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Damon Wayans Bio
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Damon Wayans Comedic actor Damon Wayans was born on September 4, 1960, in New York City, New York . Hailing from a funny family, he is the brother of fellow show-biz siblings Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Dwayne Wayans, and Marlon Wayans. As a child, Wayans suffered from clubbed foot. He had to wear leg braces and orthopedic shoes, and endure several surgeries before his condition was corrected. However, it would not impede the future funny-man’s foray into stand-up.
In his early twenties, Wayans began his career as a stand-up comedian, which led to his first film appearance playing the effeminate hotel employee in Eddie Murphy’s 1984 classic, Beverly Hills Cop. Wayans also had a brief run as a feature performer on Saturday Night Live, but was fired for taking artistic license with one of his characters – which he played as gay instead of straight. The Saturday Night Live book, Live From New York, describes this as a deliberate defiance on Wayans behalf, born out of frustration that his own sketches were not being considered for the show.
The early 90s saw Wayans starring alongside his brothers on In Living Color, which was consistently nominated for Emmy Awards during its four year run. Some of his recurring characters included Handi Man, a handicapped superhero; Head Detective, a detective who resembles Mr. Potato Head after he is "reassembled" following an accident; and the iconic ex-con, Homey D. Clown who performs precariously at children’s parties. In Living Color helped launch the careers of Jim Carrey, Tommy Davidson, and one of the fly girl dancers, Jennifer Lopez.
In 1996, Wayans produced a short-lived cartoon featuring Gary Coleman, Orlando Brown, and Marlon Wayans called Waynehead. The cartoon centered around a character based loosely on Wayans’ own childhood: a kid with a clubfoot who grows up in a large family. Wayans took his own life experiences one step further in 1999, when he published the New York Times bestseller Bootleg; a humourous account of his own thoughts on life, family, and politics.
Wayans continued to work as a producer into the late 90s, serving as executive producer of the Fox drama Chicago Hope, starring Richard Roundtree and Jesse L Martin. In 1998, he took on another short-lived FOX project; the comedy Damon, in which he played a Chicago detective.
After starring in films such as The Last Boy Scout in 1991, with Bruce Willis; Major Payne in 1995; and The Great White Hype in 1996, Wayans eventually found sustainable success on the small-screen, starring in the ABC sitcom My Wife and Kids (2001-2005), co-starring Tisha Campbell as his wife. Wayans’s character, sarcastic father of three, Michael Kyle, was ranked #27 in TV Guide's 2004 list of the 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time. My Wife and Kids also enjoyed popularity overseas.
In 2006, Wayans began starring in Showtime’s sketch comedy show, The Underground, which also features his son, Damon Jr. Also in 2006, Wayans was banned from Hollywood comedy club The Laugh Factory after using the n-word sixteen times during a twenty minute performance. The Laugh Factory enforced the ban and $20 fine per use of the n-word following an incident in November 2006, in which Seinfeld star, Michael Richards unleashed a barrage of racial slurs at hecklers in the audience. YUDDY |
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