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Marlon Wayans Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1972-07-23

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Credits:
91 Total Roles

Marlon Wayans

Acting

The MovieWise Take

"Marlon Wayans occupies a singular space in cinema, oscillating wildly between the gut-wrenching trauma of *Requiem for a Dream* and the low-brow, high-velocity absurdity of the *Scary Movie* franchise. He remains an enigma of modern comedy, proving he has the dramatic chops for prestige tragedy even while choosing to define his legacy as a titan of the parodic grotesque."

Biography

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.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Scary Movie MOVIE Shorty Meeks
2025 HIM MOVIE Isaiah
2025 Unraveling George MOVIE Narrator (voice)
2025 Number One on the Call Sheet TV Self
2024 The Real Full Monty MOVIE Self (uncredited)
2024 Poppa's House TV Melvin
2024 Marlon Wayans: Good Grief MOVIE Self
2023 Air MOVIE George Raveling
2023 Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me MOVIE Self
2022 The Curse of Bridge Hollow MOVIE Howard Gordon

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