Damon Wayans
Damon Kyle Wayans, Sr. (/ˈdeɪmən ˈweɪ.ənz/; born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer, member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a yearlong stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, although his true breakthrough came as a co-creator and performer on his own sketch comedy show, In Living Color, from 1990 to 1992. Since then he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including The Last Boy Scout and Major Payne, and the sitcom My Wife and Kids.
Early life
Wayans was born in Harlem in New York City, the son of Elvira Alethia (Green), a homemaker, singer and social worker, and Howell Stouten Wayans, a supermarket manager. He has five sisters, Elvira, Vonnie, Nadia, Kim, Diedre, and four brothers, actors Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Dwayne Wayans. He was club footed as a child. This attribute would also be given to his character in My Wife and Kids and his character on the cartoon series Waynehead. Wayans attended Murry Bergtraum High School.
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ALBUMS
- Mo' Money released: 1992
Mo' Money
Released 1992- Mo' Money Groove
- For You? Free
- The Best Things in Life Are Free
- Gimme My 2 Dollars
- Ice Cream Dream
- Amber, Let's Go
- Let's Just Run Away
- Don't Throw That Away
- I Adore You
- Get Off My Back
- Forever Love
- Fun and Games with the Mail Boy
- Money Can't Buy You Love
- Hi Johnny Baby
- Let's Get Together (So Groovy Now)
- Joy
- A Sister Just Like Her
- The New Style
- I Think I Mightta Gotta Job
- A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work
- My Dreams Need Detail
- My Dear
- Big Time
- Brother Will
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