Shawn Wayans Net Worth 2024

What is Shawn Wayans’ net worth and wage?

Shawn Wayans is an American actor, DJ, producer, author and comedian who has a net worth of $30 million. Shawn Wayans, alongside together with his brother Marlon Wayans, co-wrote and starred in The WB sitcom “The Wayans Bros.” from 1995-1999. He can be well-known for showing within the comedy movies “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice within the Hood,” “Scary Movie”, “White Chicks,” and “Little Man.”

Early Life

Shawn Wayans was born on January 19, 1971 in New York City, New York to one among Hollywood’s largest and most profitable comedic households. His mom, Elvira, was a homemaker and a social employee and his father Howell Stouten Wayans was a grocery store supervisor. They have been as soon as Jehovah’s Witnesses. Wayans grew up in New York City, within the Fulton Houses within the Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea. He graduated from Bayard Rustin High School for the Humanities in 1989. His siblings embrace Marlon Wayans, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Elvira Wayans, and Nadia Wayans.

Career

Shawn made his debut alongside his older brother Keenen Ivory Wayans within the 1988 movie “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka.” But nonetheless, he attracted audiences’ consideration because the resident DJ on In “Living Color” (1990-94); the Fox sketch comedy sequence the place he was once more accompanied by Keenen, who was the creator of the present.

Even although he received often concerned in non-Wayans productions just like the 1999 motion thriller “New Blood,” his family initiatives have clearly been Shawn’s bread and butter. Thus, he reached his profession peak with a lead function in “The Wayans Bros.” (The WB, 1995-99), a sitcom centered across the lives of two loudmouth and girl-crazy siblings who share the roof with their eccentric father. Along together with his brother Marlon, Shawn created and starred within the sitcom for 4 seasons. Wayans additionally co-wrote, co-executive produced, and starred within the hit characteristic “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice within the Hood.” During this time, Wayans visitor starred on episodes of “MacGyver” and “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper.” He additionally supplied the voice of Toof for the animated children’ sequence “Waynehead,” which was based mostly on his brother Damon’s real-life childhood experiences.

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More success adopted for his portrayal of hilarious and offbeat characters within the “Scary Movie” (2000) franchise and within the style spoof “Dance Flick” (2009). Wayans co-starred together with his brother Marlon as Ray Wilkins in “Scary Movie”, which his brother Keenan directed.  Wayans united together with his brothers as soon as once more for 2 extra Keenen-directed comedies, “White Chicks” (2004), during which he and Marlon performed a pair of FBI brokers pressured to disguise themselves as spoiled, white, blond heiresses. Shawn additionally obtained a share of story and screenplay credit for the movie.

Next up was “Little Man” in 2006, during which Wayans starred in, co-wrote, and co-produced. Wayans then starred in, produced, and wrote the movie “Dance Flick” in 2009 and since then he has been comparatively quiet in Hollywood. After a big hiatus, Wayans guest-starred as Tommy within the American animated comedy tv sequence “Animals” on HBO in 2016. In 2019, Wayans launched into an in depth stand-up comedy tour of a number of cities.

Awards

Shawn Wayans gained a BET Comedy Award in 2004 for Outstanding Writing for a Box Office Movie for “White Chicks.” He additionally gained a TV Land Award in 2012 for “In Living Color.” Wayans has additionally gained some damaging awards together with Razzie Awards in 2007 for Worst Actor and Worst Screen Couple for “Little Man.” He additionally gained The Stinkers Bad Movie Award in 2006 for “Little Man.”