Damon Wayans
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.
62 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 62
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Sherri
2022
Lethal Weapon
2016
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
A Different World
1987
Happy Endings
2011
My Wife and Kids
2001
Hot Ones Versus
2024
In Living Color
1990
HBO First Look
1992
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Primetime Glick
2001
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
The Last Boy Scout
1991
Last Action Hero
1993
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
Poppa's House
2024
Major Payne
1995
Happy Together
2018
Damon
1998
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
1992
One Night Stand
1989
Colors
1988
The Comedy Store
2020
Roxanne
1987
Bulletproof
1996
Earth Girls Are Easy
1988
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
Look Who's Talking Too
1990
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
2021
Blankman
1994
The Great White Hype
1996
Bamboozled
2000
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Mo' Money
1992
Punchline
1988
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
Farce of the Penguins
2006
The Underground
2006
Teen Choice Awards
1999
Marci X
2003
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
Celtic Pride
1996
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Cinnamon
2023
Goosed
1999
Triplecross
1986
Behind the Smile
2006
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Harlem Aria
1999
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000
2000
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Damon Wayans: The Last Stand
1991
Damon Wayans: Still Standing
1997