Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Birthday: 1949-05-13

Place of Birth: 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).

Movies

The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys

Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jink...

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The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs

When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their p...

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Fraternity Vacation
Fraternity Vacation

A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the w...

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Convoy
Convoy

Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn...

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I Am Comic
I Am Comic

Through unprecedented backstage access and candid interviews, the film weaves through the absurd wor...

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Get Crazy
Get Crazy

Mega-promoter Colin Beverly plans to sabotage the New Year's 1983 concert of small-time operator Max...

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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of th...

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Car Wash
Car Wash

This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in ...

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Hysterical
Hysterical

Frederic Lansing is a writer who hopes to find inspiration while vacationing in Hellview, Oregon; ho...

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Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned

Vampire Lestat awakens from his slumber and becomes a rock star. But chaos strikes when his music aw...

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Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy

New Yorkers Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe have no jobs and no prospects, so they decide to flee the ...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a...

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Before They Die!
Before They Die!

Before They Die! A film chronicling the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and their quest for ju...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

From comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) comes this collection of comedy sket...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a...

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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a...

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Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

A white man goes on trial for having raped a black woman....

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The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects...

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American Yakuza
American Yakuza

When Nick Davis leaves prison after one year in solitairy, he is hired to operate a forklift in a wa...

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Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge

A young woman with a long rap sheet who steals cars for a living is befriended by a public defender ...

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Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditi...

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Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids

Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must ...

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Deadwood: The Movie
Deadwood: The Movie

Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalr...

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Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

"Jazz Comedian" Franklyn Ajaye brings his urban brand of humour to Melbourne, Australia in his first...

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