Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Damon Wayans Jr.

 Wayans' film debut was when he starred as Young Kevin in Blankman (1994) the feature film of his father. film. He later appeared on his father's sitcom My Wife and Kids as John One of Junior's close friends. In the following years, he worked as a writer on staff for the show. Junior's character was somewhat inspired by Wayans Jr. himself. He was a guest on and an author for The Underground. Wayans Jr. was also a shock to viewers when he got an ovation during his first appearance on Def Comedy Jam. He starred in the Wayans comedy for families Dance Flick as the film's main protagonist, Thomas.From April 2011 to May 2013, Wayans starred as Brad Williams who was one of the main characters of the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, alongside Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally and Casey Wilson. Despite critical acclaim and a cult following the show was canceled by ABC after concluding the third season on May 3rd, 2013.Wayans was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the NAACP Image Awards and Critic's Choice Television Awards for his work on Happy Endings.On May 16, 2011, the Fox Network announced that it was acquiring the Zooey Deschanel-anchored comedy New Girl, which featured Wayans as the character as Coach. However, Happy Endings had already been picked up for a second season on rival network ABC. The creators of New Girl initially planned to change Wayans his role, but the show's producers decided to not shoot or recast the pilot episode where he starred. [6] Instead, Wayans' character was replaced by Lamorne Morne Morris in the episode's second. He plays Winston, Winston's former roommate, who is currently an NBA professional in Latvia.



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