Marlon L Wayans was born on July 23 1972 in New York City He is the brother of Nadia Wayans Shawn Wayans Keenen Ivory Wayans Damon Wayans Dwayne Wayans and Kim Wayans all celebrities in their own right Wayans went to Fiorello H LaGuardia High School of Music Art and Performing Arts in New York City the school made famous in Fame He then went on to attend Howard University Wayans was a member of the 1993 cast of In Living Color a comedy sketch program created by his brother Keenen Ivory Wayans From 1995 until 1999 Wayans costarred in the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros with brother Shawn Wayans He has produced the first two films of the Scary Movie series in which he and Shawn were credited writers and costars He also produced a cartoon on Nickelodeon called Thugaboo 2006 Though primarily a comedic actor he garnered considerable critical acclaim for his dramatic turn in Requiem for a Dream 2000 His other film credits include Im Gonna Git you Sucka 1988 MoMoney 1992 Above the Rim 1994 Dont Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking your Juice in the Hood 1995 The LadyKillers 2004 White Chicks 2004 Little Man 2006 Norbit 2007 and GI Joe The Rise of Cobra 2009 Description above from the Wikipedia article Marlon Wayans licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia