Robert Townsend

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Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In...

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The BearSeries • 2022M*A*S*HSeries • 1972Black LightningSeries • 2018Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeries • 1995Power Book IV: ForceSeries • 2022The Parent 'HoodSeries • 1995The Wonder YearsSeries • 2021BeforeSeries • 2024South of NowhereSeries • 2005KaleidoscopeSeries • 2023The WarriorsMovie • 1979Colin in Black and WhiteSeries • 2021Undercover BrotherMovie • 2002Poppa's HouseSeries • 2024I'm Gonna Git You SuckaMovie • 1988Streets of FireMovie • 1984A Soldier's StoryMovie • 1984Scooby-Doo! Music of the VampireMovie • 2012American FlyersMovie • 1985Up, Up, and AwayMovie • 2000Eddie Murphy RawMovie • 1987B.A.P.SMovie • 1997The Meteor ManMovie • 1993