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After graduating from the famed, High School of Performing Arts in New York,
Marlon Wayans studied at Howard University's Film School. From there Marlon
headed out west to join the cast of the Emmy Award winning comedy series, In
Living Color. In 1990, young Marlon created and starred in The Wayan Bros.
sitcom, which headed up the WB Network lineup for five years. Marlon co-starred
in and co-wrote the summer blockbuster, Scary Movie, a send-up teen horror
genre, which he also ...
The youngest member of what may arguably be the funniest family in show
business, Marlon Wayans may also be working his way up to becoming funniest
member of the funniest family in show business. Regarding the formidable task of
living up to the humorous standards set by his siblings, Marlon takes a healthy
and positive attitude, considering his family an important exemplary support
system rather than an ominous shadow casting impossible expectations.
Born in 1972 in New York City, Marlon graduated from the School of Performing
Arts in New York before moving on to study film and arts at Howard University.
Following the lead of eldest clan member and brother Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon
was inspired to pursue a career in show business. After taking a small role in
brother Keenan's blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), Marlon
joined the cast of Keenan's groundbreaking and trend-setting hip-hop variety
show, In Living Color. A natural knack for comedy found Marlon quickly gaining
momentum among the cast and refining the skills that would eventually lead him
to bigger roles in both film and television. With his role in brother Damon's
con-artist comedy Mo' Money, Marlon continued to display his talents for comedy
with more substantial roles. Teaming with brother Shawn for television's The
Wayans Brothers (1995), Marlon began to expand his responsibilities. Taking on
numerous roles, from writer to director and of course star, Marlon learned the
virtues of multi-tasking that would lead him to become a key creative force
behind such spoofs as Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your
Juice in the Hood (1996) and Scary Movie (2000).
Gaining the majority of positive press for the otherwise run-of-the-mill comedy
Senseless, even garnering comparisons to the likes of Jerry Lewis thanks to his
talent for rubber-limbed humor, Marlon began seeking out more serious roles. "I
would do straight dramatic stuff. I'm trained as a dramatic actor," he said. "A
lot of people just think I'm funny and crazy all the time, but I went to a
performing arts high school, so I'm trained in the dramatic arts. I just happen
to be funny." Though Marlon got deadly serious for his role as Jared Leto's
drug-addicted friend on a collision course with disaster in Darren Aronofsky's
Requiem for a Dream, he continued to display his exceptional gift for comedy by
hosting the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards with brother Shawn, and developing the
follow-up to his runaway hit Scary Movie.
Credit:
biggeststars.com
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