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Franklyn Ajaye

Actor • Born 1949

Franklyn Ajaye

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About

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).

Known for

NYPD Blue posterNYPD BlueSeries • 1993Barney Miller posterBarney MillerSeries • 1975Deadwood posterDeadwoodSeries • 2004Goof Troop posterGoof TroopSeries • 1992The Bionic Woman posterThe Bionic WomanSeries • 1976Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child posterHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995Bridesmaids posterBridesmaidsMovie • 2011Thank God You're Here posterThank God You're HereSeries • 2006Utopia posterUtopiaSeries • 2014The 'Burbs posterThe 'BurbsMovie • 1989Queen of the Damned posterQueen of the DamnedMovie • 2002Convoy posterConvoyMovie • 1978Deadwood: The Movie posterDeadwood: The MovieMovie • 2019Stir Crazy posterStir CrazyMovie • 1980Car Wash posterCar WashMovie • 1976Fraternity Vacation posterFraternity VacationMovie • 1985The Jazz Singer posterThe Jazz SingerMovie • 1980American Yakuza posterAmerican YakuzaMovie • 1993Hollywood Shuffle posterHollywood ShuffleMovie • 1987Get Crazy posterGet CrazyMovie • 1983