Marlon Wayans (Marlon Wayans): actor's filmography

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Marlon Wayans is an actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter from the United States. Many people learned about him thanks to such projects as The Sixth Player, Cobra Throw, Rogue, Norbit's Tricks, Requiem for a Dream, etc. In the article, we will dwell on a brief biography of the actor, and also take a closer look at his creativity.

Biography

Marlon Lamont Wayans was born in New York City in 1972 to social worker Elvira and supermarket manager Howell Stouten. And he is the youngest of ten children of this family. Marlon studied at the Fiorello Guardia High School, where he studied musical, visual and theatrical arts. And after school he entered Howard University in Washington.

Marlon loves American football and basketball and is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Knicks, respectively. At the moment, the actor is in a relationship with Angelica Zachary, with whom he had two children - daughter Emey and son Sean.

Career start

So, when did Marlon Wayans become famous?His filmography began in his school years. But this was not a surprise, considering where he studied. Marlon played a pedestrian in the action comedy directed by his older brother, Kenen Ivory Wayans, I'll Get You Bastard (1988). And the next role of swindler Seymour Stewart was received only four years later in Peter Macdonald's crime comedy "Big Money" (1992).

Two years later, Marlon Wayans, along with Tupac Shakur (who seemed to be his close friend) and Dwayne Martin, starred in Jeff Pollack's crime drama Over the Ring. Then he played a gangster and drug dealer named Loc Dog in the comedy film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Neighborhood, created in 1996 by American director Paris Barclay. And he played the role of Kenny Tyler, the star of the school basketball team, in Randall Miller's fantasy comedy "The Sixth Player" (1997).

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In 1998, the actor played Darryl Witherspoon, a desperate student who decided to do a dubious experiment for the sake of money, in Penelope Spheeris' fantasy comedy No Feelings. Appeared as Tyrone Love, a friend of the protagonist, in the psychological film "Requiem for a Dream" (2000) produced by Darren Aronofsky. And, of course, many remember him for his role as a character nicknamed Small in two parts of the parody comedy Scary Movie.

In the 2000 fantasy film Dungeon of the Dragons, directed by Courtney Solomon, Marlon Wayans played Snails, one of the thieveswhom the Empress Savina sent in search of the amulet of red dragons. The role of the hot-tempered doorman at the casino, Gawain McSam, he got in the comedy project "Gentlemen's Games" (2004), created by the Coen brothers. And in the same year, he starred in another film of his brother - the black comedy "White Chicks", where he played one of the FBI agents assigned to protect the heirs of a large cruise company. Despite the fact that the picture received rather low ratings on the relevant resources, the box office receipts exceeded the budget spent several times.

Norbit Throw

In 2006, Keenan Ivory Wayans invited his younger brothers, Marlon and Sean Wayans, to his next comedy project "Naughty". In the picture, Marlon got the role of a miniature robber named Calvin Smith, who had to pretend to be a child in order to take possession of a huge diamond.

After a cameo role in Raven Metzner and Stuart Zicherman's drama series Six Degrees, Marlon Wayans appeared in the romantic comedy Norbit's Tricks (2007). Moreover, the film, in which the main role went to Eddie Murphy, earned three Golden Raspberry awards in the three worst categories.

In 2009, the actor played a small role in Damien Dante Wayans' musical comedy Without Ensemble, which was written by many members of his family. In the same year, Marlon played Wallace Weems or Ripcord, one of the main characters in Cobra Rush, a fantastic action movie by Stephen Sommers. Also played in one episode of the comedyRob Corddry's Children's Hospital series (2008-2016).

Fifty Shades of the Paranormal

In 2013, Michael Tiddes finished shooting the comedy with elements of a parody "House of the Paranormal", the script for which was written by Marlon Wayans. Films of this genre are nothing new for the actor, given that at one time he helped to create a series of projects called Scary Movie. Of course, the picture, based on the plots of "Paranormal Activity" and "The Devil Within", received devastating reviews, as did the second part, which was released a year later. But does it matter when box office receipts are several times the amount spent on production?

Among the latest projects with the participation of Marlon is the crime comedy "Cops in Skirts" (2013), where the main role was played by Sandra Bullock. His work as a screenwriter and actor can be seen in the comedy project Fifty Shades of Black (2016). He then landed a lead role in the comedy film by the same director, Naked (2017). And in the famous comedy series by Christopher Moynihan "Marlon" (2016-…), Marlon Wayans played the main character - Marlon Wayne.