Robert Townsend

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06 Feb 1957 (69 yaş)

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more.

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Mr. UB Randy Jefferson Reed Maubee Corporal Ellis Bobby Taylor Duck Minor Role (uncredited) Dwight Manny Baseball Fury (uncredited) Alan Chambers Peyton Cody Holden Cole Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle Charlie Love Bum #3 Basketball Player in Gym Class Mr. Five Coach Banks Standup Comic The Sorels - Lester James Vampire Actor #1 (voice) James Saunders Thin Boy Jerome Champ Russell Baker Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle) Musician Robert Townsend Extra (uncredited) Patient Robert Peterson Billy Burliss Emmanuel Adamu Self - Panelist Rumpelstiltskin (voice) Dr. Napier Frank Jackson Self - Host Self - Comedian & Filmmaker

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