Damon Wayans
Damon Wayans
Damon Kyle Wayans, Sr. is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer, and member of the Wayans family of entertainers. Wayans performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a yearlong stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, although his true breakthrough came as a co-creator and performer on his own 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth18 November 1982
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I wanted to be an animator originally. I went to art school; I went to art college and everything. But that screen was just calling me.
My dad was pretty strict. We didn't even get to watch any of his movies until I was, like, 17 years old. I didn't even see his stand-up, really, until I started doing stand-up, and that was when I was 22. So he's pretty strict. We had curfews until I was 17... he didn't play around.
You see people you identify with, and you take pieces of people you like and shape who you are. Like, I sound just like my dad. But that's literally my vocal chords. I can't sound like anything else... I sound like him, but I act like myself.
My uncle Shawn used to stay with us when we were really young, and I used to come downstairs and see him break dancing on this piece of a cardboard. I probably always thought they were cool since then. I never knew his comedy, but I used to always see him break dancing. And he was terrible at it.
My father was the guy on the block who said hi to everyone.
The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
My father is a Jehovah's Witness, and he raised us under a very strict hand.
Some struggle is healthy. If you can embrace it rather than be angry, you can use it as your pilot light.
And for my family, comedically, that was the key to a lot of the humor.
I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.
Being a celebrity, I don't even have to talk.
My kids have a competitive drive I never had growing up.
We have four beautiful children and some wonderful memories.