In 1982, Damon Wayans began his stand-up career, touring the comedy club circuit, which led to his role as a featured player on “Saturday Night Live” and landed his first film role in the blockbuster “Beverly Hills Cop.” His other feature films include starring roles in “Major Payne,” “Blankman,” “The Last Boy Scout,” “Bulletproof,” “Mo’ Money,” “The Great White Hype,” “Celtic Pride,” “Earth Girls Are Easy,” “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka,” “Colors” and “Punchline.” Wayans was a performer and a writer for three seasons on the highly-regarded, Emmy-award winning series, “In Living Color,” for which he also personally earned two Emmy nominations. Among the memorable characters and sketches he created and performed for the show were “Homey the Clown,” “Handiman” and the wildly popular classic “Men on Film.” Damon also starred in own critically acclaimed HBO specials “One Night Stand,” “The Last Stand?” and “Still Standing.” He also starred in the hit ABC sitcom “My Wife and Kids.” More recently, Wayans appears in “Lethal Weapon,” the television series. This superstar delivers the goods.
