The Wayans Family Timeline

Check the Hollywood history of the Wayans' family.

1958 - Keenen Ivory Wayans was born in New York City to Howell and Elvira Wayans. He would later join the entertainment world and help open the doors for his family. Here is their journey. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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1958 - Keenen Ivory Wayans was born in New York City to Howell and Elvira Wayans. He would later join the entertainment world and help open the doors for his family. Here is their journey. (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

1960 - Two years later, Damon Wayans was born in New York.(Photo: John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)

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1960 - Two years later, Damon Wayans was born in New York.(Photo: John D. Kisch/Separate Cinema Archive/Getty Images)

Kim Wayans: October 16 - The comedian represents her famous family well at 53.(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

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1961 - Kim Wayans was born three years after Keenen and a year after Damon.(Photo: Scott Gries/Getty Images)

1982 - Keenen Ivory Wayans' first TV role was on the popular show Cheers.(Photo: Paramount Television)

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1982 - Keenen Ivory Wayans' first TV role was on the popular show Cheers.(Photo: Paramount Television)

1983 - Keenen's next role was on popular cop show CHiPS.(Photo: MGM Television)

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1983 - Keenen's next role was on popular cop show CHiPS.(Photo: MGM Television)

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1984 - Damon Wayans' breakout role was in Beverly Hills Cop, where he played a hotel employee who gave Eddie Murphy a banana.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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1984 - Damon Wayans' breakout role was in Beverly Hills Cop, where he played a hotel employee who gave Eddie Murphy a banana.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

1985 - In 1985, Damon Wayans was featured on perennial sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.(Photo: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank)

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1985 - In 1985, Damon Wayans was featured on perennial sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live.(Photo: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank)

1986 - In 1986, Keenen played Benson Hawkins, who was Benson's nephew, on Benson.(Photo: Sony Pictures Television)

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1986 - In 1986, Keenen played Benson Hawkins, who was Benson's nephew, on Benson.(Photo: Sony Pictures Television)

Hollywood Shuffle (1987) - During the resurrgence of independent Black cinema, Robert Townsend released the hit indie comedy (paid for with credit cards) Hollywood Shuffle. This satire, starring Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans and Paul Mooney, lampooned Hollywood's stereotyping of Black people in film.  (Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.)

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1987 - In 1987, Hollywood Shuffle was released. It was written by Keenen and its director, Robert Townsend, and featured Keenen, Damon and Kim.(Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.)

1987 - Keenen, Damon and their sister Kim all were guest stars on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World.(Photo: Carsey-Werner Company)

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1987 - Keenen, Damon and their sister Kim all were guest stars on The Cosby Show spinoff A Different World.(Photo: Carsey-Werner Company)

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1988 - Damon Wayans had a memorable role in the LA gang movie Colors.(Photo: MGM)

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1988 - Damon Wayans had a memorable role in the LA gang movie Colors.(Photo: MGM)

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1988 - Keenen wrote directed and starred in the Blaxploitation movie spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, which also featured Damon and Kim.(Photo: Ivory Way Productions)

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1988 - Keenen wrote directed and starred in the Blaxploitation movie spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, which also featured Damon and Kim.(Photo: Ivory Way Productions)

The Cast of In Living Color - Fox's groundbreaking sketch comedy series started off as a family affair. The show was created, produced and starred most members of the Wayans family, who proved that great comedy wasn't limited to Saturday nights and introduced the world to new faces Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey.(Photo: Courtesy Fox)

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1990 - Keenen created and directed the popular sketch comedy show In Living Color, which featured his siblings Damon, Kim, Shawn and Marlon. Damien Dante also made a guest appearance in a Homey D. Clown skit.(Photo: 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Mo' Money (1992) - Damon Wayans's romantic crime caper, also starring Stacey Dash and then-newcomer Bernie Mac, floated right to the top of the charts when it premiered in 1992, stealing thunder from Boomerang, which was also in theaters at that time. (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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1992 - Damon Wayans wrote and starred in Mo' Money, which also starred his younger brother, Marlon.(Photo: Columbia Pictures Corporation)

1995 - Kim Wayans starred with LL Cool J and Debbie Allen in the sitcom In The House.(Photo: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

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1995 - Kim Wayans starred with LL Cool J and Debbie Allen in the sitcom In The House.(Photo: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

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Major Payne, Monday at 9:30A/8:30C - Damon Wayans is a man of the marines. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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1995 - Damon Wayans starred in Major Payne, which also featured Damien Dante Wayans as a young cadet.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

John Witherspoon - On The Wayans Bros., John Witherspoon's Pops Williams — with his ill-fitting paisley shirts and large, loud-colored bow ties — guided his sons (played by Shawn and Marlon Wayans) with humor and down home wisdom.(Photo: The WB)

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1995 - Shawn and Marlon starred with John Witherspoon in popular sitcom The Wayans Bros.(Photo: Warner Bros. Television)

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Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)\r - Considered one of the greatest parody films of all time, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood poked fun at many of the early '90s 'hood films, with a particular emphasis on Boyz N the Hood. With Marlon and Shawn Wayans acting as the primary stars, the film also represented a passing of the torch from their older brother, Keenan Ivory, who had directed and starred in the blaxpoitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.\r \r(Photo: Miramax Films)

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1996 - In 1996, the "hood" movie parody Don't Be A Menace was released. It starred Marlon and Shawn and was directed by Keenen.(Photo: Ivory Ways Production)

Celtic Pride (1996) - Two Celtics fans kidnap a Utah Jazz player with the intention of helping their favorite team win the NBA Finals. However, they soon realize they are in way over their heads.(Photo: Courtesy Hollywood Pictures)

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1996 - Damon starred in the basketball movie Celtic Pride, which featured a young Damien Dante in a small role.(Photo: Courtesy Hollywood Pictures)

1997 - Damon Wayans created the critically-acclaimed and uplifing drama 413 Hope St, which was centered around a community center.(Photo: 20th Century Fox Television)

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1997 - Damon Wayans created the critically-acclaimed and uplifing drama 413 Hope St, which was centered around a community center.(Photo: 20th Century Fox Television)

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2000 - Marlon Wayans showed his versatility by playing a drug addict in the dark drama Requiem for a Dream.(Photo: Artisan Entertainment)

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2000 - Marlon Wayans showed his versatility by playing a drug addict in the dark drama Requiem for a Dream.(Photo: Artisan Entertainment)

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2000 - Damon Wayans played a TV producer in Spike Lee's Bamboozled.(Photo: New Line Cinema)

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2000 - Damon Wayans played a TV producer in Spike Lee's Bamboozled.(Photo: New Line Cinema)

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2000 - Shawn and Marlon wrote and starred in Scary Movie, which Keenen directed. The movie is the highest grossing movie ever by a black director.(Photo: Wayans Bros. Entertainment)

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2000 - Shawn and Marlon wrote and starred in Scary Movie, which Keenen directed. The movie is the highest grossing movie ever by a black director.(Photo: Wayans Bros. Entertainment)

Scary Movie 2, Saturday at 1P/12C - They're at it again with a scarier and funnier sequel. (Photo: Dimension Films)

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2001 - Scary Movie 2 reunited Shawn, Marlon and Keenen and featured Second Generation Wayans' Craig as a writer.(Photo: Dimension Films)

2001 - Damon Wayans and Second Generation's George O. Gore II starred in My Wife and Kids while Second Gereration's Damien Dante and Craig wrote, directed and produced.(Photo: Touchstone Television)

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2001 - Damon Wayans and Second Generation's George O. Gore II starred in My Wife and Kids while Second Gereration's Damien Dante and Craig wrote, directed and produced.(Photo: Touchstone Television)

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2004 - White Chicks was directed by Keenen while Shawn and Marlon starred in it.(Photo: Sony Pictures)

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Shawn and Marlon Wayans - Shawn and Marlon Wayans's cinematic baby Little Man (2006) not only won a Worst Picture Razzie, but received the most nominations (seven) at the 2007 ceremony.(Photo: Courtesy Sony Pictures)

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2006 - Little Man also was directed by Keenen and starred Shawn and Marlon, who wrote it as well. Second Generation's Damien Dante played a police officer.(Photo: Sony Pictures)

Dance Flick - Friday at 8A/7C.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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2009 - Second Generation's Damien Dante directed Dance Flick, which featured Damon Wayans Jr., Shawn, Marlon, Keenen and George Gore.(Photo: Wayans Bros. Entertainment)

2011 - Kim Wayans showed off her dramatic acting skill in the critically-acclaimed movie Pariah. (Photo: Chicken And Egg Pictures)

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2011 - Kim Wayans showed off her dramatic acting skill in the critically-acclaimed movie Pariah. (Photo: Chicken And Egg Pictures)

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2013 - Second Generation Wayans hits the silver screen January 15 at 10:30P/9:30C on BET! (Photo: BET)

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2013 - Second Generation Wayans hits the silver screen January 15 at 10:30P/9:30C on BET! (Photo: BET)

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