<Li> Clarence James (C.J.) Payne, Jr . (Allen Payne) is Curtis and Ella's nephew . C.J. and his family moved into the home of his Uncle Curtis and Aunt Ella when their own house burned down after his wife Janine accidentally started a fire while under the influence of drugs . C.J. is the father of Malik, Jazmine, Jayden, and Hayden Payne . These last two are the twin son and daughter born to Janine and C.J. after they reconciled and remarried . In the fourth season, C.J. found out he was adopted . He works at the firehouse with Curtis . At the end of the fifth season, he, Janine, and the twins moved to Chicago, but they returned in the sixth season after he was offered Curtis' job, and the family moved in next to Curtis and Ella . Despite being angry with and hostile towards Janine upon her return, C.J. never stopped loving her . In the early seasons, C.J. often has difficulty enforcing discipline with his children, but it is apparent that he is slightly more strict and hot - headed, often jumping to the wrong conclusions . In the Season 6 episode "Who's Your Daddy Now?", C.J. finally met his real father who happened to be white, making C.J. biracial . In the seventh season, he was promoted to fire chief commissioner, and also became the boss of Janine and Roland in the public relations department . C.J. was portrayed as Curtis and Ella's son in the series' original format, but his character was changed to being their nephew . </Li> <Li> Calvin Payne (Lance Gross) is Ella and Curtis's college - age son who rarely attends the same courses Curtis often complains about financing . Calvin liked to think of himself as a player until he married Miranda . Like his cousin C.J., Calvin spends much time working with Curtis at the firehouse until he becomes a partner at the barbershop . In the fifth season, he gets a job working for the same company as Mercedes and she accidentally kisses him twice: once while they are chaperoning Malik and Alexandra's date; the other, after Calvin has a fight with Miranda . He finds out that he has a son, Calvin Jr., from his former girlfriend Tracy . He and Miranda are expecting a child when she decides they should separate, but they agree to try counseling . They get stuck in an elevator and solve their problems with help from an "elevator lady" Edi, who turns out to be Dr. Marcos, the marriage - retreat counselor . Calvin was arrested for back child support, but was bailed out of jail before the birth of his child with Miranda in the episode Payneful Resolution Resolution . </Li> <Dl> <Dd> In the seventh season, Calvin briefly had a job as a manager of a supermarket . He then started working in the public relations department with C.J., Janine and Roland in Season 8 . Calvin is the only main character who was originally not included in the show . In the season 8 episode "God Bless the Paynes", Calvin gets shot by a man who had harassed Miranda . The man saw the shooting as a way to get revenge at Calvin for beating him up . Calvin is later found by Janine and is rushed to the hospital in "Do or Die". He survives, but with serious injuries . In the series finale, "All's Well", his wife, Miranda, demands a divorce . The very last scene shows Calvin throwing a vase of flowers at the wall, and the series ends with the camera zoomed in on broken glass and rose petals . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> In the seventh season, Calvin briefly had a job as a manager of a supermarket . He then started working in the public relations department with C.J., Janine and Roland in Season 8 . Calvin is the only main character who was originally not included in the show . In the season 8 episode "God Bless the Paynes", Calvin gets shot by a man who had harassed Miranda . The man saw the shooting as a way to get revenge at Calvin for beating him up . Calvin is later found by Janine and is rushed to the hospital in "Do or Die". He survives, but with serious injuries . In the series finale, "All's Well", his wife, Miranda, demands a divorce . The very last scene shows Calvin throwing a vase of flowers at the wall, and the series ends with the camera zoomed in on broken glass and rose petals . </Dd>

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