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Damon Wayans
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born September 4, 1960 (64 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2024 | Poppa’s House (TV Series) · as Poppa |
| 2023 | Cinnamon · as Wally |
| 2021 | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'The Facts of Life' and 'Diff'rent Strokes' · as Willis Drummond |
| 2018 | Happy Together (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 2016 | Lethal Weapon (TV Series) · as Roger Murtaugh |
| 2016 | The Sandlerverse · as Rock Keats |
| 2011 | Happy Endings (TV Series) · as Francis Wililams |
| 2006 | Farce of the Penguins · as Hey, That's My Ass! Penguin (voice) |
| 2006 | The Underground (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Behind the Smile · as Charlie Richman |
| 2005 | In the Cutz (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2003 | Marci X · as Dr. S |
| 2001 | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show · as Michael Kyle |
| 2001 | Primetime Glick (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Bamboozled · as Pierre Delacroix |
| 2000 | My Wife and Kids (TV Series) · as Michael Kyle |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Harlem Aria · as Wes |
| 1998 | Damon (TV Series) · as Det. Damon Thomas |
| 1996 | Bulletproof · as Rock Keats / Jack Carter |
| 1996 | The Great White Hype · as James "the Grim Reaper" Roper |
| 1996 | Celtic Pride · as Lewis Scott |
| 1995 | Major Payne · as Maj. Benson Payne |
| 1994 | Blankman · as Darryl Walker |
| 1992 | Mo' Money · as Johnny Stewart |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1991 | The Last Boy Scout · as James Alexander 'jimmy' Dix |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial · as Yuppie |
| 1990 | Look Who's Talking Too · as Eddie (voice) |
| 1988 | Earth Girls Are Easy · as Zeebo |
| 1988 | I'm Gonna Git You Sucka · as Leonard |
| 1988 | Punchline · as Percy |
| 1988 | Colors · as T-Bone |
| 1987 | A Different World (TV Series) · as Marvin Haven |
| 1987 | Roxanne · as Jerry |
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle · as Body Guard #2 / Willie |
| 1986 | Triplecross · as Ornery Character #1 |
| 1984 | Beverly Hills Cop · as Banana Man |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Various |