00:00The Wayans' mother didn't have a womb she had a celebrity factory.
00:04Before the fame their family story was very different from what most imagine today.
00:09The Wayans grow up under harsh conditions in a New York public housing complex.
00:14Ten kids share a cramped space with little money and daily struggles to survive.
00:19Their mother does everything she can to keep the household together.
00:23While their father takes odd jobs to support the family.
00:27There are no luxuries or clear opportunities but one thing bonds them all, humor.
00:33For the Wayans' siblings making people laugh becomes a way to escape and endure tough times.
00:39Eventually one of them breaks open the door to showbiz.
00:43Changing the comedy landscape on television forever.
00:46Then the others follow all raised under the same roof and shaped by the same hardships.
00:52Together they turn scarcity into creativity bringing their talent to film and TV.
00:57Through earlier groundbreaking projects.
01:00That's why many say without exaggeration.
01:03The Wayans' mother seemed to have a golden womb.
01:06Because from her home arose a true dynasty of comedians.
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