Damon Wayans Signs for Family Sitcom

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) â€” Damon Wayans is looking to make a ``Cosby'' for the new millennium. <br><br>The actor is starring in ``My Wife and Kids,'' a family sitcom that will premiere on

Tuesday, January 16th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) â€” Damon Wayans is looking to make a ``Cosby'' for the new millennium.

The actor is starring in ``My Wife and Kids,'' a family sitcom that will premiere on ABC this March. He said he wanted to pick up from ``Cosby'' and ``deal a little more with problems that kids are facing today.''

He has plenty of material to draw from. Wayans and his siblings are a famous show-biz family, but Wayans said his own children are more an inspiration for his new series than his brothers.

Wayans, 40, has four children who range in age from 18 to 10, and he's about to become a grandfather.

``Having kids, there's always something new,'' he told reporters last week. ``And the older they get, the less control you have over them.''