- Born
- Birth nameWaylon Malloy Payne
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Waylon Payne was born on April 5, 1972 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Walk the Line (2005), Turnabout (2016) and Crazy (2008).
- Parents
- His mother is singer 'Sammi Smith' of "Help Me Make it Through the Night" fame. His father, Jody Payne, is Willie Nelson's longtime guitarist.
- He is named after his godfather Waylon Jennings.
- His character in Walk the Line (2005) (Jerry Lee Lewis), and his character in Crazy (2008) (Hank Garland) actually recorded together in the 1950s.
- Portrays Jerry Lee Lewis in Walk the Line (2005), which is about the life and times of Johnny Cash. Cash's bassist Marshall Grant was the one who discovered his mother 'Sammi Smith', and Cash's friend and collaborator Waylon Jennings is his Godfather.
- Son of Grammy winning female vocalist Sammi Smith, a Grammy-winning female vocalist and Jody Payne, longtime guitarist with Willie Nelson.
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