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Shawn Wayans is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Co-Executive Producer American born on 19 january 1971 at New York City (USA)
Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian who starred in In Living Color and The Wayans Bros.. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Kim, and Nadia Wayans.
Shawn Wayans né à New York, est le second plus jeune des dix Wayans. Il est le fils d'Elvira, femme au foyer et assistante sociale et de Howell Wayans, un directeur de supermarché. Shawn Wayans a grandi dans les cités HLM de Chelsea, à Manhattan. Il est diplômé en 1989, au lycée Bayard Rustin.
Carrière
Shawn Wayans fait ses débuts dans le film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), réalisé par son grand frère Keenen Ivory Wayans. Et par la suite, dans les sketchs In Living Color, en tant que DJ SW-1, puis en tant qu'acteur, travaillant avec son frère Keenen (créateur de la série), Damon, Marlon et sa sœur Kim. Avec son frère Marlon, il crée la sitcom Les Frères Wayans (The Wayans Bros). Il coécrit, coproduit et joue dans le film réalisé par Paris Barclay : Spoof Movie (1996), dans lequel Keenen apparaît. Shawn est apparu dans des épisodes de MacGyver et de Cooper et nous.
Sa carrière a réellement décollé grâce au film réalisé par son frère Keenen : Scary Movie (1999), une parodie reprenant la tendance des films d'épouvante de l'époque tels que Scream ou encore Souviens-toi... l'été dernier. Shawn jouait le rôle de Ray, rôle qu'il a repris par la suite pour Scary Movie 2. Il garde l'esprit de famille intact puisqu'il rejouera avec son frère Marlon, en 2004 dans le film de Keenen FBI : Fausses blondes infiltrées : deux agents du FBI, qui doivent se faire passer pour deux jumelles blondes. En 2006, une fois de plus, les frères sont de retour dans Little Man, coécrit et coproduit par Shawn.
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Birth name Shawn Mathis Wayans
Nationality USA
Birth 19 january 1971 (53 years) at New York City (USA)
Nationality USA
Birth 19 january 1971 (53 years) at New York City (USA)
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JeunesseShawn Wayans né à New York, est le second plus jeune des dix Wayans. Il est le fils d'Elvira, femme au foyer et assistante sociale et de Howell Wayans, un directeur de supermarché. Shawn Wayans a grandi dans les cités HLM de Chelsea, à Manhattan. Il est diplômé en 1989, au lycée Bayard Rustin.
Carrière
Shawn Wayans fait ses débuts dans le film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), réalisé par son grand frère Keenen Ivory Wayans. Et par la suite, dans les sketchs In Living Color, en tant que DJ SW-1, puis en tant qu'acteur, travaillant avec son frère Keenen (créateur de la série), Damon, Marlon et sa sœur Kim. Avec son frère Marlon, il crée la sitcom Les Frères Wayans (The Wayans Bros). Il coécrit, coproduit et joue dans le film réalisé par Paris Barclay : Spoof Movie (1996), dans lequel Keenen apparaît. Shawn est apparu dans des épisodes de MacGyver et de Cooper et nous.
Sa carrière a réellement décollé grâce au film réalisé par son frère Keenen : Scary Movie (1999), une parodie reprenant la tendance des films d'épouvante de l'époque tels que Scream ou encore Souviens-toi... l'été dernier. Shawn jouait le rôle de Ray, rôle qu'il a repris par la suite pour Scary Movie 2. Il garde l'esprit de famille intact puisqu'il rejouera avec son frère Marlon, en 2004 dans le film de Keenen FBI : Fausses blondes infiltrées : deux agents du FBI, qui doivent se faire passer pour deux jumelles blondes. En 2006, une fois de plus, les frères sont de retour dans Little Man, coécrit et coproduit par Shawn.
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Dance Flick (2009)
, 1h23Directed by Damien Dante Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans, Jr., Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Shawn Wayans, Amy Sedaris
Roles Baby Daddy
Rating36%
Suburban girl Megan (Shoshana Bush) gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city and pursues dance. A nerdy street boy named Thomas (Damon Wayans, Jr.) is passionate about street dancing, but he is stuck working for a hungry obese gang lord (David Alan Grier) who only loves food. Megan later befriends Thomas' ghetto sister Charity (Essence Atkins) who has a baby but also poor parenting skills. Charity has her own issues dealing with her dimwitted "baby daddy" (Shawn Wayans) who also is a bad parent. Once Megan and Thomas spend more time together, they become dance partners and begin to fall in love and start dating.
Little Man (2006)
, 1h33Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, John Witherspoon, Tracy Morgan, Lochlyn Munro
Roles Darryl
Rating45%
Calvin "Babyface" Simms (Marlon Wayans) is a very short convict. With the help of his goofball cohort Percy (Tracy Morgan), Calvin plots a jewelery shop robbery to steal one of the world's largest diamonds. After the successful robbery, the duo are almost arrested, but not before Calvin manages to stash the diamond in a nearby woman's purse. The thieves follow the handbag's owner to her home where they discover a couple, Darryl (Shawn Wayans) and Vanessa (Kerry Washington), who are eager to have a child.
White Chicks (2004)
, 1h49Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Shawn Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Marlon Wayans, Lochlyn Munro, Busy Philipps
Roles Kevin Copeland
Rating58%
The plot begins in a convenience store where two FBI agents and brothers, Kevin Copeland and Marcus Copeland (Shawn and Marlon Wayans), try to capture members of an organization that sells drugs inside ice cream boxes, posing as dominican clerks. Unfortunately, the first arrival turns out to be a genuine ice cream delivery, and the actual drug dealers manage to get away. The situation is worsened by the fact that Kevin and Marcus have decided to resolve this bust by themselves.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
, 1h23Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Christopher Masterson
Roles Ray Wilkins
Rating54%
The film opens with a parody of The Exorcist, during which a teenage girl, Megan Voorhees (Natasha Lyonne), becomes possessed by the spirit of Hugh Kane, the previous owner of the House. Megan's mother (Veronica Cartwright) calls in two priests, Father McFeely (James Woods) and Father Harris (Andy Richter), who visit the house. After Father McFeely pays a trip to the toilet, the men attempt to drive Hugh's ghost out, but the exorcism does not go as planned, resulting in a chain of projectile vomit and various instances of pedophilia. Finally, Father McFeely responds to an insult towards his mother by shooting Megan.
Scary Movie (2000)
, 1h29Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shannon Elizabeth, Marlon Wayans, Jon Abrahams, Shawn Wayans
Roles Ray Wilkins
Rating63%
An 18-year-old girl named Drew Decker (Carmen Electra) receives a threatening phone call while home alone one night. Drew is chased outside by Ghostface, who stabs her in the breast, removing one of her silicone breast implants. She is hit by a vehicle driven by her father (Mark McConchie), who was distracted by fellatio from his wife (Karen Kruper), and is then subsequently murdered by Ghostface.
New Blood (1999)
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors John Hurt, Nick Moran, Yakub, Carrie-Anne Moss, Shawn Wayans, Joe Pantoliano
Roles Valentine
Rating44%
Alan White donnerait tout pour sauver sa fille Emma qui attend sur son lit d'hôpital une greffe du coeur. Un soir, le destin frappe à sa porte et lui donne l'occasion de la guérir. C'est son fils Danny, dont il est resté sans nouvelles depuis sept ans, qui vient lui rendre visite. Devenu malfrat, il se réfugie chez son père avec une balle de revolver dans l'abdomen, après que son gang ait raté son coup. Il n'en a plus que pour quelques heures. Désespéré, il propose un marché à Alan : offrir son coeur mourant à sa soeur en échange d'un petit arrangement. Le coup raté en question est un enlèvement au cours duquel l'otage a été tué accidentellement. Il faut quelqu'un en remplacement et Alan pourrait très bien faire l'affaire. Ce dernier accepte tout en courant le risque d'être exécuté.
, 1h29Directed by Paris Barclay
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about racism, Hip hop films, Gangster films
Actors Shawn Wayans, Vivica A. Fox, Marlon Wayans, Helen Martin, Rappin' Granny, Chris Spencer
Roles Ashtray
Rating65%
Ashtray (Shawn Wayans), Tray for short, is sent to the inner city to live with his father. Tray gets an education about life on the streets from his psychotic, gun-toting cousin Loc Dog (Marlon Wayans), self-hater Preach (Chris Spencer), and Crazy Legs (Suli McCullough). At a picnic Tray falls for the infamous Dashiki (Tracey Cherelle Jones) much to the distaste of ex-convict Toothpick (Darrell Heath). While Ashtray and Loc Dog head to buy some snacks, Toothpick and his posse confront Ashtray and hold him at gunpoint, until Loc Dog threatens them and they flee. Loc Dog and Ashtray get harassed in a Korean store by the owners and Loc Dog shoots at the owners when a remark is made about his mother. The two are then confronted by 'The Man' (a mysterious white, government figure) who kills the Koreans and tosses them his gun to frame them and leaves.
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
, 1h28Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Isaac Hayes, Steve James, Bernie Casey, Antonio Fargas, John Vernon, Ja'net DuBois
Roles Pedestrian
Rating65%
Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) returns from the Army to his old neighborhood following the death of his brother, Junebug. The police determine Junebug's death to be the result of an "OG", or "Over Gold" — the victim has overdosed on gold chains. A brief image of Junebug is shown featuring him covered, head-to-toe, with gold chains. When not distracted by his old girlfriend and Junebug's widow Cheryl (Dawnn Lewis), Jack seeks revenge for his brother's death.
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Scary Movie 5 (2013)
, 1h26Directed by Malcolm D. Lee
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Erica Ash, Molly Shannon, Heather Locklear, J. P. Manoux
Roles Characters
Rating35%
Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan get together to make a sex tape with over 20 cameras beside Sheen's bed. The time-lapsed tape fast forwards through the two doing all sorts of bedroom antics, including gymnastics, riding a horse, and having clowns jump in under the sheets. Sheen is pulled into the air by a paranormal force and thrown against walls, shelves, and doors until he lands on the bed again. Lohan is frightened so she decides to go home when she flies into the air as well; she becomes possessed and throws him into the camera and kills him. The text explains that Sheen's body was found that day but he didn't stop partying until days later, and that his three kids were found missing, Lohan was arrested, again, and a reward was put out for the missing children.
Dance Flick (2009)
, 1h23Directed by Damien Dante Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans, Jr., Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Shawn Wayans, Amy Sedaris
Roles Writer
Rating36%
Suburban girl Megan (Shoshana Bush) gets into a series of misadventures when she moves to the inner-city and pursues dance. A nerdy street boy named Thomas (Damon Wayans, Jr.) is passionate about street dancing, but he is stuck working for a hungry obese gang lord (David Alan Grier) who only loves food. Megan later befriends Thomas' ghetto sister Charity (Essence Atkins) who has a baby but also poor parenting skills. Charity has her own issues dealing with her dimwitted "baby daddy" (Shawn Wayans) who also is a bad parent. Once Megan and Thomas spend more time together, they become dance partners and begin to fall in love and start dating.
Little Man (2006)
, 1h33Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Kerry Washington, John Witherspoon, Tracy Morgan, Lochlyn Munro
Rating45%
Calvin "Babyface" Simms (Marlon Wayans) is a very short convict. With the help of his goofball cohort Percy (Tracy Morgan), Calvin plots a jewelery shop robbery to steal one of the world's largest diamonds. After the successful robbery, the duo are almost arrested, but not before Calvin manages to stash the diamond in a nearby woman's purse. The thieves follow the handbag's owner to her home where they discover a couple, Darryl (Shawn Wayans) and Vanessa (Kerry Washington), who are eager to have a child.
White Chicks (2004)
, 1h49Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Shawn Wayans, Jaime King, Frankie Faison, Marlon Wayans, Lochlyn Munro, Busy Philipps
Roles Story
Rating58%
The plot begins in a convenience store where two FBI agents and brothers, Kevin Copeland and Marcus Copeland (Shawn and Marlon Wayans), try to capture members of an organization that sells drugs inside ice cream boxes, posing as dominican clerks. Unfortunately, the first arrival turns out to be a genuine ice cream delivery, and the actual drug dealers manage to get away. The situation is worsened by the fact that Kevin and Marcus have decided to resolve this bust by themselves.
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
, 1h24Directed by David Zucker
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Films about television, Comedy science fiction films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Anna Faris, Simon Rex, Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Hart
Roles Characters
Rating56%
Katie (Jenny McCarthy) and Becky (Pamela Anderson) are talking about a tape, which Katie thinks is a sex tape, but Becky refers to a cursed tape (The Ring). After several odd occurrences, they die. In a farm outside Washington, D.C., widowed farmer and former reverend Tom Logan (Charlie Sheen) and his clumsy younger brother George (Simon Rex) discover a crop circle, saying "Attack Here!" (Signs).
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
, 1h23Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Ghost films, Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Marlon Wayans, Regina Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Christopher Masterson
Roles Créateur de personnages
Rating54%
The film opens with a parody of The Exorcist, during which a teenage girl, Megan Voorhees (Natasha Lyonne), becomes possessed by the spirit of Hugh Kane, the previous owner of the House. Megan's mother (Veronica Cartwright) calls in two priests, Father McFeely (James Woods) and Father Harris (Andy Richter), who visit the house. After Father McFeely pays a trip to the toilet, the men attempt to drive Hugh's ghost out, but the exorcism does not go as planned, resulting in a chain of projectile vomit and various instances of pedophilia. Finally, Father McFeely responds to an insult towards his mother by shooting Megan.
Scary Movie (2000)
, 1h29Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Shannon Elizabeth, Marlon Wayans, Jon Abrahams, Shawn Wayans
Rating63%
An 18-year-old girl named Drew Decker (Carmen Electra) receives a threatening phone call while home alone one night. Drew is chased outside by Ghostface, who stabs her in the breast, removing one of her silicone breast implants. She is hit by a vehicle driven by her father (Mark McConchie), who was distracted by fellatio from his wife (Karen Kruper), and is then subsequently murdered by Ghostface.