Damon Wayans Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Damon Wayans (Damon Kyle Wayans Sr.)

Last Updated: 26 Mar, 2024 | Views: 344

Age: 64

Profession: Actor

Other Profession(s): Author, Comedian, Film Producer, Screen Writer

Famous For: Acted in Lethal Weapon

Higher Education: Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers

Damon Wayans Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth

04 Sep, 1960 (64 Years 03 Months 8 Days)

Birth Country

United States

Birth State/Province

New York

Birth District

Harlem

Birth Sign

Virgo

Religion

Christianity

Nationalities

American

Damon Wayans Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):
Damon Wayans was born on 4th September 1960 in New York City, U.S. Damon Wayans is the son of Elvira Alethia, a homemaker, singer and social worker, and Howell Stouten Wayans, a supermarket manager. Damon Wayans has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written. Damon Wayans is a member of the Wayans family of performers.Damon Wayans attended Murry Bergtraum High School.
Damon Wayans Career
Damon Wayans Early Career:
• Damon Wayans started doing stand-up comedy in 1982.
• Damon Wayans earliest film appearance was a brief cameo as an effeminate hotel employee in the Eddie Murphy film of 1984, Beverly Hills Cop.
Damon Wayans Appeared on Saturday Night Live
• Damon Wayans appeared on Saturday Night Live as a featured player, before getting fired after just eleven episodes for improvising during a live sketch.
• Damon Wayans later claimed that he wanted to be fired due to lack of creative freedom and screen time.
Damon Wayans Created the Fox Sketch Comedy Serie
• Damon Wayans created the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color, which had a mostly African-American cast.
• It continued running until May 1994, although Damon Wayans left the show in 1992 to pursue a film career.
Damon Wayans Starred in Film
• Damon Wayans starred in films such as Mo' Money, The Last Boy Scout, Major Payne, Celtic Pride, Bulletproof, and The Great White Hype, and wrote and starred in the film Blankman.
• Damon Wayansalso appeared in Janet Jackson's video "The Best Things in Life Are Free" and was considered for the role of The Riddler in Batman Forever
Damon Wayans work on n\New project at ABC
• Damon Wayans is returning with a new project at ABC and is reteaming with My Wife and Kids co-creator Don Reo on the new family comedy.
• The project, now in development, will be produced by ABC Studios, a division of Disney TV Studios.
Damon Wayans Awards:
• 2002: People's Choice Awards
Damon Wayans Unknown Facts
• Damon Wayans received four Emmy awards nominations for his acting and writing in In Living Color.
• In September 2015, Damon Wayans defended comedian Bill Cosby following sexual assault accusations against him.