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Dance Flick is a 2009 American musical comedy film directed by Damien Dante Wayans in his directorial debut and written by and starring many members of the Wayans family.The film was set for release in the United States on February 6, 2009, and changed to May 22, 2009.
Scary Movie (2000–2013), a film franchise created by Keenen, Shawn, and Marlon; the first installment was the most profitable movie ever to be directed by an African American, until the release of Fantastic Four in 2005. The Wayans were only involved with the first two films, but are still credited for the subsequent movies.
One of these films, Scary Movie (2000), which Wayans directed, was the highest-grossing movie directed by an African American until it was surpassed by Tim Story's Fantastic Four in 2005. From 1997 to 1998, he hosted the talk show The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show. [2] In 2014, he was a judge for the eighth season of Last Comic Standing.
"Cause the reality of my parents being gone hit me." Wayans' mother Elvira Alethia died at 81 in July 2020, while his father Howell Stouten died at 86 in April 2023. ... "After my mom's death I ...
The legendary Wayans family matriarch died July 23, 2020, at 81, while their patriarch, Howell Stouten Wayans, died April 1, 2023, at 86. Neither's cause of death was disclosed.
Kim Wayans, Marlon, Damon Wayans, Damon Jr. and Damien Dante Wayans speak accept the NAACP Awards Hall of Fame award on Feb. 22 Related: Damon Wayans Jr. Realized He Wanted to Be an Actor After ...
He went on to work with his brother Marlon Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros.(1995–1999) and the comedy films Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009).
Wayans was born in New York City. He is a member of the Wayans family, which includes Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans. He is the son of their sibling Elvira Wayans and brother of Chaunté Wayans. Damon Wayans Jr. and Michael Wayans are his cousins. [1]