Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

Birthday: 1960-09-04

Place of birth: Harlem, New York, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0001834

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.

Played in movies:

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Score: 8.0

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

Score: 7.6

Damon Wayans: The Last Stand

Score: 7.5

Harlem Aria

Score: 7.4

Beverly Hills Cop

Score: 7.2

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Score: 7.0

The Last Boy Scout

Score: 6.8

Cinnamon

Score: 6.6

Colors

Score: 6.5

Last Action Hero

Score: 6.5

Hollywood Shuffle

Score: 6.5

Major Payne

Score: 6.4

Roxanne

Score: 6.4

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Score: 6.4

Damon Wayans: Still Standing

Score: 6.3

Bamboozled

Score: 6.2

Bulletproof

Score: 5.7

Earth Girls Are Easy

Score: 5.6

Mo' Money

Score: 5.5

Look Who's Talking Too

Score: 5.5

Punchline

Score: 5.5

Celtic Pride

Score: 5.3

Blankman

Score: 5.3

The Great White Hype

Score: 5.3

Triplecross

Score: 4.8

Farce of the Penguins

Score: 4.0

Marci X

Score: 3.4

Goosed

Score: 3.2

Behind the Smile

Score: 1.0

The Making of 'Bamboozled'

Score: 1.0

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Score: 0.0

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Score: 0.0

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000

Score: 0.0

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Damon

Score: 10.0

Hot Ones Versus

Score: 9.7

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Score: 8.0

One Night Stand

Score: 8.0

The Comedy Store

Score: 7.7

In Living Color

Score: 7.6

My Wife and Kids

Score: 7.4

Lethal Weapon

Score: 7.3

Happy Together

Score: 7.2

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Score: 7.2

A Different World

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

Happy Endings

Score: 6.9

Primetime Glick

Score: 6.8

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Score: 6.2

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Score: 6.0

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Score: 5.8

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Score: 5.4

Poppa's House

Score: 5.4

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

Score: 5.0

HBO First Look

Score: 4.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Score: 4.6

The View

Score: 4.3

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Score: 3.9

Sherri

Score: 3.8

The Underground

Score: 1.0