Damon Wayans

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Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

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Damon Wayans

Birthday: September 4
Birthplace: Harlem, New York City, New York

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year-long stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans 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, from 1990 to 1992. Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co produced or co written, including 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

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George Lopez, Damon Wayans, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 76th Emmy Awards
Damon Wayans, George Lopez, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series at the 76th Emmy Awards
Damon Wayans presents an award to Keegan-Michael Key at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.
Damon Wayans presents an award at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.
Damon Wayans on the red carpet at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.
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George Lopez, Damon Wayans, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 76th Emmy Awards
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George Lopez, Damon Wayans, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 76th Emmy Awards

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Damon Wayans, George Lopez, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series at the 76th Emmy Awards
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Damon Wayans, George Lopez and Jesse Tyler Ferguson present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series at the 76th Emmy Awards

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Damon Wayans presents an award to Keegan-Michael Key at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.
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Damon Wayans presents an award to Keegan-Michael Key at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.

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Damon Wayans presents an award at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.
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Damon Wayans presents an award at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.

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Damon Wayans on the red carpet at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.
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Damon Wayans on the red carpet at the 2016 Primetime Emmys.

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