Dwayne Wayans

Dwayne Wayans
Birth name	Dwayne Kim Wayans
Also known as	Shway
Born	July 20, 1956 (1956-07-20) (age 55) New York City, New York, U.S.
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.

Biography

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 Wayans (who was named after her mother), Nadia, Damon, Shawn and Marlon.

Career

He worked as production assistant on both his brother's show (Keenan and Damon), In Living Color, where he also did some background characters in sketches on the show and My Wife and Kids.

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

Filmography

films

• 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)

See also

• Wayans family

References

1. ^ Kim Wayans Biography (1961-)
2. ^ Marlon Wayans - TIME
3. ^ The Movie Chicks - Interview - Marlon Wayans

External links

• Dwayne Wayans at the Internet Movie Database

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