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Marlon Lamont Wayans[1] (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 Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999), and in the comedy films Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009). Wayans had a dramatic role in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed film Requiem for a Dream (2000), which saw his departure from the usual comedies.

Marlon Wayans
Wayans in 2008
Born	Marlon Lamont Wayans (1972-07-23) July 23, 1972 (age 50) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor comedian writer producer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Angelica Zackary ​ ​ (m. 2005; div. 2013)​
Children	2
Family	Wayans family

Wayans has appeared in other films including Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). He partnered with Randy Adams to create What the Funny, an online destination for urban comedy.[2][3] Wayans created the comedy competition television show Funniest Wins, which aired on TBS in 2014.[4] In 2014, Wayans and his brothers traveled the U.S. with "The Wayans Brothers Tour".[5] In 2017, he began starring in his own NBC sitcom Marlon, which ran for two seasons.[6]

Early life

Wayans was born in New York City, the son of Elvira Alethia (Green), a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Stouten Wayans, a supermarket manager.[7] His family were Jehovah's Witnesses.[8][9] Wayans was raised in the housing projects of New York City, the youngest of ten siblings. He is the brother of Nadia, Shawn, Keenen Ivory, Damon, Dwayne, and Kim. Wayans went to Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City, the school made famous in Fame. After graduating from high school, he attended Howard University in Washington, D.C., before dropping out after two years.[10]

Career

Marlon appeared with his siblings on In Living Color between 1992 and 1993. From 1995 until 1999, Wayans co-starred in the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. with brother Shawn Wayans. Wayans was originally considered for the role of Robin in the 1992 film Batman Returns,[11] however it was felt that the film featured too many characters, so the character was omitted from that film. He was then formally signed for the role in the 1995 sequel Batman Forever to play opposite Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face, but the mid-production change in directors from Tim Burton to Joel Schumacher would result in both parts being recast and Wayans being paid out (Williams was not yet signed on, but he received a penalty fee as his contract for Batman allowed him the option of reprise), for which he still receives some royalty payments to this day. He was replaced by Chris O'Donnell. In August 2021, a comic book adaptation of the original concept, Batman '89, began publication, by DC Entertainment, using Wayans' likeness for Robin with his permission, their civilian identity renamed Drake Winston.[12] He produced the first two films of the Scary Movie series, in which he and Shawn were credited writers and co-stars. Those films were released in 2000 and 2001. In 2000 he appeared as Tyrone C. Love in Requiem for a Dream and as Snails in Dungeons & Dragons. That same year he and his brother Shawn hosted the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Wayans produced the Nickelodeon cartoon series Thugaboo. In 2017, NBC gave him his own sitcom, Marlon, for a 10-episode run. In September 2017, Marlon got renewed for a second season by NBC, which is now available on Netflix.

In September 2017, Variety announced that Wayans would be partnering up with LA-based entertainment company Shots Studios to launch his own YouTube channel.[13] He's appeared in videos alongside creators such as Anwar Jibawi and Hannah Stocking. More recently, he signed a deal with HBO Max.[14]

Personal life

Wayans began dating Angela Zackery in 1992. The couple separated in 2013. They were never married (though Wayans once referred to Zackery as his "ex wife".) [15] Wayans said in 2021 that he had never been married before.[16] Wayans and Zackery have two children: Amai Zackery Wayans (b. May 24, 2000), and Shawn Howell Wayans, (b. February 3, 2002). Wayans was close friends with rapper Tupac Shakur until his death in 1996.[17] He is also a longtime friend of actor Omar Epps.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	I'm Gonna Git You Sucka	Pedestrian
1992	Mo' Money	Seymour Stewart
1994	Above the Rim	Bugaloo
1996	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood	Loc Dog	Also writer
1997	The 6th Man	Kenny Tyler
1998	Senseless	Darryl Witherspoon
2000	Requiem for a Dream	Tyrone C. Love
	Scary Movie	Shorty Meeks	Also writer
	The Tangerine Bear	Louie Blue (voice)
	Dungeons & Dragons	Snails
2001	Scary Movie 2	Shorty Meeks	Also writer
2003	Tupac: Resurrection	Himself
2004	Behind the Smile	Danny Styles
	The Ladykillers	Gawain MacSam
	White Chicks	Marcus Copeland	Also writer and producer
2005	Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow	Himself
2006	Little Man	Calvin "Baby-face" Sims	Also writer and producer
2007	Norbit	Buster "Bust-A-Move" Perkin
2009	Dance Flick	Mr Moody	Also writer and producer
	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Rip Cord
	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy	Himself
2010	Marmaduke	Lightning
2012	Versus and Serena	Himself
2013	A Haunted House	Malcolm Johnson	Also writer and producer
	The Heat	Special Agent Levy
2014	A Haunted House 2	Malcolm Johnson	Also writer and producer
2016	Fifty Shades of Black	Christian Black	Also writer and producer
2017	Naked	Rob Anderson	Also writer
2019	Sextuplets	Alan / Russell / Ethan / Baby Pete / Dawn / Jaspar	Also writer and producer
2020	On the Rocks	Dean
2021	Respect	Ted White
	Back Home Again	Mr. Tortoise	Short
2022	The Curse of Bridge Hollow[18]	Howard Gordon	Also producer
	Brittany	Himself
TBA	Air Jordan	George Raveling	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime	Various	TV special
1992–1993	In Living Color	Various	20 episodes
1995–1999	The Wayans Bros.	Marlon Williams	101 episodes
1996	The Parent 'Hood	Himself	Episode: "Ode to Billy Shankbreath"
	Mr. Show with Bob and David	KKK member	Episode: "The Biggest Failure in Broadway History"
1996–1997	Waynehead	Blue (voice)	6 episodes
1998	Comics Come Home 4	Himself	TV movie
1999	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Bad Bobby (voice)	Episode: "The Bremen Town Musicians"
2000	2000 MTV Video Music Awards	Himself / Host	TV special
	MTV Fashionably Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2000	Himself	TV movie
2006	Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness	(voice)	TV movie
	Six Degrees	Homeless Guy	Episode: "The Puncher"
	Legends Ball	Himself	TV movie
	Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street	Dirty, Money (voice)	TV movie
2011	Childrens Hospital	Dr. Black	Episode: "The Black Doctor"
2013	Second Generation Wayans	Himself	2 episodes
	Legit	Doctor	Episode: "Fatherhood"
2014	Funniest Wins	Himself	8 episodes
2016	Animals.	Ry-Ry (voice)	Episode: "Squirrels Part I"
2017–2018	Marlon	Marlon Wayne	20 episodes; also creator and executive producer
2019	Sherman's Showcase		Episode: "Enemies"
2022	Bel-Air	Lou	Episode: "Where To?"
	Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners	Himself / Host
2022-present	Oh Hell No! with Marlon Wayans	Himself / Host
2022	Chucky	Ronald Tyler

References

External links

• Marlon Wayans on Facebook
• Marlon Wayans at IMDb
• Marlon Wayans at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans (* 23. Juli 1972 in New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Drehbuchautor und Filmproduzent.[1]

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[es] Marlon Wayans

Marlon Lamont Wayans (23 de julio de 1972)[1] es un actor, productor, comediante, escritor y director estadounidense, conocido por su trabajo en conjunto con su hermano Shawn, por intervenir en la película de culto Requiem for a Dream y en The Ladykillers, de los Hermanos Coen. Pertenece a la Familia Wayans.[2]

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[ru] Уэйанс, Марлон

Ма́рлон Ламо́нт Уэ́йанс (англ. Marlon Lamont Wayans; род. 23 июля 1972, Нью-Йорк, США) — американский актёр, продюсер, режиссёр и сценарист. Известен по фильмам «Реквием по мечте», «Очень страшное кино», «Без чувств», «Очень страшное кино 2», «Белые цыпочки», «Бросок кобры», «Шалун», «Дом с паранормальными явлениями» и «Дом с паранормальными явлениями 2»[1][2][3].

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