Royal Families of Comedy

in living colorThe Wayans Family

You’d need a large tree diagram to properly follow the giant comedy family known as Wayans.  The major stars sharing the spotlight at the center of the tree– Damon, Shawn, Keenan Ivory, and Marlon. They’re all actors, writers, directors and producers with long lists of credits and accolades. Keenan and Damon created In Living Color (which all of the brothers appeared on). Shawn directed Scary Movie— the highest grossing film ever directed by an African American. The entire family is involved in the network television show, The Wayans Brothers, which debuted as the inaugural show of The WB in 1995.  And their success is only going to grow now that their children are getting into show business themselves.