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    Franklyn Ajaye

    1949-05-13 (75 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, USA

    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

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    Deadwood: The Movie
    67 %|May 31, 2019
    Western, Drama
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    Bridesmaids
    65.21 %|May 13, 2011
    Comedy, Romance
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    I Am Comic
    63 %|Jan 10, 2010
    Documentary, Comedy
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    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
    80 %|Jan 1, 2009
    Comedy, Documentary
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    Before They Die!
    0 %|Nov 1, 2008
    Documentary
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    Queen of the Damned
    61 %|Feb 10, 2002
    Fantasy, Horror, Romance
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    American Yakuza
    57 %|Dec 22, 1993
    Crime, Action, Thriller
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    Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
    0 %|Nov 16, 1990
    Comedy
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    The 'Burbs
    68 %|Feb 17, 1989
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
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    Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
    0 %|Sep 24, 1988
    Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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    The Wrong Guys
    56 %|May 13, 1988
    Comedy, Action
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    Hollywood Shuffle
    64 %|Mar 20, 1987
    Comedy
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    Fraternity Vacation
    52.21 %|Dec 4, 1985
    Comedy, Romance
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    Get Crazy
    65 %|Aug 5, 1983
    Comedy, Music
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    Hysterical
    50 %|Dec 22, 1982
    Horror, Comedy, Fantasy, Family
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    The Jazz Singer
    59 %|Dec 17, 1980
    Drama, Music, Romance
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    Stir Crazy
    64.6 %|Dec 12, 1980
    Comedy
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    Convoy
    63.410000000000004 %|Jun 27, 1978
    Action, Comedy, Drama
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    Car Wash
    60 %|Oct 22, 1976
    Comedy
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    Sweet Revenge
    59 %|Jun 6, 1976
    Comedy, Crime
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    Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
    0 %|Jan 1, 1969
    Comedy, Drama

    Series

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    Utopia
    71.18 %|Aug 13, 2014
    Comedy
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    The Green Room with Paul Provenza
    80 %|Jun 10, 2010
    Comedy, Talk
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    Thank God You're Here
    60 %|Apr 5, 2006
    Comedy
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    Deadwood
    81 %|Mar 21, 2004
    Western, Crime, Drama
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    Goof Troop
    65 %|Sep 5, 1992
    Comedy, Kids, Animation
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    The New Odd Couple
    45 %|Oct 29, 1982
    Comedy
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    The Bionic Woman
    70 %|Jan 14, 1976
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama
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    Saturday Night Live
    69.50999999999999 %|Oct 11, 1975
    Comedy, News
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    Barney Miller
    72 %|Jan 23, 1975
    Comedy