Marlon Wayans

Biography

Marlon Wayans is an American actor, writer, comedian, and producer. Marlon Wayans started his career as an actor in the movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka(1988). He is famous for his roles in the Scary Movie series (1,2) (as Shorty Meeks), White Chicks(as Marcus Copeland), Little Man(as Calvin "Babyface" Simms), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra(Rip Cord), A Haunted House & sequence among others.

Marlon Lamont Wayans was born on July 23, 1972, in New York City, New York to Howell Stouten Wayans(father) and Elvira Alethia Green(mother)

Family

Parents

Marlon's father Howell Stouten Wayans (born 1936), worked as a supermarket manager. Howell Wayans was a devout Jehovah's Witness.

Mother Elvira Alethia (nee Green, 1938-2020), was a homemaker and social worker

The family lived in the housing projects of Chelsea, New York City.

Wayans Siblings

Marlon is the youngest of the ten siblings, he has five sisters and four brothers, listed below in the order of their date of birth.

1. Dwayne Wayans (born 1956) (a retired writer and film-score composer)
2. Keenen Ivory Wayans, Sr (born 1958) (actor, comedian, director, and writer)
3. Diedre Wayans (b. 1959) (screenwriter and producer)
4. Damon Kyle Wayans, Sr. (born 1960) (stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer)
5. Kim Wayans (born 1961) (a TV and film actress)
6. Elvira Wayans (b. 1964) (screenwriter)
7. Nadia Wayans (b. 1965)
8. Devonne Wayans (b. 1966)
9. Shawn Wayans (born 1971) (actor, comedian, writer, and producer)
10. Marlon Wayans (b. 1972)

Marlon Wayans & brother Shawn Wayans

Marlon (born 1972) & his brother Shawn Wayans (born 1971) are among the youngest of Wayans siblings, they often appear together in movies/ TV roles. They have appeared together in projects like- In Living Color (1990-1994), The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999), Little Man (2006), Scary Movie (2000-2013), White Chicks (2004). They have quite a chemistry.

[Marlon Wayans with brothers]

Relationships

Angelica Zackary

They had been living together for 12 years from 2001 to 2013 (they never married). They have two children together, an elder daughter named Amai Zackary Wayans and a son named Shawn Howell Wayans.

[Marlon Wayans with partner Angelica Zackary & kids Amai (daughter) & Shwan(son)]

Education

• Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Music & Performing Arts: He attended the public high school aka LaGuardia located near Lincoln Center in the neighborhood of the Upper West Side, Manhattan.
• Howard University: He attended the university campus in Washington D.C for two years, and dropped out.

Filmography

Movies

TV Series

Music Videos

Interesting Facts & Trivia

• Marlon's mother Elvira Alethia was a social worker. Father Howell Wayans was a store manager.
• Marlon Wayans usually acts in comic roles, his role in Requiem for a Dream was a serious role and he earned critical acclaim for that.
• He once stole a candy when he was 6 years old, he swears that's the last crime he ever dead.
• The Wayans Bros(1995-1999), a sitcom featuring Shawn Wayans & Marlon Wayans was quite popular.
• Marlon and Shawn Wrote, produced, and starred in Scary Movie 1,2. 
• Marlon and his friend Randy Adams have created an online comedy portal called What the Funny.
• Marlon created & produced a TBS comedy competition show called- Funniest Wins(2014).
• Marlon wrote a parody movie named Fifty Shades of Black(2015) imitating the movie Fifty Shades of Grey(2016).
• He was raised with the beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses.
• Marlon has 10 siblings, he is the youngest of them all.
• Shawn & Marlon co-hosted MTV Video Music Awards(2000).
• Thugaboo(2006), a cartoon series on Nicktoons was created and produced by the Wayans Brothers.
• Marlon's first son Shawn Howell is named after his elder (and favorite) brother Shawn Wayans.
• Chris Smith is his agent.
• Marlon hosted the Just For Laughs International Comedy Festival(2007).
• Wayans is one of the funniest families in the business, and Marlon is the funniest among them.
• His parents were fans of the show Sanford and Son, Marlon's middle name Lamont is from the show.
• He worked at a Pizza shop when he was eleven.
• He is addicted to Gums, he takes 5 packs a day.
• Marlon & Jennifer Aniston went to the same high school.
• Marlon Wayans is sometimes confused for a Gay. In fact, he had to tweet he isn't gay.

Quotes

• I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money.
• You need to be lucky in life, but it's also what you do with your luck.
• Success is not a destination, but the road that you're on. Being successful means that you're working hard and walking your walk every day
• If you could cross a lion and a monkey, that's what I'd be, because monkeys are funny and lions are strong.
• There's an art to comedy.
• I'm good at coming up with wacky characters and funny dialogue
• I'd like to see a ghost. It would confirm there's an afterlife.
• My favorite brother is Keenen, unless Damon and Shawn are reading this.
• I get my sense of humor from my mom.
• My farts smell like cucumber and lemongrass. I lie about the smell of my farts.
• No manicures: I maintain my nails with my teeth.

Sources

1. Marlon Wayans on wiki
2. Wayans Family tree