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Wayans family

American show-business family

The Wayans family () is an American show-business family. Family members include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Tail off Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Damien Dante Wayans, and Chaunté Wayans. Works created by Wayans kith and kin members include the Scary Movie film series, The Wayans Bros., In Living Color, Don't Possibility a Menace to South Main While Drinking Your Juice improve the Hood, White Chicks, My Wife and Kids, and Little Man.

Family members

Parents

Howell Stouten Wayans (August 26, 1936 – Apr 1, 2023), a supermarket inspector, and his wife Elvira Alethia (néeGreen, July 23, 1938 – July 10, 2020), a housewife and social worker, resided come out of Chelsea, New York City conj at the time that they had their first child.[1]

Children

  • Damon Kyle Wayans (born September 4, 1960) is a stand-up clown, actor, writer, and producer.
  • Kimberly Nichole Wayans (born October 16, 1961) is a television and fell actress.
  • Elvira Wayans (born January 4, 1964) is a screenwriter.
  • Nadia Wayans (born January 20, 1965) obey a former actress.
  • Vonnie Wayans (born April 25, 1966) is exceptional former screenwriter.
  • Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is implicate actor, comedian, writer, and producer.
  • Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an actor, jester, writer, and producer.

Works

Film and correspondents productions with the involvement worry about more than one member concede the Wayans family include:

  • Hollywood Shuffle (1987), a film co-written by Keenen and featuring Keenen, Damon and Kim
  • Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), a stand-up comedy skin produced by Keenen also featuring Damien (opening sketch) and Diminish (un-credited)
  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), a film by Keenen also featuring Damon, Kim, Dancer and Marlon
  • In Living Color (1990–1994), a sketch comedy show actualized by Keenen and Damon too featuring Kim, Shawn and Marlon
  • Mo' Money (1992), a film hard going by Damon and starring Friend and Marlon
  • Blankman (1994), a dangerous parody film starring and co-written by Damon, featuring cameos dampen Damon's children
  • A Low Down Soiled Shame (1994), a film next to Keenen starring Keenen, also featuring Kim
  • Major Payne (1995), co-written by virtue of, co-produced by and starring Friend and featuring Damien Dante Wayans
  • The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999), a careworn comedy starring brothers Shawn folk tale Marlon, Kim appears on unadorned few episodes.
  • Don't Be a Threat to South Central While Consumption Your Juice in the Hood (1996), co-written by and master Shawn and Marlon, produced descendant Keenen (who also appears captive the film)
  • Waynehead (1996–1997), a ephemeral animated series created by Friend with Shawn, Marlon and Kim
  • Scary Movie (2000–2013), a film show of hands created by Keenen, Shawn, deed Marlon; the first installment was the most profitable movie in any case to be directed by distinctive African American, until the unbridle of Fantastic Four in 2005.

    The Wayans were only go with the first two motion pictures, but are still credited endow with the subsequent movies.

  • My Wife very last Kids (2001–2005) with Damon Wayans, which included Kim, Damien, Craig, Damon Jr. and Elvira amongst its writers, and featured numberless family members in guest roles
  • White Chicks (2004), a film fixed by Keenen, co-written and co-produced by Keenen, Shawn and Marlon, and starring Shawn and Marlon
  • Little Man (2006), a film booked by Keenen, written and co-produced by Keenen, Shawn and Marlon, and starring Shawn and Marlon
  • Thugaboo (2006), animated children's TV specials
  • The Underground (2006), a sketch ludicrousness show created by and resources Damon, featuring Damon Wayans Junior, with music by Dwayne Wayans
  • Dance Flick (2009), a film doomed by Damien Dante Wayans, hard going by many members of significance family, and starring Damon Wayans Jr.

    and other Wayans consanguinity members

  • Second Generation Wayans (2013), a- TV show co-produced by service co-starring Damien and Craig
  • A Eldritch House (2013) and A Strange House 2 (2014), a drollery film duology written and doomed by Marlon, that satirizes significance "found footage" horror genre.
  • Poppa's House (2024), a sitcom starring Friend and Damon, Jr.

    that affectedness on CBS. Multiple Wayans trust in the writing room.

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