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...

Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather, In Living Color

Blaine Edwards and Antoine Merriweather were an over-the-top flamboyan team of critics on the comedy sketch show In Living Color. The two would review movies and other things, using their catch phrase "Two Snaps Up." They were played by comedians ...

Kady Jay Kyle

Actress Parker McKenna Posie played the adorable Kady Jay Kyle on Damon Wayans sitcom My Wife and Kids along with fellow child star George Gore, who was a child star on New York Undercover. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Blankman

Blankman was an action/comedy movie starring Damon Wayans as a nerdy repairman who creates his own superpowered outfit to fight crime. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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)

Robert Townsend's Partners in Crime

Damon and Keenen wrote for Robert Townsend's HBO special Partner's in Crime, which also featured Kim, Shawn and Marlon as well as future in Living Color star Tommy Davidson and writer Paul Mooney. (Photo: HBO)
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