Chaunté Wayans (born May 24, 1982) is an American

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and actress.

Life and career

Chaunté Wayans is a member of the Wayans Family, whose members include

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, Damon Wayans, Sr., Kim Wayans,

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 Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Wayans began his career portraying a pedestrian in '' I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' (1988). He went on to regularly collaborate with his brother Shawn W ...

, and her brother Damien Dante Wayans. She is the daughter of Elvira Wayans. Chaunté’s first entered the film industry as a

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, working on ''

Americanizing Shelley ''Americanizing Shelley'' is a 2007 Hollywood romantic comedy film directed by Lorraine Senna and starring Beau Bridges, Namrata Singh Gujral, Shaheen Khan, Wil Wheaton, Noureen DeWulf, Tony Yalda, and Ajay Mehta. The film was the closing film of ...

'', and on some of her uncles' productions including '' Scary Movie 2'' and ''

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''. She later appeared as herself in the TLC series ''

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''. She made her feature film debut in 2009, alongside several extended family members in the movie ''

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, ...

'', in the role of ''Free Gas Pedestrian''. On April 1, 2012 she performed a comedy set at the Hot 97 April Fools' Day Comedy Show at Madison Square Garden. The event was hosted by her uncles Marlon and Shawn Wayans. In 2013, Chaunté appeared on the

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television series ''

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''.

Filmography

* ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

'' (2013) * '' They Ready'' (2019) * '' Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks'' (2020) *''

AJ and the Queen ''AJ and the Queen'' is an American comedy-drama series, created by RuPaul and Michael Patrick King. It premiered on Netflix on January 10, 2020. It was cancelled after one season in March that same year. Premise ''AJ and the Queen'' follows "Ru ...

'' (2020) *''Headliners'' (2022)

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