Shawn Wayans
Shawn Wayans
Shawn Mathis Wayansis an American actor, DJ, producer, writer and comedian who starred in In Living Color, The Wayans Bros., and White Chicks. He is the brother of Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Marlon, Kim, Elvira, and Nadia Wayans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth19 January 1971
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
everybody family knows needs respect respects
We make a family environment, it's fun, everybody knows what needs to be done, Keenen oversees the whole thing, we respect him, he respects us.
culture pops knows
If you keep up with pop culture, everybody knows the joke.
gave knew
I knew when I was 6. I just knew it; I didn't care about nothing else. If I didn't make it in this world, I would probably be homeless. I gave myself that little to fall back on.
exciting though
It's an exciting sport; it's fresh, even though it's been around for years,
exciting starting tap though
It's an exciting sport. It's fresh, even though it's been around for a while. For us, it's just starting to tap into our audience.
time
Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up.
They'll say, That's funny, but you can't do that on TV.
scenes script
We all write, but the script is a blueprint. We can lose whole scenes when we're shooting.
extend trying
And with our family, we are trying to extend our brand.
We did a lot of press for the last film and now for this one. We don't rest on our laurels.
We like writing with each other; it's fun.
hit
You have to step up to the plate, and then hit one out of the park.
couple funny movies next studios
The studios want this from us, but it's not all we do. So the next couple of movies we have planned, we want to do just a regular, funny comedy.
Now we have to hit them from a different angle.