He grew up in a housing project with nine siblings… and when @lewishowes asked him one question, he broke down. He just asked what his mom would say to him on his last day alive — and broke down.
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Marlon Wayans is the youngest of ten children in one of the most influential entertainment families in American history. He was raised in the Fulton Houses housing projects on Manhattan’s West Side — his family packed into a small apartment, his father managing a supermarket, his mother working as a homemaker and social worker. They called his dad an “entre-poor-neur.” There wasn’t much. But there was everything.
From that apartment, Marlon built a $40 million career spanning over three decades — as an actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Scary Movie grossed $278 million worldwide on a $19 million budget. White Chicks. A Haunted House. The Wayans Bros. A Netflix special. A self-titled NBC sitcom. He’s done it all.
But none of that is what moved him to tears on Lewis Howes’s podcast.
What moved him was imagining hearing his mother say: “Big boy, you did good. You made me proud. You took care of your brothers and your sisters. You made the world laugh. I always knew you would.”
That’s not a Hollywood answer. That’s a kid from the projects who never stopped wanting to make his parents proud — and built an empire trying.
The most powerful thing success can do is let you look at the people who believed in you before anyone else did — and show them it wasn’t wasted.
Marlon’s still trying to earn those words. And that’s the realest thing about him.
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He grew up in a housing project with nine siblings… and when @lewishowes asked him one question, he broke down. He just asked what his mom would say to him on his last day alive — and broke down.
🧠❤️🔥💬
Marlon Wayans is the youngest of ten children in one of the most influential entertainment families in American history. He was raised in the Fulton Houses housing projects on Manhattan’s West Side — his family packed into a small apartment, his father managing a supermarket, his mother working as a homemaker and social worker. They called his dad an “entre-poor-neur.” There wasn’t much. But there was everything.
From that apartment, Marlon built a $40 million career spanning over three decades — as an actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Scary Movie grossed $278 million worldwide on a $19 million budget. White Chicks. A Haunted House. The Wayans Bros. A Netflix special. A self-titled NBC sitcom. He’s done it all.
But none of that is what moved him to tears on Lewis Howes’s podcast.
What moved him was imagining hearing his mother say: “Big boy, you did good. You made me proud. You took care of your brothers and your sisters. You made the world laugh. I always knew you would.”
That’s not a Hollywood answer. That’s a kid from the projects who never stopped wanting to make his parents proud — and built an empire trying.
The most powerful thing success can do is let you look at the people who believed in you before anyone else did — and show them it wasn’t wasted.
Marlon’s still trying to earn those words. And that’s the realest thing about him.
👉 @entrepreneursanctuary
👉 @entrepreneursanctuary
👉 @entrepreneursanctuary
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#MarlonWayans #LewisHowes #Entrepreneurship #Legacy #MindsetMatters
