Marlon Wayans Biography (1972-)

Born July 23, 1972, in New York, NY; son of Howell (a supermarket manager) and Elvira Wayans; brother of Damon Wayans (an actor, producer, and writer), Keenen Ivory Wayans (an entertainer), Kim Wayans (an entertainer), Shawn Wayans(an entertainer), Dwayne Wayans (a composer), and Nadia Wayans (an actress);children (with Angelica Zackary) Shawn Howell, Arnai Zackary. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Modus Entertainment, 110 South Fairfax Ave., Suite 250, Los Angeles, CA 90036.; Publicist: Tencer and Associates Public Relations, 9777 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 504, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer, director, writer
Birth Details: July 23, 1972; New York, New York

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Pedestrian, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988
Seymour Stewart, Mo' Money, Columbia, 1992
Bugaloo, Above the Rim, New Line Cinema, 1994
Loe Dog (some sources cite Loc Dog), Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (also known as Don't Be a Menace), Miramax, 1996
Kenny Tyler, The Sixth Man, Buena Vista, 1997
Darryl Witherspoon, Senseless, Dimension Films, 1998
Shorty Meeks, Scary Movie (also known as Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween), Dimension Films, 2000
Tyrone C. Love, Requiem for a Dream (also known as Delusion over Addiction), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Voice of Louie Blue, The Tangerine Bear (animated), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Shorty Meeks, Scary Movie 2 (also known as Scarier Movie),Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001
Snails, Dungeons & Dragons (also known as Dungeons & Dragons: The Movie), New Line Cinema, 2001
Gawain MacSam, The Ladykillers, Buena Vista/Touchstone Pictures, 2004
Marcus Copeland, White Chicks, Columbia, 2004
Danny Styles, Behind the Smile, 2005
Film Executive Producer
with Others
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (also known as Don't Be a Menace), Miramax, 1996
Scary Movie 2 (also known as Scarier Movie), Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001
Film Producer
(Uncredited) Scary Movie (also known as Scream If You Know WhatI Did Last Halloween), Dimension Films, 2000
White Chicks, Columbia, 2004
Television Appearances
Series
Various characters, In Living Color, Fox, 1992-1993
Marlon Williams, The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1995-1999
Voice of Blue, Waynehead (animated), The WB, 1996-1997
Specials
Welcome Home Animaniacs, The WB, 1995
American Comedy Honors, Fox, 1997
Host, Comics Come Home 4, Comedy Central, 1998
Panelist, Canned Ham: Senseless, Comedy Central, 1998
Voice of Itch, The Bremen Town Musicians: An Animated Special from the"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" Series (animated), HBO, 1999
Himself, Canned Ham: Scary Movie, Comedy Central, 2000
Host, Teen Choice Presents: Teenapalooza, Fox, 2001
Himself, Tupac: Resurrection MTV Movie Special, MTV, 2003
Himself, Reel Comedy: White Chicks, Comedy Central, 2004
Appeared as Shorty Meeks in "Scary Movie," A Big Histeria Crossover Party 3: The Summer Party.
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992
The Ninth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1995
Presenter, The 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1998

Presenter, The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998
Presenter, The 1999 Essence Awards, Fox, 1999
Presenter, The 26th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 1999
The 1999 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 1999
Host, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2000
Presenter, The 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
The Teen Choice Awards 2000, Fox, 2000
The 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000
Presenter, The 2001 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2001
The Seventh Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2001
The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Fox, 2001
Presenter, The 2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004
Episodic
Himself, "Ode to Billy Shankbreath" (some sources cite "Ode to Billy Stankbreath"), The Parent 'Hood, UPN, 1996
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1996, 1997, 2001
Guest, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998
Himself, Good Times: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2000
Guest, The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Guest, Total Request Live (also known as TRL), MTV, 2000
Guest, The Big Breakfast, Channel 4 (England), multiple episodes in 2001
Guest, Mad TV, Fox, 2001
Guest, Tinseltown.TV, 2003
Guest, The Graham Norton Effect, Comedy Central, 2004
Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004
Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004
Guest, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004
Guest, 106 and Park (also known as 106 & Park: BET's Top 10Live), Black Entertainment Television, 2004
Guest, Sharon (also known as The Sharon Osbourne Show), syndicated, 2004
Guest, Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004
Appeared in episodes of other series, including Ricki Lake (also known as Ricki and The Ricki Lake Show), syndicated.
Television Work
Series
Creator, executive producer, and producer of theme music, The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1995-1999
Episodic
Director, "Three on a Couch," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1999
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 2000
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, The Making of "Dungeons and Dragons," New Line Home Video, 2001
Himself, The Making of "Requiem for a Dream," Artisan Entertainment, 2001
Music Videos
(In archive footage from the film Mo' Money) "The Best Things in Life Are Free," by Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross, and Bell Biv Devoe, 1992
"1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)," by Coolio, 1996
WRITINGS
Screenplays
with Others
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (also known as Don't Be a Menace), Miramax, 1996
(And song "I'm the Killer") Scary Movie (also known as Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween), Dimension Films, 2000
White Chicks, Columbia, 2004
Stories for Films
Scary Movie (also known as Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween), Dimension Films, 2000
Scary Movie 2 (also known as Scarier Movie), Miramax/Dimension Films, 2001
Scary Movie 3, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2003
The Ladykillers (based on the earlier film of the same name), Buena Vista/Touchstone Pictures, 2004
Teleplays
with Others; Series
Special material, In Living Color, Fox, 1992-1993
(And composer of theme music) The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1997-1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Current Biography, May, 2001, pp. 90-92
People Weekly, November 15, 1999, pp. 196-97
Premiere (United States), April, 2004, p. 27
Teen People, August, 1998, pp. 82-83
Time, September 11, 2000, p. 120; June 28, 2004, p. 77

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