Damien Dante Wayans

Damien Dante Wayans (born April 29, 1980) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director.

He is a member of the Wayans family.

Wayans was born in New York City.

He is a member of the Wayans family, which includes Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans.

He is the son of their sibling Elvira Wayans and brother of Chaunté Wayans.

Damon Wayans Jr.. and Michael Wayans are his cousins.

Damien Dante Wayans began his career in 1987 in Eddie Murphy's concert film Eddie Murphy Raw.

He acted with his uncle Damon Wayans in Major Payne.

He then went on to writing and directing.

His big break in acting was in Jamie Kennedy's film Malibu's Most Wanted, in which he played Tec, Shondra's (Regina Hall) ex-boyfriend.

Damien has written and directed several episodes of his uncle Damon's sitcom My Wife And Kids.

In 2006, Damien and his cousin Craig Wayans wrote and produced uncle Damon's The Underground, a sketch comedy show on Showtime.

Damien also directed a few segments.

He made his directorial debut with the film Dance Flick, which was written by Damien, Keenen, Shawn, Marlon and Craig Wayans.

In 2009, Damien formed a film and TV production company called Second Generation Productions, a reference to the second generation of Wayanses in the entertainment industry.

He plans to create, develop and produce multiplatform content.