Which Brother Is Richer: Marlon Wayans Or Damon Wayans? – TheThings

The Wayans brothers are some of the wealthiest actors in Hollywood, with most of them having landed their big break in the 90s, ranging from stand-up comedy to breakthrough roles on the big screen.

By 1995, Marlon Wayans and his brother Shawn Wayans landed their very own sitcom titled The Wayans Bros, which was so successful, it ran for a whopping four years and spanned five seasons before coming to an end in 1999.

But even though the show had come to an end, this was only the beginning for Marlon, who has since gone on to produce movies such as Scary Movie and Little Man while his older brother Damon Wayans was riding high off the success of his role on In Living Color.

Damon has been just as successful as Marlon, fronting numerous roles on TV shows and movies, but which one of these talented actors has amassed a higher net worth?

Damon Wayans is reportedly worth $35 million thanks to his many TV appearances on shows In Living Color and My Wife and Kids, which ran from 2001 to 2005, resulting in 123 episodes.

Other shows hes been featured in include The Underground, In Living Color - where he starred in 90 episodes for 11 years - and his own sitcom, Damon, which unfortunately only lasted for one season before getting canceled for poor ratings.

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While his sitcom didnt perform as well as Marlons show, Damon also had a decent run on the big screen, starring alongside Adam Sandler in the 1996 comedy crime Bulletproof, The Great White Hype, and Last Action Hero.

Damon also held production and writing credits on shows such as Waynehead and Happy Endings, a show which just so happens to star his son Damon Wayans Jr.

His recent work included a lengthy run on the FOX action crime series Lethal Weapon, which spanned three seasons before the actor complained that he was getting too old to be working 16-hour days on set while battling diabetes.

He strongly about his decision to move on, even though FOX was very much interested in renting the show for another season.

Well, this is more of an announcement but I'm going to be quitting the show in December after we finish the initial 13, he explained.

"So I really don't know what they're planning, but that's what I'm planning. I'm a 58-year-old diabetic and I'm working 16-hour days.

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It's hard for me to play this loving, supportive father, husband and friend on TV and be the guy in life that's telling everybody, "I can't, I've got to work.'

Damon hasnt worked on any projects since leaving Lethal Weapon.

His younger brother, Marlon, on the other hand, hasnt slowed down one bit since his career took off in the mid-90s.

Just like Damon, the famous actor took it upon himself to launch his own production company, Workaholics Entertainment, very early on in his career, which worked out well because some of his self-produced films became blockbuster hits, subsequently earning Marlon a huge chunk of money thanks to its success at the box office.

Some of his notable work as a producer include movies such as Scary Movie and Scary Movie 2, White Chicks, Little Man, and A Haunted House.

Workaholics Entertainments content has earned over $1 billion to date.

In 1995, he and his brother Shawn Wayans enjoyed a successful run with their hit series The Wayans Bros, which quite literally turned both stars into household names. Marlon also helped produce all 101 episodes while also contributing to the writing process for all five seasons.

He was the funnyman alongside Eddie Murphy in 2007s Norbit and most recently helmed another TV shows, titled Marlon, in 2017.

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In the last few years, the father-of-two has also worked with Netflix to create original content for the streaming giant such as Sextuplets and Naked.

Its unclear what sort of a contract he holds with the platform, but considering how Netflix is no stranger to spending the big bucks for its shows, its fair to assume that Marlon has made a substantial amount for his partnership with the firm.

In a 2014 interview with Lamplight Review, the 48-year-old explained how a lot of production companies had stopped financing African-American movies, which consequently led him to develop his own production company where he could produce, write and star in films he felt would fair well with his target demographic.

This franchise came out of [the fact that] Hollywood stopped making a lot of African-American movies, and they werent putting that many black stars in movies, he said.

And I was just like alright, I wanna create something that I can do low-budget, out-of-pocket, and just bring something to the studio system to be distributed. I wanna take a chance.

Marlon Wayans has since amassed a net worth of $40 million.

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Maurice Cassidy is an entertainment writer with a BA in Media and an MA in Film Production obtained at the New York Film Academy. He loves keeping up with all pop culture news and Hollywood gossip, and despite being born and raised in Germany, Maurice is always up to date with his favorite US celebrities and shows, including Love & Hip Hop and Jersey Shore Family Vacation. His favorite documentary is The Defiant Ones on Netflix.

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Which Brother Is Richer: Marlon Wayans Or Damon Wayans? - TheThings