Chaunté Wayans ( ; born May 24, 1982) is an American comedian writer, and actress.
Early life Chaunté Wayans is a member of the Wayans family, whose members include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, and her brother Damien Dante Wayans. She is the daughter of Elvira Wayans.
Career Chaunté entered the film industry as a production assistant, working on Americanizing Shelley and some of her uncles' productions, including Scary Movie 2 and My Wife and Kids. She later appeared as herself in the TLC series Trading Spaces. She made her feature film debut in 2009, alongside several extended family members, in the movie Dance Flick, in the role of Free Gas Pedestrian.
In 2013, Chaunté appeared on the MTV2 television series Wild 'n Out.
In 2019, Chaunté appeared in the stand-up comedy series Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready. She also appeared in multiple episodes of the truTV series Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks. In 2020, Chaunté appeared in the BET+ comedy series All The Way Black. The same year, she went on the House Arrest Comedy Tour, a virtual comedy tour held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, Chaunté was one of the five comics to appear in the HBO Max stand-up special Marlon Wayans Presents: The Headliners. She starred in the 2023 romantic comedy Advanced Chemistry, which had a sold-out world premiere at the Dances With Films festival New York.
Personal life Chaunté is openly gay. She married her wife Marshay Nicole in 2023.
Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes2001Scary Movie 2Production assistant2006A Boo Crew Christmas: A Miracle on D-Roc's StreetEditor2007Americanizing ShelleyProduction assistant2009Dance FlickFree Gas Pedestrian2013Hollywood MisconceptionsComedy Host ClubShort film2016Fifty Shades of BlackCharlese2022Marlon Wayans Presents: The HeadlinersHerself2023Advanced ChemistryMarcia
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2003–2004My Wife and KidsProduction assistant, 30 episodes2007Trading SpacesHerself3 episodes2013Wild 'n Out2 episodes2018–2020Laff Mobb's Laff Tracks3 episodes2019Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready2020AJ and the QueenCheriseEpisode: "Jackson"Tournament of LaughsHerselfEpisode: "And A Round of 32 We Go, Part 2"Keep Your DistanceEpisode: "Vol. 6"All the Way BlackEpisode: "It's My House!"2021Highly UnlikelyEpisode: "The Food Pyramid"2023This FoolChef WorseyEpisode: "Two F*ckin' Losers"Carol & The End of the WorldDonna's Kid (voice)Episode: "Holidays"2024Black Comedy in AmericaHerself3 episodes2025UnconventionalTerryEpisode: "Whiskey Bottle"Mind Your BusinessDelivery WomanAlso writerAlask'CarBronco
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