Franklyn Ajaye
Acting
Born 1949-05-13
Brooklyn, New York, USA
37 credits
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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).
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Filmography
Acting
28 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Deadwood
Barney Miller
Goof Troop
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Bridesmaids
The 'Burbs
Queen of the Damned
Utopia
Convoy
Deadwood: The Movie
Stir Crazy
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Car Wash
The New Odd Couple
The Jazz Singer
Hysterical
The Wrong Guys
Fraternity Vacation
I Am Comic
Hollywood Shuffle
Get Crazy
American Yakuza
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Sweet Revenge
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Before They Die!
Other credits
7 credits
The Bionic Woman
Thank God You're Here
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Writing
3 credits
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