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Damien Dante Wayans

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Damien Dante Wayans
Born
Damien Dante Wayans

(1980-04-15) April 15, 1980 (age 44)
Occupation(s)Actor, screenwriter, producer, director
Years active1987–present

Damien Dante Wayans (born April 15, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He is a member of the Wayans family.

Early life

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Wayans was born in New York City. He is a member of the Wayans family, which includes Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans. He is the son of their sibling Elvira Wayans and brother of Chaunté Wayans. Damon Wayans Jr. and Michael Wayans are his cousins.[1]

Career

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Damien Dante Wayans began his career in 1987 in Eddie Murphy's concert film Eddie Murphy Raw. He acted with his uncle Damon Wayans in Major Payne. He then went on to writing and directing. His big break in acting was in Jamie Kennedy's film Malibu's Most Wanted, in which he played Tec, Shondra's (Regina Hall) ex-boyfriend. Damien has written and directed several episodes of his uncle Damon's sitcom My Wife And Kids. In 2006, Damien and his cousin Craig Wayans wrote and produced uncle Damon's The Underground, a sketch comedy show on Showtime. Damien also directed a few segments. He made his directorial debut with the film Dance Flick, which was written by Damien, Keenen, Shawn, Marlon and Craig Wayans.[2]

In 2009, Damien formed a film and TV production company called Second Generation Productions, a reference to the second generation of Wayanses in the entertainment industry. He plans to create, develop and produce multiplatform content.

Filmography

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Actor

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 Eddie Murphy Raw Child running in the house (sketch) Film debut
1991 In Living Color (TV Series) Himself (uncredited)
1995 Major Payne Cadet Dwight "D." Williams With his uncle Damon Wayans
1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Cousin with bag With his uncles Shawn, Marlon and Keenen Ivory Wayans
New York Undercover (TV Series) Tulane
1997 413 Hope St. (TV Series) as himself
1999 Passing Glory (TV movie) Snow Lurcher
The Norm Show (TV Series) Shawn
2000 NYPD Blue Trey
Freedom Song (TV movie) Bo Drew
2003 Malibu's Most Wanted Tec
2005 Edison Isaiah Charles
2006 Man About Town Lucky Reynolds
Little Man Officer Wilson With his uncles Shawn and Marlon Wayans and his aunt Kim Wayans
House M.D. (TV series) Haller
2012 Internet Icon Multiple Roles (Guest Actor for contestants)
2013 Second Generation Wayans (TV series) Himself With his cousin Craig Wayans
2024 A Hip Hop Story Donny
TBA Stand Up Deondre Short film

Writer

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Year Title Role Notes
2002–2004 My Wife and Kids (TV Series) Writer 9 episodes
2004 The Last Meal (Short Film) Writer
2006 The Underground (TV Series) Writer 10 episodes
2009 Dance Flick Writer

Producer

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Year Title Role Notes
2004–2005 My Wife and Kids (TV Series) Producer 26 episodes
2004 The Last Meal (Short Film) Producer
2006 The Underground (TV Series) Producer 10 episodes
2009 Dance Flick Executive producer
TBA Stand Up Exercise producer

Director

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Year Title Role Notes
2002–2005 My Wife and Kids (TV Series) Director 19 episodes
2004 The Last Meal (Short Film) Director
2006 The Underground (TV Series) Director 2 episodes
2009 Dance Flick Director Directorial debut

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