Marlon Lamont Wayans

Marlon Lamont Wayans, better known to viewers as Marlon Wayans, is a famous American comedian and Hollywood star. He became famous after appearing in the cult comedies "No Feelings", "Scary Movie", "Games of Gentlemen" and "Do not threaten South Central while drinking your juice in your neighborhood." Marlon is a representative of a creative family where all children have achieved success. The Wayans Brothers are respected in the Hollywood Hills.

Marlon Wayans was born in the summer of 1972 in New York into a poor family. According to the zodiac sign Marlon is Leo. My father worked as a manager, and my mother was engaged in raising numerous offspring - ten children: 5 boys and 5 girls. All Wayans adhere to the worldview of the Jehovah's Witnesses religious movement.

The greatest influence on the development of the youngest of his sons, Marlon, had his older brothers, who quickly achieved fame as actors, screenwriters and directors. It is noteworthy that success came to everyone in the comedy genre.

Wayans could not have dreamed of any other profession, but Marlon received his first salary by working in a roadside eatery. All Wayans brothers tried to help their father support a large family. Nevertheless, the future artist managed to get an excellent education. Marlon attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, where Jennifer Aniston, Laurence Fishburne, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, Adrian Brody received their matriculation certificates. After graduating from the New York School of Art, he became a student at Howard University, after which he plunged into the world of cinema.

The cinematic biography of Marlon Wayans started when the young actor was 16 years old. This is a comedy "I'll Get You Bastard" about a showdown in the black quarter. Its director and at the same time the leading actor was Keenen's older brother Ivory Wayans. He approved Marlon for one of the supporting roles. Sister Kim and brothers Damon (star of the comedy "Major Payne") and Sean also appeared in the film.

And at the age of 18, the guy, along with his older brothers, became the founder of the popular humorous TV show "In Vivid Colors", which was broadcast on Fox. The audience noticed this talented artist instantly. He won the love of a million audience with his comic talent.

At the age of 20, Marlon Wayans starred in the comedy project More Money, based on a script by Damon's older brother, who played the lead role. The film was a success, and the audience remembered all its participants well. The young artist managed to consolidate his success in the drama Above the Ring. For the first time, Marlon had to play a non-comedic role, but he did well. The picture was released in 1994. Wayans appeared in the form of a criminal who is a member of the gang of crime boss Tupac Shakur.

The guy's real calling is the comedy genre. Viewers were able to convince themselves of this after the release of the series "The Wayans Brothers", which was broadcast from 1995 to 1999. Everyone liked the funny antics of the guys, their jokes and parodies so much that the series continued for several seasons.

Glory awaited the American actor in 1996. 24-year-old Marlon Wayans has appeared in the cult comedy Don't Threat South Central While Sipping Your Juice in Your Block. After the release of the tape about eccentric black guys, the army of fans of the Hollywood comedian has grown several times. The film was so popular that dozens of countries in Europe and Asia bought the rights to broadcast it.

Marlon Wayans was able to consolidate his star status in the famous comedies "The Sixth Player", "Without Feelings" (where Darryl Witherspoon became his partner) and "Scary Movie". The actor managed to pass the casting in Darren Aronofsky's drama Requiem for a Dream. The last project was nominated for the main world film award "Oscar".

In 2004, with the participation of Marlon Wayans, the comedy film "Games of Gentlemen" was released, where the main character, a swindler-professor, was played by Tom Hanks. Soon followed by work in the project Keenen Wayans "Naughty", where he reincarnated as a dwarf thief, whom the couple takes for a child. Over the next two years, Marlon managed to appear in a number of television projects and the film by Eddie Murphy "Norbit's Tricks", after which he got the opportunity to reincarnate in the main character of the superhero action movie "Cobra Throw". This is one of the few works in the filmography of the actor, where he appeared on the screen in a dramatic role.

Later, the actor's repertoire was replenished with the comedy "House with the Paranormal". The rating was the film with the participation of Marlon "Cops in Skirts". Popular was the movie Fifty Shades of Black, a parody of the melodrama Fifty Shades of Gray.

Marlon became famous not only as an actor. Like his brothers, he writes scripts and managed to try his hand as a director. A number of films by Marlon Wayans are literally his creations, because he had a hand in their creation both as an actor, and as a screenwriter and as a director. Most often, the comedies in which he appears is a joint work of the Hollywood "clan" Wayans.

For example, in the comedy "White Chicks" about faulty FBI agents, the leading roles went to Marlon and Sean Wayans, brother Keenen Ivory acted as the director, and all three had a hand in the script.

As you know, the personal life of Marlon Wayans was happy. He is married to the beautiful Angelica Zachary. Together with his wife, the actor has been together for a long time and has two adorable children - the son of Sean Howell Wayans and the daughter of Amey Zachary.

Marlon has long been friends with famous colleague Omar Epps, who became famous for his role as a black intern in "House". The families of the two Hollywood stars are friends. They often rest together.

Regular workouts in the gym help Marlon keep fit. With a height of 184 cm, the weight of the actor does not exceed 81-83 kg.

Marlon Wayans, even being famous, does not experience star fever. The actor prefers to prove his worth by creating new successful projects. Therefore, when part of the elite of black Hollywood stars - director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith - in 2016 called for a boycott of the Oscars due to the lack of black nominees, Marlon found himself on the other side of the barricade. The artist said that instead of subordinating the system to himself, it is necessary to create projects that cannot be ignored. For the sake of example, Marlon cited a quote from his older brother Keenon, whom he has been equal to since his youth: “When the door is locked for you, you should not knock on it. It needs to be knocked out! ”, And“ knocked out ”by a rating project.

In 2017, Marlon Wayans starred in the comedy Naked. In the film, the main character is experiencing a kind of "Groundhog Day" - the day of his own marriage, in which he will never get to the wedding hall. And soon the audience watched their favorite comedian in the TV project "Marlon". The series turned out to be so popular that the creators decided to continue it in 2018. The TV show features the actor's wife and children. New comedy series are now coming out, teasers of which Wayans is posting on his personal profiles on Instagram and Twitter.

1988 - "I'll get you, bastard" 1996 - "Don't threaten South Central while drinking your juice in your neighborhood" 2000 - "Requiem for a Dream" 2000 - "Scary Movie" 2004 - "Gentlemen's Games" 2004 - "White Chicks" 2006 - "Naughty" 2009 - "Cobra Throw" 2013 - "House with the Paranormal" 2013 - "Cops in Skirts" 2016 - "Fifty Shades of Black" 2017 - "Naked"

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