Marlon Wayans Video Interview On ‘A Haunted House,’ Getting Naked On Camera

A Haunted House stars Marlon Wayans, 40, and Essence Atkins, 40, as a married couple who move into a home filled with spirits, in a sendup of the Paranormal Activity movies. The role requires Wayans to reveal himself—literally. “In this movie, I’m like naked, like three and a half times,” Wayans told Uinterview exclusively. “I literally don’t care. When it comes to the laugh, I’m just like ‘Let’s go for it.’ I will go ass out, any day for a laugh. I would literally set myself on fire for the laugh.”

Wayans grew up in New York City, the youngest of ten siblings, who include some of the most prominent names in comedy — including Keenan Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans and Shawn Wayans, with whom Marlon often collaborates. Marlon first came to stardom when he co-starred with Shawn on the WB’s The Wayans Bros. from 1995 to 1999. He later received critical recognition for his work in Darren Aronofsky‘s Requiem for a Dream in 2000.

Marlon’s dedication to winning laughs has earned him an unusual moniker. “My brother’s always calling me Daffy Duck because there’s this scene in Daffy Duck where he’s competing with Bugs Bunny and so he blows himself up and he’s going up to heaven and he’s like ‘You finally did it!’ [And Daffy says,] ‘Yeah, but I could only do this once,'” he told uInterview. “That’s me.”