Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans is honestly one of the most underrated comedy engines in Hollywood — the guy has been making people lose it since the mid-90s and somehow never gets his full flowers. Growing up in New York, attending LaGuardia High School (yes, the Fame school) and then Howard University tells you this isn't just a guy who lucked into funny; he put in real work. The Wayans Bros. was a genuine late-90s staple, Scary Movie basically invented a whole parody genre revival, and White Chicks has become a full-on cult classic people quote to this day. What I really respect is that he doesn't just act — he writes, produces, and directs, so he's controlling the whole joke from conception to punchline. That's a comedian who takes the craft seriously, even when the material is gloriously, aggressively silly.

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Name (English)

Marlon Wayans

Name (Japanese)

マーロン・ウェイアンズ

Reading

まーろん・うぇいあんず

Born

July 23, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rat

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film producer / film director / voice actor

High school

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School

University

Howard University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/marlonwayans/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon%20Wayans
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310785

Tags

• New York
• actor
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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