Marlon Wayans is making headlines in the news after a woman filed for custody of their 15-month-old daughter, but many are just now learning the "White Chicks" star is a father of three children altogether.
Wayans has two children with his ex-girlfriend Angela Zachary: 23-year-old Kai Wayans, born Amai Wayans, and 22-year-old Shawn Howell Wayans after his brother. The 51-year-old also shares his only daughter, Axl July Ivory Wayans, with Brittany Moreland.
Comedian Marlon Wayans poses for a picture shared on Instagram. (Photo: @marlonwayans/Instagram)
The comedian was thrown into the media blender not for his funny banter or acting skills but due to Moreland recently filing for primary custody of their young child and nearly $20K in child support.
Wayans has attended recarpet events and premieres with his sons, whom he also posts regularly online. In response to reports about his daughter being a secret baby are untrue and he was shielding her from social media, he said, "All love, all GOD. The baby isn’t a secret," in an interview with The Shade Room.
"But I chose to keep the baby’s private life private. Ain't nobody's business," he continued. "Social media is toxic and dangerous, and I'd like to keep her peace."
But before getting into the juicy details of Wayans' connection with Moreland, here's background on all three of Marlon Wayans' children.
Angelica "Angela" Zachary, Mother of Sons Kai and Shawn
Zachary and Wayans were a couple between 1992 and 2013 before ending their relationship. Zachary reportedly prefers to lead a private life away from the spotlight, though her ex will occasionally wish her a happy birthday or share throwback photos of her on his Instagram page. Before their relationship ended; Zachary gave birth to Amai Kai Wayans on May 24, 2000, and to Shawn on Feb. 3, 2002.
Wayans often credits his firstborn for teaching him how to love unconditionally. He shared a post of Zachary on Mother's Day in 2020 that included several pictures of the duo and their two kids. One picture featured Zachary while she was pregnant and showed her baby bump as Wayans kissed her belly.
The "Above the Rim" star captioned the post, "Happy Mother’s Day to my baby... you have been wonderful, loyal, loving, compassionate, empathetic, courageous, humble, strong, responsible, sweet, intelligent, God-fearing , beautiful inside and out. And you managed to pour all of that into our children. How can i not honor you on this day and everyday."
Wayans also noted that he would always refer to Zachary as family. "S—t after reading all that you are all i can think is 'boy you really f—ked that up Marlon'! this love is beyond the flesh... we’re in the blood. Love you for life... this one and all the ones after. Fellas i don’t care what she did, how you may hurt, why y’all broke up... it don’t matter. Be grateful or the gift of
