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Damon Wayans

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Damon Wayans

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Born September 4, 1960Age 66

9sketches in the archive
2shows
5characters

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Damon Wayans is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer who performed stand-up and briefly joined Saturday Night Live before becoming a writer and performer on In Living Color. He appeared in the Fox sketch series from 1990 to 1992, working with his siblings and the ensemble cast on recurring characters and comic parodies.

Wayans’s film work includes The Last Boy Scout, Mo’ Money and Major Payne. He co-created and starred in My Wife and Kids and played Roger Murtaugh in the television version of Lethal Weapon. He also starred with his son Damon Wayans Jr. in Poppa’s House.

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