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Damon Wayans

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Damon Wayans

Born Sep 4, 1960 · 65 years65 titles 36 movies · 29 TV
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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.

Also known as

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr.

Born

Sep 4, 1960

Harlem, New York, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

62

Acting credits

3

Directing

9

Writing

12

Other crew

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Career timeline

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