Damon Wayans

Actor/Comedian As a stand-up comedian, Damon Wayans garnered national attention with his appearances on HBO’s comedy showcase One Night Stand and Robert Townsend’s cable TV sketch comedy special Partners in Crime. But it was on big brother Keenan’s groundbreaking sketch comedy show In Living Color that Damon became a superstar, with his characters, like Homey D. Clown, becoming part of the pop culture landscape. His attempts to translate TV fame into film stardom with such movies as Blankman and Major Payne (both co-written by him) were commercially unsuccessful. He’d find his biggest success as the creator and star of the hit ABC TV show My Wife and Kids (2001-2005).

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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 h...

Damon Wayans: September 4

The In Living Color legend turns 52. (Photo: ABC)

Damon Wayans

As father Michael Kyle on My Wife and Kids, Damon Wayans may have been quick with a joke when dealing with his children, but he's probably the first TV dad to deal with his own son becoming a teen dad. (Photo: Courtesy ABC)

Exclusive: David Alan Grier on Porgy and Bess : "It's Like a Tyler Perry Movie!"

The Tony-nominated actor recalls a funny chat with Chris Rock.

Mo' Money (1992)

Damon Wayans's romantic crime caper, also starring Stacey Dash and then-newcomer Bernie Mac, floated right to the top of the charts when it premiered in 1992, stealing thunder from Boomerang, which was also in theaters at that time.  (Photo: Cou...

Marlon Wayans Creates New Legacy of Laughs

In this BET.com exclusive, he talks producing Second Generation Wayans and planned Richard Pryor pic.
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