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Damon Wayans

1960-09-04 (64 years old) in Harlem, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Cinnamon
68 %|Jun 11, 2023
Thriller, Crime, Drama
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
71 %|Apr 23, 2013
Documentary
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
80 %|Jan 1, 2009
Comedy, Documentary
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Farce of the Penguins
40 %|Dec 1, 2006
Comedy
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Marci X
34.82 %|Aug 22, 2003
Comedy
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The Making of 'Bamboozled'
10 %|Apr 17, 2001
Documentary
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Bamboozled
62.089999999999996 %|Oct 6, 2000
Comedy, Drama
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Goosed
36 %|Sep 28, 1999
Comedy
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Harlem Aria
70 %|Mar 5, 1999
Drama, Music, Comedy
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Damon Wayans: Still Standing
63 %|Feb 1, 1997
Comedy
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Bulletproof
57 %|Sep 6, 1996
Comedy, Crime, Action
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The Great White Hype
52 %|May 3, 1996
Comedy, Drama
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Celtic Pride
53 %|Apr 19, 1996
Comedy
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Major Payne
63.75 %|Mar 24, 1995
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Blankman
53 %|Aug 19, 1994
Adventure, Comedy, Family
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Last Action Hero
64.62 %|Jun 18, 1993
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family
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Mo' Money
55 %|Jul 24, 1992
Action, Comedy, Crime
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The Last Boy Scout
68.11 %|Dec 13, 1991
Action, Thriller
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Damon Wayans: The Last Stand
75 %|May 25, 1991
Comedy
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Look Who's Talking Too
55 %|Dec 14, 1990
Romance, Comedy
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
63.51 %|Nov 10, 1988
Comedy, Action, Crime
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Punchline
53.849999999999994 %|Oct 7, 1988
Comedy, Drama
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
0 %|Sep 24, 1988
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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Earth Girls Are Easy
56 %|Sep 8, 1988
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Colors
65.05 %|Apr 15, 1988
Action, Crime, Drama
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Roxanne
63.86 %|Jun 19, 1987
Comedy, Romance
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Hollywood Shuffle
64 %|Mar 20, 1987
Comedy
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Triplecross
58 %|Jul 3, 1986
Thriller, Comedy, TV Movie
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Beverly Hills Cop
71.98 %|Dec 5, 1984
Comedy, Crime, Action

Series

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Poppa's House
55.709999999999994 %|Oct 21, 2024
Comedy
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Sherri
42 %|Sep 12, 2022
Talk
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The Comedy Store
77 %|Oct 4, 2020
Documentary, Comedy
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Happy Together
73.33 %|Oct 1, 2018
Comedy
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Lethal Weapon
73 %|Sep 21, 2016
Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Comedy
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
58 %|Feb 17, 2014
Comedy, Talk
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Happy Endings
70.28999999999999 %|Apr 13, 2011
Comedy, Drama
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The Underground
10 %|Sep 14, 2006
Comedy
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Primetime Glick
69 %|Jun 20, 2001
Comedy, Talk
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My Wife and Kids
74 %|Mar 28, 2001
Comedy, Family, Drama
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Damon
100 %|Mar 22, 1998
Comedy
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The View
45 %|Aug 11, 1997
Talk
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
32 %|Jun 10, 1996
Talk, Family, Comedy
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
70.95 %|Sep 13, 1993
Comedy, Talk
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Terry Wogan's Friday Night
50 %|Oct 9, 1992
Talk
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HBO First Look
49 %|Jun 12, 1992
Documentary
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
53.730000000000004 %|May 25, 1992
Talk, Comedy
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In Living Color
75 %|Apr 15, 1990
Comedy
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One Night Stand
80 %|Feb 15, 1989
Comedy
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A Different World
70 %|Sep 24, 1987
Comedy, Family
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Saturday Night Live
70 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News