The Evolution of Damon Wayans Jr.

Damon Wayans Jr.'s history in film and television.

Blankman (1994) - Damon Wayans portrays a down on his luck geek who transforms himself into a superhero after the death of his grandmother.  (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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Blankman - In the movie Blankman, Damon Wayans Jr. played a younger version of his father's character's brother, Kevin. Since then, he has continued in his father's footsteps, excelling in movies, TV and stand up.(Photo: Columbia Pictures)

My Wife and Kids - On Damon Wayans' popular sitcom My Wife and Kids, Damon Jr. played one of  Junior's friends, John. George O. Gore, who played Junior, would go on to be on Second Generation Wayans.(Photo: ABC)

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My Wife and Kids - On Damon Wayans' popular sitcom My Wife and Kids, Damon Jr. played one of  Junior's friends, John. George O. Gore, who played Junior, would go on to be on Second Generation Wayans.(Photo: ABC)

Dance Flick - Damon Wayans Jr.'s breakout role was in Dance Flick, which was written by SGW's Craig Wayans and directed by Damien Dante. In the movie, he played the lead role of Thomas. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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Dance Flick - Damon Wayans Jr.'s breakout role was in Dance Flick, which was written by SGW's Craig Wayans and directed by Damien Dante. In the movie, he played the lead role of Thomas. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

Marmaduke - In the children's comedy Marmaduke, Damon Wayans Jr. played the voice of a dog named Thunder. (Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film)

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Marmaduke - In the children's comedy Marmaduke, Damon Wayans Jr. played the voice of a dog named Thunder. (Photo: Twentieth Century Fox Film)

The Other Guys - In the hilarious Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell movie The Other Guys, Damon played Fosse, an arrogant cop who was always teasing Ferrell and Wahlberg's characters. (Photo: Columbia TriStar)

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The Other Guys - In the hilarious Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell movie The Other Guys, Damon played Fosse, an arrogant cop who was always teasing Ferrell and Wahlberg's characters. (Photo: Columbia TriStar)

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New Girl (2011) - Hawk has a recurring role as Shelby, Winston's ex, in this hit FOX TV series. (Photo: Courtesy Fox)

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New Girl - Damon Wayans Jr. played a coach in the pilot for New Girl with Zooey Deshanel but was later replaced by another actor after he found a new show. (Photo: FOX)

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Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. - Though his famous name would have opened a lot of doors for Damon Wayans Jr., the actor-writer-comedian wanted to break into the industry on his own chops. So  Wayans started off doing stand-up under the name Kyle Green to deflect attention from his famous father, In Living Color star Damon Wayans. He eventually embraced his Hollywood pedigree, of course, and went on to become a legitimate star in his own right. (Photo: ABC)

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Happy Endings - Today, Damon stars on ABC's hit sitcom Happy Endings playing the role of Brad Williams, one of six friends in Chicago who deal with the ups and downs of being a grown up. (Photo: ABC)

Damon Wayans Jr. - Damon Wayans Jr. has followed in the footsteps of his father and his family, carrying on the Wayans tradiiton of doing stand-up, skits, sitcoms and movies. Here, he performs on Def Comedy Jam.  (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Damon Wayans Jr. - Damon Wayans Jr. has followed in the footsteps of his father and his family, carrying on the Wayans tradiiton of doing stand-up, skits, sitcoms and movies. Here, he performs on Def Comedy Jam.  (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)