Marlon Lamont Wayans is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer, beginning with his role as a pedestrian in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988. He frequently collaborates with his brother on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. and in the comedic films Scary Movie, Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Little Man, and Dance Flick. However, Wayans had a dramatic role in Darren Aronofsky's critically acclaimed Requiem for a Dream, which saw his departure from the usual comedies. In 2009, he appeared in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2013, he had a leading role in A Haunted House and co-starred in The Heat. A Haunted House 2 was released on April 18, 2014. He also appeared in the Netflix film Naked 2017. Marlon has created to show What the Funny, an online destination for urban comedy. Marlon created the comedy competition television show, Funniest Wins, which aired on TBS in June - August 2014. As of 2014, Marlon and his brothers have been traveling the U.S. with "The Wayans Brothers Tour". In 2016, Wayans wrote, produced and starred in Fifty Shades of Black. Wayan now stars in and the creator of his new tv show titled Marlon on NBC airing August 16, 2017.
Known For
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The Breakfast Club on BET (2023)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x150: Marlon Wayans (Nov 10, 2023)
The Daily Show (2023)
Starring as Host
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x27: Omar Epps (Mar 9, 2023)
- Episode 1x26: D-Nice (Mar 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x25: Bomani Jones (Mar 7, 2023)
- Episode 1x24: Mason Gooding (Mar 6, 2023)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x33: Marlon Wayans (Oct 26, 2022)
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2023-03-06: Marlon Wayans, Ginni Rometty, Dr. David Agus (Mar 6, 2023)
GMA3: What You Need to Know (2020)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2x237: Marlon Wayans, Bevy Smith, Tanner Buchanan (Aug 19, 2021)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x25: Marlon Wayans, Priah Ferguson (Oct 14, 2022)
- Episode 2x25: Marlon Wayans, Cleo Wade, Tiana Major9 (Oct 23, 2020)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x95: Leah Remini, Marlon Wayans (Aug 16, 2019)
Do or Dare (2017)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x07: Marlon Wayans vs. Naomi (Jan 26, 2018)
Marlon (2017)
Starring as Marlon Wayne
(20 episodes)
- Episode 2x10: Funeral Party (Jul 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Career Day (Jul 12, 2018)
- Episode 2x08: Driving Miss Marley (Jul 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x07: Homecoming (Jul 5, 2018)
- Episode 2x06: Man Code (Jun 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x05: Keepin' It 100 (Jun 28, 2018)
- Episode 2x04: Divorce Counseling (Jun 21, 2018)
- Episode 2x03: Sisters (Jun 21, 2018)
- Episode 2x02: Wingman (Jun 14, 2018)
- Episode 2x01: Model Parent (Jun 14, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: End of the Road (Sep 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x09: Appropriate Marlon (Sep 13, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Coach Marlon (Sep 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Hospital Party (Sep 6, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Surprises (Aug 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Project Kids (Aug 30, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: Exes with Benefits (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Boys Only Want One Thing (Aug 23, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Cleaning Out the Closet (Aug 16, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Aug 16, 2017)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 3x233: JULIANNE MOORE, MARLON WAYANS, and JENNA DEWAN (Aug 6, 2019)
The Amber Rose Show (2016)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x05: Marlon Wayans; Kandi Burruss (Aug 5, 2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 6x27: Marlon Wayans, Arsenio Hall, and Joel McHale (Apr 19, 2022)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2016-01-21: Marlon Wayans (Jan 21, 2016)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x10: Queen Latifah vs. Marlon Wayans (May 28, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2018-03-05: Jeff Goldblum, Marlon Wayans, Jack Hanna, Albert Hammond Jr. (Mar 5, 2018)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-08-15: Adam Driver, Marlon Wayans, Anthony Atamanuik, Roy Mayorga (Aug 15, 2017)
- Episode 2014-04-10: Edie Falco, Marlon Wayans, Nikki Glaser (Apr 10, 2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(10 episodes)
- Episode 2023-02-28: Willem Dafoe, Marlon Wayans, Macklemore, Kelsey Cook (Feb 28, 2023)
- Episode 2022-04-20: Marlon Wayans, Natasha Lyonne, Dove Cameron (Apr 20, 2022)
- Episode 2021-08-10: Barbra Streisand, Marlon Wayans, Snoh Aalegra (Aug 10, 2021)
- Episode 2019-08-15: John Travolta, Marlon Wayans, Mary Beth Keane, Caroline Jones (Aug 15, 2019)
- Episode 2018-06-11: Jim Parsons, Marlon Wayans, Smashing Pumpkins (Jun 11, 2018)
- Episode 2018-02-28: Chadwick Boseman, Marlon Wayans, Mike ‘Rooster' McConaughey, Butch Gilliam, Devin Dawson (Feb 28, 2018)
- Episode 2017-08-09: Brie Larson, Marlon Wayans, Brett Eldredge (Aug 9, 2017)
- Episode 2016-01-20: Dakota Johnson, Marlon Wayans, Stephen Bishop (Jan 20, 2016)
- Episode 2015-06-05: Amanda Seyfried, Marlon Wayans, Jason Derulo (Jun 5, 2015)
- Episode 2014-04-08: Anne Hathaway, Marlon Wayans, Yusuf Islam (Apr 8, 2014)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2016-01-26: Affion Crockett, Jenny Zigrino, Marlon Wayans (Jan 26, 2016)
- Episode 2014-04-21: Kerri Kenney-Silver, Nick Swardson & Marlon Wayans (Apr 21, 2014)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x137: Marlon Wayans, Jared Harris, Gabriel Iglesias, Joe Satriani (Apr 22, 2014)
- Episode 1x34: Naya Rivera, Tommy Davidson, Raheem DeVaughn (Oct 30, 2013)
Deal With It (2013)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2x22: Marlon Wayans & Mo Mandel (Dec 19, 2014)
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 4x03: Way-ans to Go! (Jan 19, 2016)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2x77: Co-Host Marlon Wayans | Bridget Moynahan | Dating Rules in 2013 (Jan 10, 2013)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 10x10: Glenn Close, Marlon Wayans, Gillian Anderson, David Baddiel, Carrie Underwood (Mar 12, 2016)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(4 episodes)
- Episode 20x62: Kelly Ripa, Marlon Wayans (Apr 6, 2023)
- Episode 18x139: Marlon Wayans, Amber Ruffin (Aug 12, 2021)
- Episode 17x171: Olivia Newton-john & Marlon Wayans (Oct 22, 2020)
- Episode 13x16: Gizelle Bryant & Marlon Wayans (Jan 24, 2016)
America's Got Talent (2006)
Guest starring as Judge
- Episode 10x11: Judge Cuts Week 3 (Jul 28, 2015) [Special Guest Star]
The Graham Norton Effect (2004)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 1x01: Sandra Bernhard, Marlon Wayans (Jun 24, 2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2014-04-15: Kate Walsh, Marlon Wayans, Ellie Goulding (Apr 15, 2014)
- Episode 2006-12-13: Jessica Biel, Shawn and Marlon Wayans (Dec 13, 2006)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2020-10-06: Armie Hammer, Marlon Wayans, Jaden Smith (Oct 6, 2020)
E! News (2002)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 23x165: Nicolas Cage, Vanessa Hudgens, Marlon Wayans (Nov 7, 2023)
- Episode 23x34: Michael B. Jordan, Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Niall Horan, Chance The Rapper, Marlon Wayans, Ana Gasteyer (Mar 2, 2023)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2000-07-17: Shawn & Marlon Wayans (Jul 17, 2000)
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2018-03-01: Condoleezza Rice, Marlon Wayans (Mar 1, 2018)
Waynehead (1996)
Starring as Blue
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: A Friend in Greed (Apr 26, 1997)
- Episode 1x12: Quest for Fireworks (Apr 19, 1997)
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
Starring as Marlon Williams
- Episode 5x14: Saving Private Marlon (Jan 28, 1999)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1997-03-28: Marilu Henner, Marlon Wayans, The Cardigans (Mar 28, 1997)
- Episode 1996-01-10: Sandra Bullock, Marlon Wayans, Laurence Tai (Jan 10, 1996)
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (1987)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2009-03-28: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2009 (Mar 28, 2009)
- Episode 2006-04-01: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2006 (Apr 1, 2006)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Starring as Host
- Episode 2000-09-07: MTV 17th Annual Video Music Awards (Sep 7, 2000)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Marlon Wayans
- Episode 2023-04-06: Marlon Wayans, Laura Gassner Otting (Apr 6, 2023)