What is Shawn Wayans net worth? The estimated net worth of Shawn Wayans as of 2022 is roughly $30 million. But before we go into the article proper, who is Shawn Wayans?
Shawn Wayans Net Worth
Who is Shawn Wayans? You might know him from the hit film, ‘white chicks’ while some people may not have heard about him before. Shawn Wayans is an American DJ, actor, comedian, writer, and producer that hails from New York.
The actor is best known for starring in projects such as ‘in living color’ and ‘as mentioned already ‘white chicks’. Shawn Wayans is also the brother of Dwayne, Marlon, Keenen Ivory, Damon Sr., Kim, Ebony R. Hemphill-Wayans, and lastly Ryan A. Wayans.
Early Life
He (Shawn Mathis Wayans) was born on the 19th day of January 1971 in New York. You should also know that Wayans, Howell, stouten Wayans was a supermarket manager. Elvira Alethia was a homemaker and also a social worker.
The comedian completed his graduation from Bayard Rustin high school for humanities in 1989 and his siblings included Keenen Ivory, Kim Wayans, Damon Sr., Marlon Wayans, Nadia Wayans, and Elvira Wayans.
Career
Shawn Wayans after finishing his high school graduation, alongside some of his siblings joined the cast of the popular American sitcom ‘In Living Color’. Shawn in 1995 started his very own comedy series ‘The Wayans Bros’ alongside his brother Marlon Wayans. The show however being mostly autobiographical earned him lots of popularity and appreciation in the industry.
The actor co-wrote and also starred in the horror-comedy movie ‘scary movie’ in the year 2000. The movie was inspired by movies such as ‘scream’ and ‘I know what you did last summer’. The film was directed by one of his brothers, Keenen Ivory Wayans. And despite getting mixed reviews and reactions, was a great commercial success and in the process grossed $278 million globally.
He (Shawn Wayans) also appeared in another huge comedy movie the ‘white chicks’ in 2004. The film was directed by his brother Keenen Ivory Wayans and it was a commercial success like the last one and also received mixed reviews and reactions.
Shawn over the following years also starred and appeared in movies such as ‘little man’ which was directed by his brother Keenen Ivory Williams, and ‘dance flick’, which was released in 2009. The musical comedy movie was directed by Damien Dante Wayans, which is also his brother.
Summary
In summary, Shawn Wayans is an American director, as well as an actor, writer, DJ, and comedian that is best known for his appearances in the famous sketch comedy TV series ‘in living color’, and the ‘scary movie’ film franchise. Over the past couple of years, Shawn has created and also worked in many successful movies. And as of 2022, the net worth of Shawn Wayans is estimated to be around $30 million.
