Dwayne Wayans
Dwayne Howell Otis Wayans | |
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| Born | Dwayne Howell Otis Wayans August 22, 1956 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation | Writer/Composer |
Dwayne Howell Wayans (born August 22, 1956) is a film and television composer, and member of the Wayans family.[1][2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Wayans was born in New York City, the first child of Elvira Alethia (née Green; July 23, 1938–July 10, 2020), a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Stouten Wayans (August 26, 1936–April 1, 2023)[3][4] a supermarket manager.[citation needed] His family were Jehovah's Witnesses.[citation needed] He and his family lived in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. He is the eldest sibling of Keenen, Diedra, Damon Sr., Kimberly, Elvira, Nadia, Devonne, Shawn, and Marlon.
Career
[edit | edit source]He worked as production assistant and performed as background characters and in sketches on the show of Keenen Ivory Wayans (In Living Color).
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- In Living Color (1990 - 1991)
References
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External links
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- 1956 births
- African-American writers
- American writers
- American film score composers
- American male film score composers
- Living people
- Male actors from Manhattan
- Wayans family
- Writers from Manhattan
- 21st-century African-American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American people of Malagasy descent
- People from Chelsea, Manhattan
- 20th-century African-American people