Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

Birthday: 1960-09-04

Place of Birth: Harlem, New York, USA

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.

Movies

Earth Girls Are Easy
Earth Girls Are Easy

In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a ...

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Bulletproof
Bulletproof

An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Mos...

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Major Payne
Major Payne

Major Benson Winifred Payne is being discharged from the Marines. Payne is a killin' machine, but th...

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Blankman
Blankman

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles ...

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Celtic Pride
Celtic Pride

Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the ...

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Bamboozled
Bamboozled

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst id...

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Marci X
Marci X

A Jewish-American Princess is forced to take control of a hard-core hip-hop record label and tries t...

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Mo' Money
Mo' Money

Trying to get his act together, a con artist gets a job in a credit card company. He falls in love w...

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The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detect...

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Punchline
Punchline

Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Ste...

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

The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Str...

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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of th...

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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. J...

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Damon Wayans: Still Standing
Damon Wayans: Still Standing

Emmy-nominated comedian Damon Wayans, who's perhaps best known for his work on the groundbreaking co...

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Damon Wayans: The Last Stand
Damon Wayans: The Last Stand

Damon Wayans is stand-up comedy at its best! He will make you laugh out loud as he talks about kids,...

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Harlem Aria
Harlem Aria

An aspiring opera singer from Harlem teams up with a charismatic busker and a kindhearted hustler to...

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Cinnamon
Cinnamon

Follows a struggling small-town gas station attendant and aspiring singer, Jodi Jackson, whose life ...

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Goosed
Goosed

Sheltered rich girl Charlene has an over-protective mother who insists that her daughter should marr...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a...

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The Great White Hype
The Great White Hype

When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability o...

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Look Who's Talking Too
Look Who's Talking Too

Mollie and James are together and raising a family, which now consists of an older Mikey and his bab...

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Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000

Damon Wayans and Estella Warren, are your hosts for the 2000 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Alon...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a...

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Colors
Colors

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barri...

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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Mike Epps, Richard Pryor Jr. and others recount the culture-defining influence of Richard Pryor - on...

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Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop

Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs i...

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Roxanne
Roxanne

In this modern take on Edmond Rostand's classic play "Cyrano de Bergerac," C. D. Bales is the witty,...

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Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop....

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Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins

In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a soun...

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Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditi...

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The Making of 'Bamboozled'
The Making of 'Bamboozled'

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Spike Lee's satirical take on the American entertainment i...

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Triplecross
Triplecross

Three cops become instant millionaires after saving a rich crime victim. They retire from the force ...

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Behind the Smile
Behind the Smile

A young stand-up comedian finds his burgeoning career threatened when he teams with a veteran comedy...

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

Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s ...

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