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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-09-04 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Harlem, New York, USA

Also Known As

Damon Wayans

Biography

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He's best know for his role as Michael Kyle on the sitcom My Wife and Kids as well as his comedic work on In Living Color. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. His true breakthrough, however, came as writer and performer on FOX's sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990-1992), on his animated series Waynehead (1996-1997), and on his TV series Damon (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Beverly Hills Cop, The Last Boy Scout, and Major Payne and the sitcom My Wife and Kids. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the television series Lethal Weapon. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers.

Known For

Acting

Bulletproof

1996

Bulletproof

as

Rock Keats / Jack Carter

Major Payne

1995

Major Payne

as

Maj. Benson Payne

Blankman

1994

Blankman

as

Darryl Walker

Celtic Pride

1996

Celtic Pride

as

Lewis Scott

Bamboozled

2000

Bamboozled

as

Pierre Delacroix

Marci X

2003

Marci X

as

Dr. S

Mo' Money

1992

Mo' Money

as

Johnny Stewart

The Last Boy Scout

1991

The Last Boy Scout

as

James Alexander 'Jimmy' Dix

Punchline

1988

Punchline

as

Percy

Harlem Aria

1999

Harlem Aria

as

Wes

Cinnamon

2023

Cinnamon

as

Wally

Goosed

1999

Goosed

as

Dr. Steven Hamel

The Great White Hype

1996

The Great White Hype

as

James "The Grim Reaper" Roper

Look Who's Talking Too

1990

Look Who's Talking Too

as

Eddie (voice)

Colors

1988

Colors

as

T-Bone

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as

Self (archive footage)

Beverly Hills Cop

1984

Beverly Hills Cop

as

Banana Man

Roxanne

1987

Roxanne

as

Jerry

Farce of the Penguins

2006

Farce of the Penguins

as

Hey, That's My Ass! Penguin (voice)

Hollywood Shuffle

1987

Hollywood Shuffle

as

Body Guard #2 / Willie

Triplecross

1986

Triplecross

as

Ornery Character #1

A Different World

A Different World

as

Marvin Haven

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The View

The View

as

Self

In Living Color

In Living Color

as

Self - Various Characters

Damon

Damon

as

Det. Damon Thomas

My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

as

Michael Kyle

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

as

Roger Murtaugh

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Happy Endings

Happy Endings

as

Francis Wililams

Production

Crew

Directing