Marlon Wayans
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Marlon Lamont Wayans is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009).
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Marlon Lamont Wayans is an American actor, screenwriter, film producer, and film director. Born in New York City in 1972, he is a member of the Wayans family and has siblings including Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Dwayne Wayans. He began his professional work period in 1988 and is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.
Wayans was educated at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and Howard University. He speaks English as his native language and writes in English. He has three children. His published works include *101 ways to know you're a golddigger*, *101 ways to know it's time to leave your momma's house*, and *Thugaboo*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- 101 ways to know you're a golddigger
- 101 ways to know it's time to leave your momma's house
- Thugaboo
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Comprehensive Integration of Single-Cell Data
· 2019 · cited 14,714x
- Integrated analysis of multimodal single-cell data
· 2021 · cited 14,207x
- Simultaneous epitope and transcriptome measurement in single cells
· 2017 · cited 3,000x
- How the built environment affects physical activity
· 2002 · cited 1,366x
- Global phytoplankton decline over the past century
· 2010 · cited 1,112x
via Crossref · CC0
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Key facts
- Born
- Marlon Lamont Wayans , ( 1972-07-23 ) July 23, 1972 (age 53) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer producer
- Years active
- 1988–present
- Partner
- Angela Zackery (1992–2013)
- Relatives
- Dwayne Wayans (brother) Keenen Ivory Wayans (brother) Damon Wayans (brother) Kim Wayans (sister) Shawn Wayans (brother) Damon Wayans Jr. (nephew)
- Family
- Wayans family
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Marlon Lamont Wayans (/ˈweɪ.ənz/ WAY-ənz; born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009).
Wayans' other film credits include Above the Rim (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). He also had several dramatic roles, including the psychological drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000), the biographical musical drama Respect (2021), and the supernatural horror Him (2025).
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