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Damon Wayans Jr.

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  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Damon Wayans Jr. at an event for Dance Flick (2009)
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Damon Wayans Jr. was born at his grandmother's home in Vermont, in November 1982, and was raised in Los Angeles. He is the son of Lisa Thorner and actor Damon Wayans.

He made his film debut at age 11 in the 1994 film "Blank Man" playing the role of young Kevin. Later, Damon pursued his early passion for fine arts and animation in High School before admittance to the Otis School for Art and Design. He performed in a few bit roles on "My Wife and Kids" and landed a job as staff writer on the series becoming at 20, the youngest staff writer on television.

In 2005, Damon followed his father's comedic foot steps and braved the world of stand up comedy under the pseudonym Kyle Green. Damon Jr. has appeared performing alongside his father in the Showtime television series, "The Underground" (2006) and also served as a writer on that sketch comedy series. Damon also wrote, directed and starred in a series of innovative internet-based comedy sketches for "Way-Out TV" a website launched in 2007 by his father. In January 2008, Damon Jr. was featured on HBO's "Def Comedy Jam".

Wayans's first major film was Dance Flick (2009), a Paramount dance movie spoof, and he later starred on the series New Girl (2011) and in the film Let's Be Cops (2014).

This young and talented multi-hyphenate continues honing his stand-up skills, performing in comedy clubs across the country, while further pursuing his crafts of acting and writing.
BornNovember 18, 1982
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BornNovember 18, 1982
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00031
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  • Awards
    • 7 nominations

Photos290

Damon Wayans Jr. in A Small Town (2020)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
Stephen Colbert and Damon Wayans Jr. in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Damon Wayans Jr. and Gina Rodriguez in The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Amber Stevens West, Damon Wayans Jr., and Felix Mallard in Happy Together (2018)
Amber Stevens West, Damon Wayans Jr., and Felix Mallard in Happy Together (2018)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Conan (2010)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Conan (2010)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Conan (2010)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Conan (2010)
Damon Wayans Jr. in Conan (2010)

Known for

Scott Adsit in Big Hero 6 (2014)
Big Hero 6
7.8
  • Wasabi(voice)
  • 2014
Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell in The Other Guys (2010)
The Other Guys
6.6
  • Fosse
  • 2010
Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Nina Dobrev, and Libby Blake in Let's Be Cops (2014)
Let's Be Cops
6.4
  • Justin
  • 2014
Dance Flick (2009)
Dance Flick
3.5
  • Thomas
  • 2009

Credits

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Actor

  • The Underground
    • Various
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Players
    • Adam
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Raising Damon
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)
    Bob's Burgers
    • Arnold (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2022
  • The Harder They Fall (2021)
    The Harder They Fall
    • Monroe Grimes
    • 2021
  • Frogger (2021)
    Frogger
    • Self Host
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Damon Wayans Jr., Madison Davenport, Jake Short, Iliza Shlesinger, Kira Kosarin, Miles J. Harvey, and Odessa A’zion in Supercool (2021)
    Supercool
    • Jimmy
    • 2021
  • Kenan (2021)
    Kenan
    • Sateen
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Long Weekend (2021)
    Long Weekend
    • Doug
    • 2021
  • Tom Holland in Cherry (2021)
    Cherry
    • Drill Sgt Masters
    • 2021
  • Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
    Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
    • Darlie Bunkle
    • 2021
  • Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. in Love, Guaranteed (2020)
    Love, Guaranteed
    • Nick Evans
    • 2020
  • Jake Johnson in Hoops (2020)
    Hoops
    • Damien Chapman (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Damon Wayans Jr., Adam Pally, Casey Wilson, and Eliza Coupe in Happy Endings (2011)
    Happy Endings
    • Brad Williams
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2020
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    • Jason Grant
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Sherman's Showcase (2019)
    Sherman's Showcase
    • Montell Jordan
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Snoop Dogg, Wilmer Valderrama, Dee Bradley Baker, Pamela Adlon, Damon Wayans Jr., Lucy Hale, Colby Lopez, Olivia Holt, and Big Sean in Trouble (2019)
    Trouble
    • Gizmo (voice)
    • 2019
  • Amber Stevens West, Damon Wayans Jr., and Felix Mallard in Happy Together (2018)
    Happy Together
    • Jake
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019

Writer

  • The Underground
    • writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • The Henchmen
    • Writer
    • Completed
    • TV Movie
  • Def Comedy Jam (1992)
    Def Comedy Jam
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • The Underground (2006)
    The Underground
    • staff writer
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • 2nd Annual BET Awards (2002)
    BET Awards 2006
    • Writer
    • TV Special
    • 2006
  • Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, Jazz Raycole, George Gore II, and Parker McKenna Posey in My Wife and Kids (2001)
    My Wife and Kids
    • story editor
    • staff writer
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2005

Additional Crew

  • Damon Wayans, Tisha Campbell, Jazz Raycole, George Gore II, and Parker McKenna Posey in My Wife and Kids (2001)
    My Wife and Kids
    • story editor
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos41

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Dance Flick
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Dance Flick
Dance Flick
Clip 0:38
Dance Flick
Dance Flick
Clip 0:40
Dance Flick
Dance Flick
Clip 0:30
Dance Flick
Dance Flick
Clip 0:42
Dance Flick
Marmaduke
Interview 0:27
Marmaduke
Dance Flick
Interview 0:20
Dance Flick
Dance Flick
Interview 0:24
Dance Flick
Dance Flick
Interview 0:25
Dance Flick

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Damon Jr.
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • November 18, 1982
    • Huntington, Vermont, USA
  • Spouse
    • Samara SaraivaApril 12, 2016 - present (3 children)
  • Children
      Amara Wayans
  • Parents
      Lisa Thorner
  • Relatives
      Michael Wayans(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Dance With My Father music video (Luther Vandross)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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  • Trivia
    Son of Damon Wayans and Lisa Thorner. Brother of Michael Wayans, Cara Mia Wayans, and 'Kyla Wayans'.
  • Quotes
    Even in real life, sometimes you find that person you click with that you get irritated by every other person in the world but you can be around this person every day and you'd be fine with it.

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