Between 1992 and 1993, Wayans appeared with his siblings on the sketch comedy show
In Living Color. From 1995 until 1999, he co-starred in the WB sitcom
The Wayans Bros. with his brother
Shawn Wayans. He was originally considered for the role of
Robin in the 1992 film
Batman Returns, but it was felt that the film featured too many characters, so his character was omitted. Wayans was then formally signed to the role in the 1995 sequel
Batman Forever to play opposite
Billy Dee Williams as
Two-Face, but the mid-production change in directors from
Tim Burton to
Joel Schumacher resulted in both parts being recast and Wayans being paid out (Williams was not yet signed on, but received a penalty fee as his contract for
Batman allowed him the option of reprise), and he still receives royalty payments. He was replaced by
Chris O'Donnell. In August 2021, a comic book adaptation of the original concept, ''
Batman '89'', began publication, by
DC Entertainment, using Wayans's likeness for Robin with his permission, their civilian identity renamed Drake Winston. Wayons film roles include the comedies ''
Don't Be a Menace (1996), Scary Movie (2000), Scary Movie 2 (2001), White Chicks (2004), Little Man (2006), and Dance Flick (2009), and other films including Above the Rim (1994), The 6th Man (1997), Norbit (2007), G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), The Heat (2013), A Haunted House (2013) and its sequel A Haunted House 2 (2014), Naked (2017), Fifty Shades of Black (2016), Sextuplets (2019), and On the Rocks (2020). Wayans produced the first two films of the Scary Movie series, in which he and Shawn were credited writers and co-stars. In 2000, he appeared as Tyrone C. Love in Requiem for a Dream and as Snails in Dungeons & Dragons''. That same year, he and Shawn hosted the 2000
MTV Video Music Awards. In 2006, Wayans produced the
Nickelodeon cartoon series Thugaboo. In 2017, NBC gave him his own sitcom,
Marlon; it was canceled after two seasons. In September 2017,
Variety announced that Wayans would partner with LA-based entertainment company
Shots Studios to launch a YouTube channel. He has appeared in videos alongside creators such as
Anwar Jibawi and
Hannah Stocking. In 2020, Wayans signed a deal with
HBO Max. ==Personal life==