PROGRAM: MARLON WAYANS

Marlon Wayans is an actor, producer, comedian, writer and film director. His films have grossed $1.14 billion in the domestic box office and nearly $1.8 billion globally. As a stand-up comedian, he is selling out nationwide and adding shows every weekend. 

Marlon’s latest comedy special, “Good Grief,” which premiered in June 2024 on Amazon Prime Video, hit #1 on the streaming platform in its first week. His other critically acclaimed #1 comedy specials include “Woke-ish” on Netflix and “God Loves Me,” “You Know What It Is” and “Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners” on HBO Max.

Wayans can currently be seen starring in the psychological horror thriller “Him” from Universal Pictures and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw banner, which opened in September 2025. Marlon and his brothers Keenen and Shawn are currently in production on the new “Scary Movie” film. The “Scary Movie” franchise was developed by Marlon, Shawn and Keenen, with Keenen writing and directing, and Marlon and Shawn writing and starring in the first two films of the franchise, “Scary Movie” and “Scary Movie 2.” The film releases on June 12, 2026.

Wayans is commonly recognized for his role as ‘Marcus Copeland’ in Columbia Pictures’ 2004 hit comedy classic “White Chicks” opposite Shawn Wayans and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans. His other hit films include “Requiem for a Dream,” “Respect,” “Fifty Shades of Black,” “Little Man,” “A Haunted House” and “A Haunted House 2,” “Naked,” “Sextuplets,” “The Curse of Bridge Hollow,” “Air,” “On The Rocks,” and “Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood,” among others. His TV credits include The WB’s “The Wayans Bros.,” which was the highest-rated comedy on the network and continues to air in syndication, the NBC sitcom “Marlon,” Fox’s “In Living Color” and “Bel-Air.”