Damien Dante Wayans (born April 29, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He is a member of the
Wayans family
The Wayans family () is an American show-business family. Family members include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Damien Dante Wayans, and Chaunté Wayans. Works created by Wayans ...
.
Early life
Wayans was born in New York City, he is the nephew of the
Wayans Siblings, which consists of
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Keenen Ivory Desuma Wayans (born June 8, 1958) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans first came to prominence as the host and the creator of the 1990–1994 Fox sketch comedy ...
,
Damon Wayans Sr.,
Kim Wayans
Kimberly Nichole Wayans (born October 16, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Wayans is the sister of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Shawn and Nadia Wayans. She is best known for her numerous roles on the Fox sketch comedy show ''In ...
,
Shawn Wayans
Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Along with his brother Marlon Wayans, he wrote and starred in The WB's sitcom '' The Wayans Bros.''(1995–1999) and in the comedy films ''Don't Be a ...
, and
Marlon Wayans. He is the son of their sibling Elvira Wayans and brother of
Chaunté Wayans.
Damon Wayans Jr.
Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. (born November 18, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for starring as Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom '' Happy Endings'', for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award f ...
and
Michael Wayans
The Wayans family () is an American show-business family. Family members include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Damien Dante Wayans, and Chaunté Wayans. Works created by Wayan ...
are his cousins.
Career
Damien Dante Wayans began his career in 1987 in Eddie Murphy's concert film ''Eddie Murphy Raw''. He acted with his uncle ''Damon Wayans'' in ''Major Payne''. He then went on to writing and directing. His big break in acting was in
Jamie Kennedy
James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He has played Randy Meeks in the ''Scream'' franchise (1996–2000) and a multitude of characters in '' The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' (2002–2004) on The WB. His oth ...
's film ''
Malibu's Most Wanted
''Malibu's Most Wanted'' is a 2003 American comedy film written by and starring Jamie Kennedy and co-starring Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Blair Underwood, Regina Hall, Damien Dante Wayans, Ryan O'Neal, and Snoop Dogg. The film is written by t ...
'' when he played the role of Tec, Shondra's (
Regina Hall
Regina Lee Hall (born December 12, 1970) is an American actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Brenda Meeks in the comedy horror ''Scary Movie'' film series (2000–2006). She has since appeared in the television series '' Ally McBeal ...
) ex-boyfriend. Damien has written and directed several episodes of his uncle Damon's sitcom ''
My Wife And Kids
''My Wife and Kids'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001, to May 17, 2005. The series was produced by Touchstone Television. It starred Damon Wayans as Michael Kyle, the patriarch of an African-American family. Wayans and v ...
''. In 2006, Damien along with his cousin
Craig Wayans
Craig Mikel Wayans (born March 27, 1976) is an American writer, television producer and actor. He is the nephew of Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans.
Career
Craig was born in New York City, New Yo ...
wrote and produced on uncle Damon's ''
The Underground'', a
sketch comedy show on
Showtime
Showtime or Show Time may refer to:
Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
. Damien also directed a few segments.
He made his directorial debut with the film ''
Dance Flick
''Dance Flick'' is a 2009 American musical comedy film directed by Damien Dante Wayans in his directorial debut and written by and starring many members of the Wayans family. The film was set for release in the United States on February 6, 2009, ...
'', which was written by Damien, Keenen, Shawn, Marlon and Craig Wayans.
Shawn and Damien Wayans: The Dance Flick Interview with Kam Williams
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In 2009, Damien formed a film and TV production company called ''Second Generation Productions'', given their being the second generation of Wayans in the entertainment industry. Damien plans to create, develop and produce multiplatform content.
Filmography
Actor
Writer
Producer
Director
References
External links
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African-American male actors
African-American film directors
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American film directors
American film producers
American male screenwriters
Living people
Damien Dante
1980 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people