Chaunté Wayans
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| Chaunté Wayans | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1982 United States |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, television, film |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Relative(s) | Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans , Marlon Wayans, Kim Wayans |
Chaunté Wayans (born May 24, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, writer and editor.[1][2]
Life and career
Wayans is a member of the Wayans Family, whose more notable members are Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Sr., Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, and Marlon Wayans, and her brother Damien Dante Wayans. She is the daughter of Elvira Wayans. She is the cousin of Damon Wayans, Jr. and Michael Wayans.[3]
Wayans first entered the film industry as a production assistant, working on Americanizing Shelley, and on some of her uncles' productions including Scary Movie 2 and My Wife and Kids. She later appeared as herself in the TLC series Trading Spaces. She made her feature film debut in 2009, alongside several extended family members in the movie Dance Flick, in the role of Free Gas Pedestrian.
On April 1, 2012 Wayans performed a comedy set at the Hot 97 April Fools' Day Comedy Show at Madison Square Garden. The event was hosted by her uncles Marlon and Shawn Wayans.
In 2013 Wayans appeared on the MTV2 television series Wild 'n Out where Wayans performed against what HuffPost called the series' "other lesbian cast member", Lauren Flans.[4]
Filmography
- Trading Spaces (2007)
- Dance Flick (2009)
- Wild 'n Out (2014)
References
- ^ Dailycardinal.com
- ^ Auburnpub.com
- ^ Damien Dante Wayans Biography
- ^ Rudolph, Christopher (September 16, 2013). "'Wild 'N Out' MTV2 Competition Series Features Two Lesbian Cast Members (VIDEO)". HuffPost.
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- 1982 births
- African-American actresses
- African-American stand-up comedians
- American stand-up comedians
- American film actresses
- American film editors
- American screenwriters
- American women comedians
- Living people
- Wayans family
- 21st-century American actresses
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American writers
- LGBT comedians
- American comedian stubs