Top 10 Wayans TV Moments
A history of the Wayans family on TV.
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Damon Wayans on SNL - In 1986, Damon Wayans was a featured performer on the hit NBC TV show Saturday Night Live, the first big break for the Wayans family on TV. (Photo: RM Lewis Jr./NBCU Photo Bank)
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Robert Townsend's Partners in Crime - Damon and Keenen wrote for Robert Townsend's HBO special Partner's in Crime, which also featured Kim, Shawn and Marlon as well as future in Living Color star Tommy Davidson and writer Paul Mooney. (Photo: HBO)
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A Different World - In the late '80s Keenen, Damon and Kim all had guest starring roles on the Cosby Show spinoff A Different World, about the fictional HBCU, Hillman College. (Photo: Carsey-Werner Company)
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In Living Color - In 1990 In Living Color debuted on Fox. The show was produced and directed by Keenen and featured Damon, Kim, Shawn and Marlon as performers. (Photo: FOX)
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The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show - In 1997, Keenen Ivory Wayans had his own late night talk show on Fox that featured monologues, sketches and musical performances. (Photo: FOX)
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The Wayans Bros. - Younger brothers Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans had their own sitcom in The Wayans Bros., which also starred veteran Black comedic actor John Witherspoon. (Photo: WB)
Photo By Photo: Warner Bros. Television
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My Wife and Kids - My Wife and Kids came out in 2001 and was produced by Damon Wayans, who also starred on the show. SGW's George Gore also starred on the show and Craig and Damien Dante also did some of the writing. (Photo: Touchstone Television)
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In the House - Kim Wayans starred in the sitcom In the House, which also starred choreographer Debbie Allen, rapper LL Cool J and actress Maia Campbell. (Photo: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
Photo By Photo: CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images
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Thugaboo - Thugaboo was a cartoon written and produced by Shawn and Marlon Wayans and featured the vocals of SGW's George Gore. (Photo: SMK Entertainment)