Dwayne Wayans

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Dwayne Wayans
Birth name	Dwayne Kim Wayans
Also known as	Shway
Born	(1956-07-20) July 20, 1956 New York City
Genres	Film score
Occupations	Writer/Composer

Dwayne Kim Wayans (born July 20, 1956) is an American writer and film score composer. He is a member of the Wayans Family.

Early life

Wayans was born in New York City, New York, the son of Elvira, a homemaker and social worker, and Howell Wayans, a supermarket manager.^[1] His family was involved in the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.^[2]^[3] He and his family lived in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. He is the brother of Keenen, Kim, Elvira (who was named after her mother), Nadia, Damon, Shawn, and Marlon.

Career

He worked as production assistant and performed as background characters and in sketches on the shows of brothers Keenan Ivory Wayans (In Living Color) and Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids).

Dwayne's son has also composed original music for My Wife and Kids (2003–2005), Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006), and television series the Underground (2006).

Filmography

Dance Flick (2009)
Underground (2006)
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-Roc's Street (2006)
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness (2006)
Little Man (2006)
Domino (2005)
My Wife and Kids (2003–2005)
White Chicks (2004)

References

External links

Dwayne Wayans at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Wayans, Dwayne
Alternative names
Short description	American writer-actor
Date of birth	July 20, 1956
Place of birth	New York City
Date of death
Place of death

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