ACTOR

Shawn Wayans

1971 - Today

Photo of Shawn Wayans

Icon of person Shawn Wayans

Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He made his debut on the comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1993). He went on to work with his brother Marlon Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros.(1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009). After an extended hiatus from acting, it was announced in February 2025 that Wayans will star in the upcoming films Scary Movie 6 (2026) and White Chicks 2 (TBA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shawn Wayans is the 5,716th most popular actor (down from 4,508th in 2019), the 8,898th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,614th in 2019) and the 2,628th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Shawn Wayans by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shawn Wayans ranks 5,716 out of 13,578. Before him are Choi Jin-hyuk, Don Keefer, Alice Pearce, Cristine Rose, David Margulies, and Everett Sloane. After him are Sara Jean Underwood, Sarah Harding, Leslie Bibb, Kim Hee-chul, Ashley Tisdale, and Kat Dennings.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Shawn Wayans ranks 239. Before him are Junji Goto, Luis Tosar, Hidetoyo Watanabe, Corey Haim, Dannii Minogue, and Zoran Mamić. After him are Kevin Richardson, Tsutomu Nihei, Dipendra of Nepal, Norbert Hofer, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, and Cecilia Suárez.

Others Born in 1971

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Shawn Wayans ranks 8,900 out of 20,380. Before him are Cristine Rose (1951), ASAP Rocky (1988), Franklin Farrell (1908), Norman Cousins (1915), David Margulies (1937), and Everett Sloane (1909). After him are Warren Farrell (1943), Sara Jean Underwood (1984), Leslie Bibb (1974), Story Musgrave (1935), Chris Dickerson (1939), and Leila Denmark (1898).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Shawn Wayans ranks 2,629. Before him are Anthony Ramos (1991), Don Keefer (1916), Alice Pearce (1917), Cristine Rose (1951), David Margulies (1937), and Everett Sloane (1909). After him are Sara Jean Underwood (1984), Leslie Bibb (1974), Ashley Tisdale (1985), Kat Dennings (1986), Angie Harmon (1972), and Patrick Fabian (1964).

American born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous