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Marlon Wayans
Marlon Lamont Wayans (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).
Wayans partnered with Randy Adams to create What the Funny, an online destination for urban comedy. He created the comedy competition television show Funniest Wins, which aired on TBS in 2014. In 2014, Wayans and his brothers travelled the U.S. with "The Wayans Brothers Tour". In 2017, he co-wrote and starred in the NBC sitcom Marlon, which ran for two seasons.
As actor
Scary Movie
HIM
Unraveling George
Marlon Wayans: Good Grief
The Real Full Monty
Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me
Air
Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners
Living with Chucky
The Curse of Bridge Hollow
Back Home Again
Respect
Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is
On the Rocks
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Sextuplets
Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish
Naked
Fifty Shades of Black
A Haunted House 2
A Haunted House
The Heat
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Marmaduke
Dance Flick
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Norbit
Little Man
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc's Street