Shawn Howell Wayans is the only son of the White Chicks actor, Marlon Wayans. He was born on February 3, 2002, two years after the birth of his father’s first child. He is the first and only son of the actor. Shawn is the offspring of his father’s 21 years of relationship with Angelica Zachary.
Shawn Howell graduated from high school in 2020 and was an athlete while in school. At the moment, he is a private person and hasn’t revealed much about himself. However, his father whom he supposedly is a splitting image of, has shared a couple of photos of the 23-year old, celebrating his wins and milestones.
Shawn Howell Wayans was Named After His Grandfather and Uncle
Marlon Wayan’s son was born on February 3, 2002, in Los Angeles, United States of America. He was named Shawn Howell Wayans after his father’s older brother. The Wayans brothers made a pact while they were still young, to name their first sons after each other.
Howell was also his grandfather’s name. According to Marlon, his father, Howell, and his older brother, Shawn, are his older are his heroes.
Marlon Wayans named his first son, after his older brother in respect to the promise. In a similar vein, Shawn Wayans also named his son after his younger brother, Marlon.
Shawn Howell Wayans was born as the second child between the actor and comedian, Marlon and his long-term girlfriend, Angelica. The couple was together from 1992 to 2013.
Angelica Zachary is half Japanese and half African-American while her ex-boyfriend is of African-American descent. This makes Howell Wayans racially mixed.
He Played Basketball While in High School
Wayans Shawn attended The Buckley School for his high school education. While there, he was actively playing basketball and was quite good as a point guard. Shawn’s love for basketball started at a tender age and since when he was 12 years old, he has been playing basketball. He was academically sound as well, according to his father’s tribute to him when he graduated from school.
Marlon Wayans even attends his son’s school games to watch him play basketball against other school teams. One time, while Shawn played at Bishop Alemany High School on December 27, 2019, his father was very invested in the game.
Marlon, during the basketball game, was seen hurling insults at the referees who he accused of being negligent of the fouls meted on his son. Asides from airing his displeasure during the game, the Scary Movie actor also took to his social media page to lament further.
As of 2022, Shawn attends Loyola Marymount University. He enrolled in the University in 2021, a year after graduating from high school.
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Shawn Howell Wayans’ Parents were Never Married
Marlon Wayans and Angelica Zachary were in a relationship from 1992 to 2013. Through their relationship, the couple birthed two children; Amai Wayans and Shawn Howell. Amai was born two years (May 24, 2000) before her brother, Shawn.
Shawn’s parents never got married although there are a lot of reports that claim they got married in 2005. However, Shawn Howell Wayan’s father’s interview reveals, he never got married.
According to the comedian, he was never married because of his mother as he did not want to divide his attention from her. He also thought the idea of marriage didn’t appeal to him. However, he believed that despite being 52 years old, he still has a chance of getting married.
The romance between the couple may have ended but their relationship did not. Sake of their kids, Marlon, and his ex-lover continued to keep in close communication. They raised their two children together and remained friends.
His Elder Sister, Amai, is Gay
Shawn Wayans’ elder sister, Amai Wayans, is openly a lesbian. She attends the University of Southern California and is active on social media which she also uses as means of activism. At the age of 19, her father posted a photo of his daughter flaunting the sole of her sneakers which had the pride colors.
The post was met with a lot of reactions from people who trolled the actor. Some fans and followers believe that the actor should chastise his daughter and reorient her sexual choice.
Others in the comment section believed that Amai was too young to identify as a lesbian. However, Marlon clapped back at the nay-sayers and told them off. Shawn’s father said he isn’t God and wouldn’t judge. He also stated that no matter what his daughter chooses, he loves her still and would support her decision.
What is Shawn Howell Wayans Up To?
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He is still studying at the University at the moment and hasn’t given details about what he intends to do, career-wise. His extended family is well known in the entertainment industry as most of his uncles and cousins are entertainers, and it seems that he might be influenced.
As earlier stated, Howell is a basketball player and has been active in the sport for a while now. Basketball is a path the 23-year-old could be considering instead of acting or comedy, like his father.
On Shawn’s Instagram bio, he has up the tag ‘artist’. This may just be an indication that he has taken a liking to music, instead.
Being a celebrity kid has a lot of positives attached to it like an express ticket to Hollywood. Seeing that the Wayans brothers are a big shot in the entertainment industry, it wouldn’t take a lot to see Shawn Howell Wayans strut that path. However, the young chap has something else that tickles his fancy seeing that he was more involved in basketball. He may just decide to snub his father’s career path and create a different celebrity status title for himself as a musician or a great basketball player.
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