman

as Darryl Walker
1994