Marlon Wayans is an American actor, comedian, film producer and screenwriter. He is the last born from the famous Wayans family and he has been involved in several projects along with his siblings. It is worth noting that Marlon not only achieved his success by being born in the Wayans family, but also put a lot of work into the projects in which he found himself.
Marlon Wayan’s Bio (Age)
Marlon Wayans was born Marlon Lamont Wayans on the 23rd of July 1972 in New York City, New York. He was born to parents Howell Stouten and Elvira Alethia (née Green), the youngest of ten children in the family. He grew up in the housing projects of New York City in a Jehovah’s Witness household. For his high school education, he attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music & Arts and Performing Arts. He then attended Howard University in Washington, DC
career
Marlon Wayans’ debut on television was when he had a small role in the 1988 spoof film I’ll Annoy You , directed by his brother Keenen Ivory, who also acted in the film. He later appeared in the 1992 film Mo’ Money directed by Peter MacDonald and written by his brother Damon Wayans who also acted in the film.
Marlon Wayans starred on the show with his siblings In Living Color from 1992 to 1993. He joined his brother Shawn Wayans to star in The Wayans Bros. , a WB sitcom. His first major film role was in the 1996 film Don’t Be a Threat to South Central While You’re Drinking Your Juice in the Vent , where he played the role of Loc Dog. He starred in the film along with his brother Shawn and was also a writer on the film.
Marlon Wayans took the industry by storm when he teamed up with his brothers Shawn and Keenen for Scary Movie in 2000. Scary Movie notably capitalize on the rise and popularity of horror movies , Scream , by creating a slasher parody and a dark comedy series are. He starred as Shorty Meeks in the film and is also an acclaimed writer.
Marlon Wayans would later reprise the same role for Scary Movie 2. 2004 would prove to be quite a successful year with the release of the Keenen Ivory Wayans directed film White Chickens . The film stars brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans in the lead roles, with Marlon also serving as a writer and producer.Despite his comedic background, Marlon Wayans has proven he can be versatile with his work. He showed that versatility when he starred in the psychological tragedy film Requiem for a Dream opposite Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly. This change in speed would continue throughout the course of the 2009 film GI Joe: The Rise of the Cobra , a sci-fi action film based on the GI Joe franchise. Marlon Wayans had the role of Rip Cord and was in the film with Channing Tatum, Rachel Nichols, Sienna Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dennis Quaid.
family and siblings
Marlon Wayans is the last child in a family of ten. His father, Howell Stouten, is a supermarket manager and his mother, Elvira Alethia, is a homemaker and social worker. His family is well known worldwide as the Wayans name is known as a show business family that includes directors, comedians, screenwriters and even actors. Marlon’s siblings are; Dwayne, Keenen Ivory, Damon, Kim, Elvira, Nadia, Diedre, Vonnie and Shawn.
Dwayne is a writer and composer of film music. Keenen Ivory is an actor, comedian, writer and director. He has five children; a son and four daughters. Damon is an actor, writer, comedian and producer. He has four children; two girls and two boys. Kim is an actress. Elvira is a screenwriter and has two children. a boy and a girl. Nadia is also an actress. Diedre is a producer and screenwriter. She has two daughters and four sons. Vonnie is a screenwriter. Shawn is a writer and actor. He has a son and two daughters.
Some of the Wayans family’s works include: In Living Color (1990 – 1994), Blankman (1994), Major Payne (1995), Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While You’re Drinking Your Juice in the Vent (1996), the Creepy One Film Franchise (2000 – 2013) and the very famous White Chickens (2004).
wife and children
Marlon Wayans was married to Angelica ZacharyIt is not known exactly when they married as some have mentioned it was in 1994 while others have hinted at a later date in 2005. Together they had two children: Amai Zackery born on the 24th of May 2000 and Shawn Howell born on the 3rd Despite the divorce, the two have maintained a friendship for the sake of their children.
Wealth (income), house and cars
Marlon Wayans’ successful career has earned him an estimated net worth of $40 million. He is the owner of two high-priced homes: Sherman Oaks, valued at $1.5 million; and Hancock Park Home valued at $5.35 million. He likes nice and fast cars and owns a $104,000 Mercedes-Benz E-Class and a $100,000 Maserati.
Height and other facts
Marlon Wayans stands 6ft 1in tall and weighs 76kg. His hair color and eye color are both black.
He is a fan of the New York Knicks basketball team and the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL team.
Before his death, he was close friends with the famous rapper Tupac Shakur.
In 2016, Marlon Wayans wrote, produced and starred in the spoof film Fifty Shades of Black as the lead character Christian Black.
Throughout his career there has been speculation about his sexuality and the actor has had to clarify that he is not gay.
