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Damon Wayans Jr.

デイモン・ウェイアンズ・Jr　/　でいもん・うぇいあんず・Jr

American actor

November 18, 1982 (age 43)　・　Huntington, Vermont, United States

Vermont
actor
screenwriter
television actor

My Take

Damon Wayans Jr. interests me precisely because he's a second-generation comic who still carved out his own voice. Born in 1982 in Huntington, Vermont, he won real affection in Happy Endings and New Girl and even voiced Wasabi in Big Hero 6. I think being the kid of a famous comedy dynasty is harder than it looks, the nepotism whispers never quite go away, so earning a Critics' Choice nomination on his own merits says a lot. His art-school background at Otis seems to give his comedy an offbeat polish. I enjoy how loose and unforced his timing is. He's funny without trying to prove it.

Overview

Damon Kyle Wayans Jr. ( WAY-ənz; born November 18, 1982) is an American actor and comedian. He starred as Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings (2011–2013), for which he was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award in 2012, and as Coach in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2014–2015). He also provided the voice of Wasabi in the Disney animated film Big Hero 6 (2014).

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1. Profile

Name (English): Damon Wayans Jr.
Name (Japanese): デイモン・ウェイアンズ・Jr
Reading: でいもん・うぇいあんず・Jr
Born: November 18, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Huntington, Vermont, United States
Blood type: Private
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Occupation: actor / screenwriter / television actor / film actor / voice actor

2. Background

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University: Otis College of Art and Design

3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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