Damon Wayans
American comedian, actor, producer and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (/ˈdeɪmən ˈweɪ.ənz/;[1] born September 4, 1960)[2] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year-long stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He later became a 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, Mo Money, The Last Boy Scout, Major Payne, Bulletproof, and the sitcom My Wife and Kids. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the Fox television series Lethal Weapon. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers.
| Damon Wayans Sr. | |
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 Wayans in 2008 | |
| Birth name | Damon Kyle Wayans |
| Born | (1960-09-04) September 4, 1960 (age 63) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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Lisa Thorner
(m. 1984; div. 2000) |
| Children | 4, including Damon Wayans Jr. |
| Relative(s) | See Wayans family |