Shawn Wayans Biography

Shawn Wayans is the second youngest of ten Wayans siblings, a close-knit family of performers, screenwriters, and filmmakers best known for comedic spoofs including Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood, the Scary Movie series, and Dance Flick. Shawn Wayans was born in New York City on January 19, 1971. His father, Howell Wayans, worked as a grocery manager, while his mother, Elvira Wayans, worked at home. Keenen is an actor, director, and writer, Damon is an actor and producer, Kim is an actress, and Marlon is an actor and writer. Wayans attended the Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities in New York City's Chelsea district. By the time he entered high school, some of his older siblings had achieved fame as comedians, actresses, and filmmakers, and Wayans set out to emulate them. He made his cinematic debut as a junior in high school in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, written and directed by his older brother Keenen Ivory Wayans.

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