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Franklyn Ajaye

Acting · 0.8 popularity

Age

77

Movies

24

TV

11

Born: May 13, 1949
From: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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).

Works

24 films

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids

20116.5

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

19896.8

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

20026.1

Convoy

Convoy

19786.3

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

19806.5

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie

20196.7

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

19805.9

Car Wash

Car Wash

19766.0

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

19697.0

Hysterical

Hysterical

19824.5

I Am Comic

I Am Comic

20106.2

Get Crazy

Get Crazy

19836.1

American Yakuza

American Yakuza

19935.8

Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation

19855.2

The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys

19885.7

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

19876.5

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

20098.0

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

1990

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

1988

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

19765.7

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987

Before They Die!

Before They Die!

2008