Damon Kyle Wayans, Sr. is an American film actor, producer and writer belonging to the Wayans family of entertainers. He began his career by doing stand-up comedy and started gaining popularity with his performance in the American TV sketch comedy series ‘Saturday Night Live’ in the 1980s. He rose to fame after he started his own TV series along with his brother Keenen Wayans. The show, which was named 'In Living Color', started airing from April 1990. Since then he has ventured into movies too, appearing in films such as ‘Major Payne,’ a military comedy film written by him in which he played the main role as well. Then he appeared in the American cop comedy film ‘Bulletproof’ directed by Ernest Dickenson. Later he appeared in ‘My Wife and Kids’, an American TV show which started airing from 2001. He played the role of a loving husband as well as the father of three children who teaches his children with his unique parenting style. Wayans' role in 'My Wife and Kids' was highly appreciated all over the country and he was awarded the 2002 People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series.