Shawn Wayans

Shawn Wayans

Birth name: Shawn Mathis Wayans
Born: January 19, 1971
Age: 53
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.
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Biography

Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian who starred in In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., and White Chicks. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Kim, Elvira, and Nadia Wayans.

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Early life

Wayans, is the ninth child of ten siblings, born in New York City, New York, the son of Elvira Alethia (Green), a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Stouten Wayans, a supermarket manager. His family were once Jehovah's Witnesses. Wayans grew up in the Fulton Houses in the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea and is a 1989 graduate of the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities.

On Fox's In Living Color, he began as DJ SW-1 and later became a featured performer, working with brothers Dwayne, Keenen (the show's creator), Damon, Marlon and sister Kim. Along with Marlon, Shawn Wayans created and starred in the sitcom The Wayans Bros. (The WB, 1995-99) and co-wrote, co-executive produced and starred in the feature Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), in which Keenen also acted. Wayans guest-starred on episodes of MacGyver and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper and provided the voice of Toof for the animated children's series Waynehead (based on brother Damon's real-life childhood experiences).

After a supporting stint in the gang drama New Blood (1999) Wayans' film fortunes increased dramatically when he co-starred with his brother Marlon in a hit film directed by their older brother Keenan: Scary Movie (1999-2000), a comic satire (which he also co-wrote) on the then-recent trend of horror films like Scream. Wayans played the apparently closeted Ray Wilkins, a role he reprised for the similarly popular 2001 sequel Scary Movie 2. To date, Wayans has not had any involvement with subsequent sequels. He kept the familial team intact when he and Marlon starred in the Keenan-directed comedy White Chicks (2004), playing a pair of FBI agents forced to masquerade as a pair of spoiled white blonde heiresses. Shawn also received a share of story and screenplay credit on the film. Wayans teamed up with Marlon and Keenen once again for the 2006 comedy Little Man, which Wayans acted in, co-wrote, and co-produced.

Filmography

Year Film Role
1988 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Pedestrian
1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Ashtray
1999 New Blood Valentine
2000 Scary Movie Ray Wilkins
2001 Open Mic Himself
2001 Scary Movie 2 Ray Wilkins
2004 White Chicks Kevin Copeland
2006 Little Man Darryl
2009 Dance Flick Cat Daddy
2016 White Chicks 2 Kevin Copeland
Year Television Role
1991 The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime Various
1991 MacGyver Robo
1991-2001 In Living Color Various, DJ SW1
1993 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Dominic
1995-1999 The Wayans Bros. Shawn Williams
1996-1997 Waynehead Toof/Kid
1996 The Parent 'Hood Himself
1998 Comics Come Home 4 Himself
1999 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Bad Boy (voice)
2000 2000 MTV Video Music Awards Host
2006 Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness Slim (voice)
2006 Thugaboo: Miracle on D-Roc's Street Slim, Cheapie
2016 Animals Tommy

Writing credits

  • Dance Flick (2009) (written by)
  • Little Man (2006)
  • White Chicks (2004) (screenplay) (story)
  • Scary Movie 2 (2001) (characters) (written by)
  • Scary Movie (2000) (written by)
  • Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) (written by)
  • The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999) TV series

Producer/director credits

  • Little Man (2006) (producer)
  • White Chicks (2004) (producer)
  • Scary Movie 2 (2001) (co-executive producer)
  • Scary Movie (2000) (producer) (uncredited)
  • Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996) (co-executive producer)
  • The Wayans Bros. (1995) TV series (Producer, director and executive consultant)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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