The Evolution of Damon Wayans Jr.

Damon Wayans Jr.'s history in film and television.

New Girl (2011) - Hawk has a recurring role as Shelby, Winston's ex, in this hit FOX TV series. (Photo: Courtesy Fox)
Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr. - Though his famous name would have opened a lot of doors for Damon Wayans Jr., the actor-writer-comedian wanted to break into the industry on his own chops. So  Wayans started off doing stand-up under the name Kyle Green to deflect attention from his famous father, In Living Color star Damon Wayans. He eventually embraced his Hollywood pedigree, of course, and went on to become a legitimate star in his own right. (Photo: ABC)
Damon Wayans Jr. - Damon Wayans Jr. has followed in the footsteps of his father and his family, carrying on the Wayans tradiiton of doing stand-up, skits, sitcoms and movies. Here, he performs on Def Comedy Jam.  (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

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Happy Endings - Today, Damon stars on ABC's hit sitcom Happy Endings playing the role of Brad Williams, one of six friends in Chicago who deal with the ups and downs of being a grown up. (Photo: ABC)

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