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Marlon Wayans

1972 - Today

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Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009). Wayans' other film credits include Above the Rim (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Marlon Wayans is the 4,046th most popular actor (down from 2,401st in 2024), the 6,524th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,814th in 2019) and the 1,875th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Marlon Wayans ranks 4,046 out of 13,578. Before him are Kristin Bauer van Straten, Jung Hae-in, Ayelet Zurer, Isaach de Bankolé, Ian Keith, and Christopher McDonald. After him are Ichirō Nagai, Nicol Williamson, Mark Moses, Mena Massoud, Peter Haber, and Tommy Cooper.

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Among people born in 1972, Marlon Wayans ranks 141. Before him are Goran Višnjić, Joe Wright, Nek, Steve McManaman, Amrullah Saleh, and Christian Ziege. After him are Roberto Abbondanzieri, Paul Gray, Irom Chanu Sharmila, Satoshi Oishi, Grégory Coupet, and Bae Yong-joon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Marlon Wayans ranks 6,524 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher McDonald (1955), Young Thug (1991), Wilson Greatbatch (1919), Irving Wallace (1916), and Ellsworth Huntington (1876). After him are Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875), Mark Moses (1958), Bobby Bland (1930), Marie Colvin (1956), Glenn Hardin (1910), Danny Hillis (1956), and Ted DiBiase (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Marlon Wayans ranks 1,875. Before him are Brad Harris (1933), Lola Albright (1924), Susan Anspach (1942), Kristin Bauer van Straten (1966), Ian Keith (1899), and Christopher McDonald (1955). After him are Mark Moses (1958), Mykelti Williamson (1960), Anya Taylor-Joy (1996), Roy Thinnes (1938), Lizabeth Scott (1922), and Freddy Rodriguez (1975).

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