Franklyn Ajaye
Biography
Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. His nickname is "The Jazz Comedian" for his distinctive jazz-inflected style of delivery, timing, and use of silence. He released a series of comedy albums starting in 1973 and has acted in film and television shows from the 1970s through the present, including as a primary character in the 1976 ensemble comedy Car Wash and a supporting role in Sam Peckinpah's Convoy (1978).
Acting (23 movies)
The Wrong Guys
1988
The 'Burbs
1989
Fraternity Vacation
1985
Convoy
1978
I Am Comic
2010
Get Crazy
1983
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
Car Wash
1976
Hysterical
1982
Queen of the Damned
2002
Stir Crazy
1980
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Before They Die!
2008
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
The Jazz Singer
1980
American Yakuza
1993
Sweet Revenge
1976
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
Bridesmaids
2011
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
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