Damon Wayans Jr.

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.

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

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / television actor / film actor / voice actor

University

Otis College of Art and Design

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/wayansjr
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BBJr

Tags

• Vermont
• actor
• screenwriter
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.