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Damon Wayans
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Producer, Screenwriter, Actor
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1960 in New York City, NY
Biography:Like his older brother, "Keenan Ivory Wayans", African-American performer "Damon Wayans" matriculated from standup comedy to series television to movies. He was a regular on TV's "Saturday Night Live" and -- along with virtually everyone else in the Wayans family -- In Living Color. Exhibiting a fondness for the outrageous, Wayans attracted both adulation and condemnation for his many In Living Color characterizations, notably the dour Homey the Clown and the excessively effeminate co-host of the "Men on Film" skits. Damon's first film was 1984's "Beverly Hills Cop 2"; he has since functioned as co-star (with brother "Marlon Wayans"), co-producer, co-writer, and director of "Mo' Money" (1992), and has been heard but not seen as the voice of a troublesome baby in "Look Who's Talking 2" (1992). In 1995, "Damon Wayans" played a role once essayed by "Charlton Heston", in "Major Payne", a remake of Heston's... Full Biography
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Shoshana Bush, left, Christina Murphy and Damon Wayans Jr. in "Dance Flick" (Paramount Studios)
Damon Wayans, host
Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans , presenters, Best Duet/Collaboration and Damon Wayans, host
Keenan Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans present Jamie Foxx with the Best Duet/Collaboration Award for...
Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans, presenters, Best...
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Damon Wayans presents Jamie Foxx with the Best Duet/Collaboration Award for "Gold Digger"
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