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Shawn Wayans
Birth at
19 January 1971
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American actor Shawn Wayans (Shawn Wayans) was born on January 19, 1971 in the Chelsea neighborhood on Manhattan Island in New York City in one of the areas of social housing and was the ninth of ten children in their family. Shawn’s parents were followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion. Four of his brothers and two sisters chose an acting career, as did Shawn.
Shawn's debut as an actor was in 1988 in his older brother's thriller I'll Get You, Bastard. After graduating from high school, Shawn
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American actor Shawn Wayans (Shawn Wayans) was born on January 19, 1971 in the Chelsea neighborhood on Manhattan Island in New York City in one of the areas of social housing and was the ninth of ten children in their family. Shawn’s parents were followers of the Jehovah’s Witnesses religion. Four of his brothers and two sisters chose an acting career, as did Shawn.
Shawn's debut as an actor was in 1988 in his older brother's thriller I'll Get You, Bastard. After graduating from high school, Shawn worked in his brother's show In Living Flowers (1990-1993), where he quickly moved from episodic appearances to working in the main cast. In the same show, the famous Jim Carrey began his creative activity.
The next joint work with his brother Marlon was the creation of the comedy series The Wayans Brothers, in which Shawn starred from 1995 to 1999.
In 1996, Shawn Wayans tried himself as a screenwriter and producer, releasing a film on a “black” theme.
"Don't threaten South Central." In which in a parody form raised the problems of high levels of crime, drug addiction, sex and racism. This was followed by an unnoticed role in the film “New Blood” (1999).
Shawn's popularity increased when he and his brothers took part in a project parodying horror films similar to "The Scream", called "The Scream".
"A very scary movie" (2000). The film was so successful that in 2001 it was decided to make a sequel to “Scarious Movie 2”.
In 2004, Shawn Wayans wrote part of the script and played the role of the hapless FBI agent in the film White Chickens. Shawn also created the script for the film Shaloon (2006), where he also acted as a producer.
In 2009, Shawn and his brother Keenan released another novelty of the parody genre
"No ensemble" Mocking the fashionable nowadays movies about street dancing.