Damon Wayans Jr.

Damon Wayans Jr is an American actor, comedian and writer. Widely known for as his character Coach on New Girl on Fox and before that as the character of Brad Williams in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings for which he was nominated for the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2014, he starred in the comedy film Let’s Be Cops, and provided the voice of Wasabi in Big Hero 6 which Won an Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year for the 2015 Academy Awards. Wayans Jr. made his film debut when he was cast in his father’s feature film of 1994, Blankman, playing Young Kevin. He later appeared on his father’s sitcom My Wife and Kids as John, one of Junior’s friends. He later worked as a staff writer on the series. In fact, the character of Junior was loosely based on Wayans Jr. himself. He appeared in and served as a writer on The Underground. Wayans Jr. also surprised audiences when he garnered a standing ovation during his debut appearance on Def Comedy Jam. He starred in the Wayans family comedy Dance Flick as the film’s main character, Thomas.