
Damon Wayans
Biography
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (born September 4, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. He's best know for his role as Michael Kyle on the sitcom My Wife and Kids as well as his comedic work on In Living Color.
He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year long stint on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. His true breakthrough, however, came as writer and performer on FOX's sketch comedy show In Living Color (1990-1992), on his animated series Waynehead (1996-1997), and on his TV series Damon (1998).
Since then, he has starred in a number of films and television shows, some of which he has co-produced or co-written, including Beverly Hills Cop, The Last Boy Scout, and Major Payne and the sitcom My Wife and Kids. From 2016 to 2019, he starred as Roger Murtaugh in the television series Lethal Weapon. He is a member of the Wayans family of entertainers.
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Acting History
2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2024Poppa's House as Damon 'Poppa' Fulton
2024Hot Ones Versus as Self
2023Cinnamon as Wally
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Sherri as Self - Guest
2021Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes as Willis Drummond
2020The Comedy Store as Self
2018Happy Together as Mike
2016Lethal Weapon as Roger Murtaugh
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self (archive footage)
2011Happy Endings as Francis Wililams
2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy as Self
2006Farce of the Penguins as Hey, That's My Ass! Penguin (voz)
2006The Underground
2006Behind the Smile as Charlie Richman
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2003Marci X as Dr. S
2001Primetime Glick
2001The Making of 'Bamboozled' as Self
2001My Wife and Kids as Michael Kyle
2000Bamboozled as Pierre Delacroix
2000Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000 as Self / Host
1999Goosed as Dr. Steven Hamel
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1999Harlem Aria as Wes
1998Damon as Det. Damon Thomas
1997The View as Self
1997Damon Wayans: Still Standing as Self
1996Bulletproof as Rock Keats / Jack Carter
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
1996The Great White Hype as James "The Grim Reaper" Roper
1996Celtic Pride as Lewis Scott
1995Major Payne as Maj. Benson Payne
1994Blankman as Darryl Walker
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Last Action Hero as Self
1992Terry Wogan's Friday Night as Self
1992Mo' Money as Johnny Stewart
1992HBO First Look
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1991The Last Boy Scout as James Alexander 'Jimmy' Dix
1991Damon Wayans: The Last Stand as Self
1990Look Who's Talking Too as Eddie (voice)
1990In Living Color as Self - Various Characters
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989One Night Stand as Self
1988I'm Gonna Git You Sucka as Leonard
1988Punchline as Percy
1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988Earth Girls Are Easy as Zeebo
1988Colors as T-Bone
1987A Different World as Marvin Haven
1987Roxanne as Jerry
1987Hollywood Shuffle as Body Guard #2 / Willie
1986Triplecross as Ornery Character #1
1984Beverly Hills Cop as Banana Man
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host









