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Written and reviewed by Emma Carter Updated August 13, 2026 Fact checked August 13, 2026





Real name
Marlon Lamont Wayans
Occupation
actor, screenwriter, comedian
Birth Date
July 23, 1972
Age
54 years
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Birthplace
New York City, New York, United States
Education
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts; the Howard University
Nationality
American
Father's Name
Howell Stouten Wayans
Mother's Name
Elvira Alethia Green
Siblings names
Dwayne Howell Wayans (older brother), Keenen Ivory Wayans (older brother), Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (older brother), Kim Natalia Wayans (older sister), Elvira Alethia Wayans (older sister), Nadia Yvette Wayans (older sister), Devonne Chaunté Wayans (older brother), Diedra Lenora Wayans (older sister), Shawn Wayans (older brother)
Is Marlon Wayans a gay/bisexual?
No
What is Marlon Wayans marital status?
Single; never married; three children
Who is Marlon Wayans wife?
Angela Zackery and Brittany Moreland (former partners)
How many children does he have?
3 (sons Kai and Shawn; daughter Axl)
Marlon Wayans is a person with a light soft soul. And that’s why he is so doting and understandable father and a loving man for his … ex. He devotes his ex-wife lovely lines on social media. Here we’ll tell you about his children and their mother Angelica. And you can read about his parents and siblings in “Shawn Wayans”. By the way, Marlon likes the idea that his older siblings are in show business. “They taught me, what to do all the time and now it has paid off”, he said in his interview about his brothers.
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Date of birth: February 26
Wayans and Angela Zackery were long-term partners from the 1990s until 2013 and share two children. Wayans has said that they were never legally married, despite sometimes referring to her informally as his former wife.
Now two ex-partners have cordial relationships. Marlon congratulates his ex on each occasion – her birthday or Mother’s Day – and always adds that he loves and respects her.
Zackery keeps a private life. She and Wayans have continued co-parenting and have spoken respectfully about their family relationship.
Wayans and Brittany Moreland share a daughter, Axl July Ivory Wayans, born in 2022.
Date of birth: May 24, 2000
Amai was born in 2000 when her parents hadn’t been married yet. She is daddy’s favorite little girl, and very often she is “a guest” at her father’s Instagram page – Marlon devotes sweet posts to her.
Kai is transgender and uses he/they pronouns. Wayans has spoken publicly about learning to support his son with unconditional love.
Date of birth: February 3, 2002
Shawn Howell Wayans is Wayans and Zackery’s second child and was named after his uncle Shawn Wayans.
Date of birth: 2022
Axl is Wayans’s youngest child.
The youngest of the famous Wayans breed, he gained wide popularity as an actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Marlon entered this world in New York City. The comedy star comes from a poor, but friendly family. Most of his siblings are busy in the movie industry. Some of them, like Shawn Wayans, are celebrities, too.
He started his career from the movie “I’m Gonna Git You Sucka”, directed by his older brother Keenen Wayans. That was the first attempt of the Wayans brothers to create an outrageous comedy, and its loud success inspired Marlon and his siblings to work similarly on their later projects.
Wayans is a well-educated man. He studied at prestigious Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and then entered the Howard University, but he left it after two years of successful studying. The reason for such an unexpected decision was his wish to continue the career of an actor.
His credits include “Requiem for a Dream”, “Scary Movie”, “White Chicks”, “A Haunted House”, the sitcom “Marlon”, the stand-up special “Good Grief” and the horror film “Him”.