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Damon Wayans Jr.

Biography

Damon Wayans Jr.

Overview

  • Born
    November 18, 1982 · Huntington, Vermont, USA
  • Birth name
    Damon Kyle Wayans Jr.
  • Height
    6′ 1″ (1.85 m)

Biography

  • Damon Wayans Jr. was born at his grandmother's home in Vermont, in November 1982, and was raised in Los Angeles. He is the son of Lisa Thorner and actor Damon Wayans.

    He made his film debut at age 11 in the 1994 film "Blank Man" playing the role of young Kevin. Later, Damon pursued his early passion for fine arts and animation in High School before admittance to the Otis School for Art and Design. He performed in a few bit roles on "My Wife and Kids" and landed a job as staff writer on the series becoming at 20, the youngest staff writer on television.

    In 2005, Damon followed his father's comedic foot steps and braved the world of stand up comedy under the pseudonym Kyle Green. Damon Jr. has appeared performing alongside his father in the Showtime television series, "The Underground" (2006) and also served as a writer on that sketch comedy series. Damon also wrote, directed and starred in a series of innovative internet-based comedy sketches for "Way-Out TV" a website launched in 2007 by his father. In January 2008, Damon Jr. was featured on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam".

    Wayans's first major film was Dance Flick (2009), a Paramount dance movie spoof, and he later starred on the series New Girl (2011) and in the film Let's Be Cops (2014).

    This young and talented multi-hyphenate continues honing his stand-up skills, performing in comedy clubs across the country, while further pursuing his crafts of acting and writing.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Cecy Galvan - Publicist

Family

  • Spouse
      Samara Saraiva(April 12, 2016 - present) (3 children)
  • Children
      Amara Wayans
      Aniya Wayans
      Berlyn Wayans
      Lua Wayans
  • Parents
      Lisa Thorner
      Damon Wayans
  • Relatives
      Michael Wayans(Sibling)
      Cara Mia Wayans(Sibling)
      Kyla Wayans(Sibling)
      Shawn Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Marlon Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Dwayne Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Keenen Ivory Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Kim Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Nadia Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Ava Marie Wayans(Niece or Nephew)
      Diedra Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Elvira Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Chaunte Wayans(Cousin)
      Devonne Wayans(Aunt or Uncle)
      Ilia Wayans(Cousin)
      Kai Wayans(Cousin)
      Shawn Howell Wayans(Cousin)
      Damien Dante Wayans(Cousin)
      Gregg Wayans(Cousin)
      Craig Wayans(Cousin)
      Nala Wayans(Cousin)
      Elvira Alethia Green(Grandparent)
      Howell Stouten Wayans(Grandparent)

Trivia

  • Son of Damon Wayans and Lisa Thorner.
  • Wayans was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the NAACP Image Awards and Critic's Choice Television Awards for his work on Happy Endings (2011).
  • Nephew of Dwayne Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kim Wayans, Nadia Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Elvira Wayans, Diedra Wayans and Devonne Wayans.
  • Has two daughters from a previous relationship, Amara Wayans and Aniya Wayans.
  • Played a future superhero as a child (the child version of The Other Guy in Blankman (1994)) and voiced a superhero as an adult (Wasabi in Big Hero 6 (2014)) in two films twenty years apart.

Quotes

  • Even in real life, sometimes you find that person you click with that you get irritated by every other person in the world but you can be around this person every day and you'd be fine with it.
  • I was always the class clown and got kicked out of class at least once a day for just being a goofball. Not suspended or anything, just sit outside and look at the tree on the bench. I got benched a lot. You keep one foot on the bench and try to get as far away as possible.
  • Television is a thing that people get very familiar with. They want to hear your voice in their head.

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