Elvira Wayans is an American screenwriter, who is mostly known for American sitcom series My Wife and Kids.
She came to highlight as one of the family members of the Wayans family.
Her family is one of the reputed families in Hollywood whose members have followed their paths developing their careers.
Family Life & Siblings
Elvira's family, which is known as the Wayans family, is comprised of directors, actors, writers, and comedians.
Elvira was born as the daughter of her parents, Elvira Alethia and Howell Stouten Wayans. Her mother Elvira is a homemaker and social worker, whereas her father, Howell, is a supermarket manager.
However, Howell is not her biological father. Elvira has never mentioned about her biological father in any of her interviews as she has kept the information to herself.
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Born in a huge family, Elvira has eight siblings altogether. Her siblings are Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Nadia Wayans, Diedre Wayans, and Vonnie Wayans.
Her brother Keenen is an actor, comedian, director, and writer. He was married to Daphne Wayans from 2001 to 2006 and had four daughters and one son.
Similarly, her brother Damon is an actor, comedian, and producer, who has two sons and two daughters. Damon had his wedding with Lisa Thorner in 1984, but he had a split with her in 2000.
Elvira's sister Kim is an actress who has appeared in various TV series and movies such as Criminal Minds and Dance Flick.
Shawn, her brother, is an actor and writer. He has two daughters and one son. Marlon is also an actor and writer and has one son and one daughter.
Elvira's sister, Nadia, is an actress who is known for American action comedy parody film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka.
Diedre, her sister, is a screenwriter and producer and has four sons and two daughters. Her sister, Vonnie, is also a screenwriter who follows the same religion of Jehovah's Witnesses in her huge family.
Mother Of Two Kids! Who Is Elvira Wayans' Husband?
Elvira is blessed with two children, Chaunté Wayans, and Damien Dante Wayans.
Her son, Damien, was born on 15th April 1980. He is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. Damien, age 39, is mostly known for his work in the TV series and movies like Eddie Murphy Raw, Dance Flick, and My Wife and Kids.
Her son has amassed an astonishing $20 million from his career in the entertainment industry.
Two years after Elvira welcomed her son, she welcomed a daughter named Chaunté in the year 1982. Chaunté, whose birthday is on 24th May, is an American actress, comedian, writer, and editor.
She is mostly known for her appearance on MTV2 show Wild 'N Out. She also has over 84.3k+ fan followers on her Instagram page.
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Elvira is also very close to both of her children. Her son, Damien, recently wished her a happy birthday on 5th January 2019, stating how beautiful, sweet, and loyal friend she is.
Elvira with her son and daughter(Source: Damien's Instagram)(January 2019)
Her daughter Chaunté has recently landed in Netflix based series, Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready.
The show revolves around the six female comedians that Tiffany got to know over the years. The show is hosted by Tiffany, who also happens to be the executive producer for the show along with Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz.
Her daughter, Chaunte, as an openly gay and a black woman, had quite a hard journey as a comedian.
When her daughter started to do stand-ups early on her career, she picked her name as New York.
She didn’t want people to adore her because of her family background.
Chaunté wanted her fans to like her for her talent and hilarious sketches, not for her infamous surname Wayans.
Chaunté was raised by Elvira's brother Marlon, Shawn, Keenen and Damon. Elvira has also fostered her daughter as a single mother.
Talking about Elvira's husband, on 7 August 2014, Chaunté tweeted, saying that her dad is in jail.
The relationship between Chaunté and her father is bizarre. But she is maintaining an active bond with her mother. On 14th May 2018, she shared the picture of her and her mother, Elvira, on Instagram.
Elvira Wayans and her daughter Chaunté Wayans (Photo: Instagram)
Elvira has not commented regarding her children's father. There are no details of Elvira's married life, and as of now, she is reportedly single.
How Much Is Elvira And Wayans Family's Net Worth?
Elvira Wayans has mostly summoned her net worth from her career as an American screenwriter.
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From 2004 to 2005, she gathered her fortunes serving as an assistant to writers for the 27 episodes of American sitcom series, My Wife and Kids.
She has also written the three episodes of the TV series.
As for the Wayans family, they have a combined net worth of $183 million.
Her siblings, Keenen has a net worth of $65 million, Damon has $35 million, Kim has $8 million, Shawn has $30 million, and Marlon has $40 million. Damon Jr., who is the son of her brother Damon, also has a net worth of $5 million.
Short Bio
Elvira Wayans was born in New York City, New York. She is 5 feet 8 inches (1.72 meters) tall in height and holds American nationality.
As per wiki, her name 'Elvira' is an honorific of her mother, and her family lived in New York's Chelsea neighborhood.
