- Born
- Birth nameMarlon L. Wayans
- Height1.84 m
- Marlon Wayans is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is known for playing Tyrone C. Love in Requiem for a Dream, Shorty Meeks from Scary Movie, Marcus Anthony Copeland II from White Chicks and Thunder from Marmaduke. He played Drake Winston/Robin in deleted scenes of Batman Returns and Batman Forever, a character that finally debuted in the Batman 89 comic book series.- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- SpouseAngelica Zackary(2005 - 2013) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenAxl July Ivory Wayans
- Parents
- RelativesShawn Wayans(Sibling)Damon Wayans(Sibling)Keenen Ivory Wayans(Sibling)Kim Wayans(Sibling)Chaunte Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Damien Dante Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Damon Wayans Jr.(Niece or Nephew)Nala Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Craig Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Kyla Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Gregg Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Cara Mia Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Diedra Wayans(Sibling)Elvira Wayans(Sibling)Devonne Wayans(Sibling)Dwayne Wayans(Sibling)Michael Wayans(Niece or Nephew)Nadia Wayans(Sibling)Ilia Wayans(Niece or Nephew)
- Graduated from the School of Performing Arts, NY and from Howard University
- Has been good friends with Omar Epps since their childhood.
- His first son, Shawn Howell, is named after his brother Shawn Wayans and father Howell Wayans
- Son of Elvira Alethia (Green) and Howell Stouten Wayans. Brother of Dwayne Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Nadia Wayans, and Shawn Wayans. Also has sisters Elvira, Diedre, and Vonnie.
- Marlon was originally slated to play Robin/Dick Grayson in Batman Forever (1995) when Tim Burton was considering directing it, but once Joel Schumacher ultimately took the helm, his vision for the character did not jive with placing Marlon in the role and he instead cast Chris O'Donnell.
- Look, I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money. But that's not all I want to do. And I think I've proven to some people -- the ones paying attention -- that I can do more. Everybody else, well, they can wait and see and make up their mind.
- You need to be lucky in life, but it's also what you do with your luck.
- [on landing the role of Richard Pryor in "Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?"] - This is like an invitation to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro for me, and I've never been more excited in my life than when I got the role. I want to be in dramas, I want to produce, I want to write and I want to prove I can handle a role such as this one.
- My family... they give me to the world... I feel guilty when I leave but they go... 'go do your work'... I know what you gotta do. They know my purpose.
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