Damon Wayans
Acting
Born: 1960-09-04 in Harlem, New York, USA
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live
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The View
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Sherri
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Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh
A Different World
Marvin Haven
In Living Color
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My Wife and Kids
Michael Kyle
Hot Ones Versus
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Happy Endings
Francis Wililams
Beverly Hills Cop
Banana Man
Last Action Hero
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The Last Boy Scout
James Alexander 'Jimmy' Dix
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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HBO First Look
Major Payne
Maj. Benson Payne
Primetime Glick
Roxanne
Jerry
Colors
T-Bone
Bulletproof
Rock Keats / Jack Carter
Look Who's Talking Too
Eddie (voice)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
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Poppa's House
Damon 'Poppa' Fulton
Happy Together
Mike
One Night Stand
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Bamboozled
Pierre Delacroix
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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Mo' Money
Johnny Stewart
Earth Girls Are Easy
Zeebo
Damon
Det. Damon Thomas
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #2 / Willie
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Leonard
Blankman
Darryl Walker
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
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Celtic Pride
Lewis Scott
The Comedy Store
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