Shawn Wayans Bio Wiki Age Wife Marlon Scary Movie White Chicks and Net Worth
Shawn Wayans is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and DJ. Together with his brother Marlon Wayans, he wrote and starred in The WB’s sitcom The Wayans Bros from 1995 to 1999.
Together with his brothers, they form the Wayans family, an American show-business family. Their work includes Scary Movie film series, The Wayans Bros., In Living Color, White Chicks, My Wife and Kids, and Little Man. Wayans made his debut on In Living Color from 1990 to 1993.
Wayans was born on January 19, 1971, in New York City, New York,United States. He is51 years old.
He is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of5 ft 10 in(Approx. 1.77 m).
He was born and raised in New York City by his parentsHowell Stouten WayansandElvira Alethia. Wayans father worked as a supermarket manager while his mother was a homemaker and social worker. Howell’s family was a devout Jehovah’s Witness.
Wayans is the ninth of ten children. His siblings include three sisters,Elvira,Diedre, andVonnie,and six brothersDwayne,Keenen Ivory,Damon Wayans,Kim,Nadia, andMarlon Wayans.
Wayans was previously married toUrsula Alberto.Together, the couple had three children, two daughters,LailaandIllia, and one son,Marlon, named after his brother.
Marlon Wayansis the brother of Wayans. Together, they created and starred in the sitcom The Wayans Bros from 1995 to 99. They also co-wrote, co-executive produced, and starred in the feature Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood in 1996.
Wayans teamed up with Marlon and Keenen and co-wrote, and co-produced for the 2006 comedy Little Man, which he acted in. Marlon and Wayans also co-starred in Scary Movie and White Chicks.
Wayans’ film breakthrough increased dramatically when he co-starred with his brother Marlon in a film directed by their older brother KeenenScary Moviein 1999. The film was a comic satire which he also co-wrote for the horror films like Scream. Wayans played Ray Wilkins, the apparently closeted, a role he reprised for the 2001 sequel Scary Movie 2.
Together with Marlon, Wayans starred in the Keenen-directed comedyWhite Chicksin 2004. They played a pair of FBI agents forced to masquerade as spoiled white blonde heiresses. Shawn also received a share of story and screenplay credit on the film.
Some of Wayan’s other films include:
Dance Flick (2009)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1999)
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006)
Thugaboo: Miracle on D-Roc’s Street (2006)
Animals (2016)
The Boo Crew (2017)
He earns his wealth from his career. Therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Wayan’s estimated net worth is$3 million.
Shawn is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and DJ. Together with his brother Marlon, he wrote and starred in The WB’s sitcom The Wayans Bros. Their work includes Scary Movie film series, The Wayans Bros., In Living Color, White Chicks, My Wife and Kids, and Little Man. Wayans made his debut on In Living Color from 1990 to 1993. He is currently not married.
Wayans was previously married toUrsula Alberto.Together, they had three children two daughters, Laila and Illia, and one son, Marlon, named after his brother.
