Life in Film: Damon Wayans

Check out some of Damon's most memorable roles.

The Last Boy Scout (1991) - A former football star (Damon Wayans) and a private investigator (Bruce Willis) team up to uncover a gambling conspiracy that threatens both of their lives. (Photo: Warner Bros  Pictures)

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The Last Boy Scout (1991) - Damon Wayans and Bruce Willis team up in this action packed thriller about a detective who teams up with a former football player to solve a murder. (Photo: Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures)

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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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Mo' Money (1992) - Looking to impress a girl, a con-man begins committing credit card fraud as a way to make money. His scheme soon unravels when another identity thief learns what he is doing. (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

Blankman (1994) - Damon Wayans portrays a down on his luck geek who transforms himself into a superhero after the death of his grandmother.  (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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Blankman (1994) - Damon Wayans portrays a down on his luck geek who transforms himself into a superhero after the death of his grandmother.  (Photo: Courtesy Columbia Pictures)

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

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Major Payne (1995) - After returning from a mission in South America, Major Benson Winifred Payne (Damon Wayans) of the U.S. Marines is discharged and soon becomes desperate for a new occupation. He soon finds himself training a group of misfit cadets. (Photo: Courtesy Universal Pictures)

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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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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The Great White Hype (1996) - Damon Wayans and Peter Berg go toe-to-toe in this comedic look at the race card and shady business in the world of boxing promotions. (Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox)

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The Great White Hype (1996) - Damon Wayans and Peter Berg go toe-to-toe in this comedic look at the race card and shady business in the world of boxing promotions. (Photo: Courtesy 20th Century Fox)

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Bulletproof (1996) - Damon Wayans plays an undercover cop trying to lock a known drug lord using information from one of his friends. (Photo: Courtesy Universal Pictures)

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Bulletproof (1996) - Damon Wayans plays an undercover cop trying to lock a known drug lord using information from one of his friends. (Photo: Courtesy Universal Pictures)

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Harlem Aria (1999) - Damon Wayans plays a street smart hustler who cons a struggling singer out of his money. (Photo: Courtesy Alive Entertainment)

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Harlem Aria (1999) - Damon Wayans plays a street smart hustler who cons a struggling singer out of his money. (Photo: Courtesy Alive Entertainment)

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Bamboozled (2000)   - Lee wrote and directed this satirical film about a modern televised minstrel show, featuring black actors donning blackface makeup, and the violent fall-out from the show's success. The cast includes Damon Wayans, Michael Rapaport and Jada Pinkett Smith.(Photo: New Line Cinema)

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Bamboozled (2000) - In perhaps his most provocative role to date, Wayans portrayed Pierre Delacorix, a down-on-his-luck TV writer that produces an offensive TV minstrel show in hopes that it will receive backlash — only to see it become a hit. (Photo: Courtesy New Line Cinema)

Marci X (2003) - Wayans and Lisa Kudrow team up in this comedy about a vulgar rapper whose behavior falls under the scrutinous eye of an inexperienced music executive filling in for her father. (Photo: Courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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Marci X (2003) - Wayans and Lisa Kudrow team up in this comedy about a vulgar rapper whose behavior falls under the scrutinous eye of an inexperienced music executive filling in for her father. (Photo: Courtesy Paramount Pictures)

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