Dwayne Wayans
| Dwayne Wayans | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dwayne Kim Wayans |
| Also known as | Shway or Big Sleezy (Given to him by His Ex.) |
| Born | July 20, 1956 New York City |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation(s) | Writer/Composer |
Dwayne Kim Wayans (born July 20, 1956) is an American writer and film score composer. He is a member of the Wayans family.
Early life
Wayans was born in New York City, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager.[citation needed] His family was involved in the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.[citation needed] He and his family lived in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. He is the brother of Keenen, Kim, Elvira (who was named after her mother), Nadia, Damon, Sr., Shawn, and Marlon.
Career
He worked as production assistant and performed as background characters and in sketches on the shows of brothers Keenen Ivory Wayans (In Living Color) and Damon Wayans, Sr. (My Wife and Kids).
Dwayne's son has also composed original music for My Wife and Kids (2003–05), Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006), and television series the Underground (2006).
Filmography
- Dance Flick (2009)
- Underground (2006)
- Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street (2006)
- Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006)
- Little Man (2006)
- Domino (2005)
See also
References
External links
- Articles with hCards
- Pages using Template:Infobox musical artist with unknown parameters
- Articles with unsourced statements from July 2014
- 1956 births
- African-American male actors
- African-American writers
- American male composers
- American film score composers
- Male film score composers
- Living people
- Male actors from New York City
- Wayans family
- Writers from New York City
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
