Shawn Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Shawn Mathis Wayansis 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth19 January 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
chewing era flipping fun funny garbage grew gum kids miss reading wacky
We grew up in the Garbage Pail Kids era with the Wacky Packs. We miss that kind of fun we used to have when we were kids, flipping through the packs and chewing the gum and reading the funny little jokes.
carrying homage people
We pay homage to the people who came before, doing satires, like Mel Brooks; we're just carrying the torch.
pop starting tap
To us, it's just kind of starting to tap into our audience, and we're excited. We need to be part of that transition, because it is pop culture.
people
You lose your privacy, and sometimes, people don't see you as human.
audience block date due hit outside scary though work
For Scary Movie 2, we had a due date and had to work fast. And though there's a lot of pressure, as artists, we just block it out. So really, the pressure comes from us. That's how the first movie happened. There was no outside pressure: we wanted to hit the audience hard.
everybody family knows needs respect respects
We make a family environment, it's fun, everybody knows what needs to be done, Keenen oversees the whole thing, we respect him, he respects us.
hit
You have to step up to the plate, and then hit one out of the park.
scenes script
We all write, but the script is a blueprint. We can lose whole scenes when we're shooting.
couple funny movies next studios
The studios want this from us, but it's not all we do. So the next couple of movies we have planned, we want to do just a regular, funny comedy.
extend trying
And with our family, we are trying to extend our brand.
although production
There were challenges with production because of the special effects. There are just some things that, although written, special effects just isn't able to do.
gave knew
I knew when I was 6. I just knew it; I didn't care about nothing else. If I didn't make it in this world, I would probably be homeless. I gave myself that little to fall back on.
They'll say, That's funny, but you can't do that on TV.
time
Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up.