Wayans was nominated for "Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" at the NAACP Image Awards and Critic's Choice Television Awards for his work on Happy Endings (2011).
Has two daughters from a previous relationship, Amara Wayans and Aniya Wayans.
Played a future superhero as a child (the child version of The Other Guy in Blankman (1994)) and voiced a superhero as an adult (Wasabi in Big Hero 6 (2014)) in two films twenty years apart.
Uncle of Ava Marie Wayans.
Has two daughters, Berlyn Wayans and Lua Wayans, and one son, Maverick Kai Wayans (b. June 22, 2013).