Damon Wayans Sr. on My Wife and Kids: 'I got a chance to relive the beauty of being married' Damon Wayans Sr. created My Wife and Kids to rediscover the "the fun of having a family and having a wife" as he processed his divorce from actress Lisa Thorner. 2 May 2026 Damon Wayans Sr. got to relive "the fun of having a family and having a wife" on My Wife and Kids. My Wife and Kids star-and-creator Damon Wayans Sr.