Cast & creator
Damon Wayans
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
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.
Also known as: Damon Kyle Wayans Sr.
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television credits
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1975–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (93)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
The View
Self
1997
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Lethal Weapon
Roger Murtaugh
2016
A Different World
Marvin Haven
1987
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Happy Endings
Francis Wililams
2011
My Wife and Kids
Michael Kyle
2001My Wife and Kids
Director
2001My Wife and Kids
Writer
2001My Wife and Kids
Producer
2001My Wife and Kids
Creator
2001
In Living Color
Self - Various Characters
1990In Living Color
Creator
1990
Hot Ones Versus
Self
2024
Beverly Hills Cop
Banana Man
1984
HBO First Look
1992
Primetime Glick
2001
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025
Last Action Hero
Self
1993
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Rodney
Creator
2004
One Night Stand
Self
1989
The Last Boy Scout
James Alexander 'Jimmy' Dix
1991
Poppa's House
Damon 'Poppa' Fulton
2024Poppa's House
Writer
2024Poppa's House
Executive Producer
2024Poppa's House
Creator
2024
Happy Together
Mike
2018
Damon
Det. Damon Thomas
1998Damon
Creator
1998
Major Payne
Major Payne
1995Major Payne
Screenplay
1995Major Payne
Executive Producer
1995Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Self
1992
Earth Girls Are Easy
Zeebo
1988
The Comedy Store
Self
2020
Colors
T-Bone
1988
Look Who's Talking Too
Eddie (voice)
1990
Blankman
Darryl Walker
1994Blankman
Screenplay
1994Blankman
Story
1994Blankman
Executive Producer
1994
Bulletproof
Rock Keats / Jack Carter
1996
Roxanne
Jerry
1987
Waynehead
Executive Producer
1996Waynehead
Creator
1996
413 Hope St.
Producer
1997413 Hope St.
Creator
1997
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
Leonard
1988
The Great White Hype
James "The Grim Reaper" Roper
1996The Underground
2006The Underground
Director
2006The Underground
Producer
2006The Underground
Writer
2006The Underground
Creator
2006
Bamboozled
Pierre Delacroix
2000
Celtic Pride
Lewis Scott
1996
Mo' Money
Johnny Stewart
1992Mo' Money
Writer
1992Mo' Money
Executive Producer
1992
Marci X
Dr. S
2003
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #2 / Willie
1987
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self
2003
Punchline
Percy
1988
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Willis Drummond
2021
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Self
2009
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Self (archive footage)
2013
Farce of the Penguins
Hey, That's My Ass! Penguin (voice)
2006
Goosed
Dr. Steven Hamel
1999
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Self
2001
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Behind the Smile
Charlie Richman
2006Behind the Smile
Writer
2006Behind the Smile
Director
2006Behind the Smile
Producer
2006
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2000
Self / Host
2000
Cinnamon
Wally
2023
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Teen Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
1999
Triplecross
Ornery Character #1
1986
Damon Wayans: Still Standing
Self
1997Damon Wayans: Still Standing
Writer
1997
Harlem Aria
Wes
1999
Damon Wayans: The Last Stand
Self
1991Damon Wayans: The Last Stand
Writer
1991