ACTOR

Shawn Wayans

1971 - Today

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Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He made his debut on the comedy television series In Living Color (1990–1993). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shawn Wayans has received more than 6,686,904 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Shawn Wayans is the 4,507th most popular actor (down from 4,360th in 2019), the 6,615th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,535th in 2019) and the 2,018th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Shawn Wayans ranks 4,507 out of 13,578. Before him are Matthias Schoenaerts, Shailene Woodley, Tom Byron, Lolita Flores, Sebastian Roché, and Lupita Tovar. After him are Diana Karenne, Joel Edgerton, Arnoldo Foà, Cris Morena, Mark Rydell, and Alvaro Vitali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Shawn Wayans ranks 157. Before him are Gheorghe Mureșan, Will Yun Lee, Mark Henry, Necati Şaşmaz, Henry Thomas, and Carlos Gamarra. After him are Mauricio Pellegrino, Max Martin, Alexander Popov, Paolo Montero, Sergi Barjuán, and Paulina Rubio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shawn Wayans ranks 6,615 out of 20,380. Before him are Lindy Remigino (1931), Yokozuna (1966), Leo Sexton (1909), Irving Wallace (1916), George Baird (1907), and Carol Alt (1960). After him are Frank Churchill (1901), Daniel Quillen (1940), Robert Nisbet (1913), Buckethead (1969), John Wooden (1910), and Eddie Cheever (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Shawn Wayans ranks 2,018. Before him are Shelley Hack (1947), John P. Ryan (1936), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Maury Chaykin (1949), Shailene Woodley (1991), and Tom Byron (1961). After him are Mark Rydell (1929), Néstor Carbonell (1967), Andrea Elson (1969), Fanny Brice (1891), Gary Graham (1950), and Chloë Grace Moretz (1997).

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Television and Movie Roles

White Chicks
Kevin Copeland
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.
Jun 23o 20046.953 / 10
Scary Movie
Ray Wilkins
A familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer! As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody!
Jul 7o 20006.361 / 10
Scary Movie 2
Ray Wilkins
While the original parodied slasher flicks like Scream, Keenen Ivory Wayans's sequel to Scary Movie takes comedic aim at haunted house movies. A group of students visit a mansion called "Hell House," and murderous high jinks ensue.
Jul 4o 20015.798 / 10