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Marlon Wayans

Acting

Born July 23, 1972 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Marlon Lamont Wayans · Marlon L. Wayans

Biography

Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009). Wayans' other film credits include Above the Rim (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). He also had several dramatic roles, including the psychological drama film Requiem for a Dream (2000). Wayans partnered with Randy Adams to create What the Funny, an online destination for urban comedy. He created the comedy competition television show Funniest Wins, which aired on TBS in 2014. In 2014, Wayans and his brothers travelled the U.S. with "The Wayans Brothers Tour". In 2017, he co-wrote and starred in the NBC sitcom Marlon, which ran for two seasons. Description above from the Wikipedia article Marlon Wayans, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Requiem for a Dream

2000as Tyrone C. Love

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Host

Bel-Air

2022as Lou Smith

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Mr. Show with Bob and David

1995as Member of the New KKK (uncredited)

Air

2023as George Raveling

The Parent 'Hood

1995

The Challenge

1998as Self - Guest

The Wayans Bros.

1995as Marlon Williams

Above the Rim

1994as Bugaloo

Childrens Hospital

2008as Dr. Black

Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

1996as Loc Dog

White Chicks

2004as Marcus Anthony Copeland II / Tiffany Wilson

Respect

2021as Ted White

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

2000as Louie Blue (voice)

Marlon

2017as Marlon Wayne

Living with Chucky

2022as Self

The Heat

2013as Levy

The Curse of Bridge Hollow

2022as Howard Gordon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Lip Sync Battle

2015as Self

Scary Movie

2000as Shorty Meeks

The Daily Show

1996as Self - Guest Host

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

1988as Pedestrian

Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish

2018as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Bad Bobby (voice)

Sextuplets

2019as Alan / Russell / Dawn / Jasper / Ethan / Baby Pete / Lynette

A Haunted House 2

2014as Malcolm

Senseless

1998as Darryl Witherspoon

On the Rocks

2020as Dean

The Ladykillers

2004as Gawain MacSam

The Sixth Man

1997as Kenny Tyler

Little Man

2006as Calvin

Scary Movie 3

2003Characters

A Haunted House

2013as Malcolm

Marlon Wayans: God Loves Me

2023as Self

Naked

2017as Rob Anderson

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self - Guest

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

2009as Ripcord

Scary Movie 2

2001as Shorty Meeks

To Tell the Truth

2016as Self - Panelist

Norbit

2007as Buster

Him

2025as Isaiah

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988as Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Scary Movie

2026as Shorty Meeks

The Real Full Monty

2024as Self (uncredited)

Scary Movie 4

2006Characters

Mo' Money

1992as Seymour Stewart