Damon Wayans

American comedian, writer, and actor (born 1960)

  • Fame60.9
  • Momentum1.9
  • Comedians rank#221
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  • Fame60.9
  • Momentum1.9
  • Comedians rank#221
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Born 1960 · age 66United States

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  • Age
    66
    Born 1960
  • Known for
    Beverly Hills Cop
    1984
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Updated 2026-08-23

Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. A member of the Wayans family of entertainers, Damon performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a brief stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He later joined his family on Fox's sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990–1992), and wrote and performed on his own animated series Waynehead (1996–1997) and live-action series Damon (1998). Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Mo' Money, The Last Boy Scout, Major Payne, Bulletproof, and the sitcoms My Wife and Kids and Poppa's House, the latter featuring his son Damon Wayans Jr. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the Fox television series Lethal Weapon.

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60.9
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Momentum1.9
Historical26.3
Now attention10.8
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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