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Shawn Wayans
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American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian
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Shawn Wayans is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer born in New York City on January 19, 1971. He is a member of the Wayans family, which includes siblings Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, and Keenen Ivory Wayans. An African American, he speaks and writes in English and is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.
His professional work began in 1988. He has three children. As an author, his notable works include *101 Ways to Know You're a Golddigger*, *101 Ways to Know It's Time to Leave Your Momma's House*, and *150 Ways to Know If You're Ghetto*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1971-01-19
- 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
- 150 ways to know if you're ghetto
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He debuted on the comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1993). He went on to work with his brother Marlon 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…
Known for
- Scary Movie — Ray Wilkins2026
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special — Self2012
- Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)2012
- Dance Flick — Baby Daddy2009
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy — Self2009
- Little Man — Darryl2006
- Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street — Slim/Cheapie (voice)2006
- Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness — Slim (voice)2006
- The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest2006
- White Chicks — Kevin Copeland / Brittany Wilson2004
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Wayans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Family
- Wayans family
- Image
- Shawnwayans04.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Shawn Wayans
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- social media followers
- 173396
- writing language
- English language
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- date of birth
- 1971-01-19
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