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Robert Townsend

Robert Townsend

Acting 1957-02-06 Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 episo…

Known For

The Warriors
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The Warriors 1979
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
MOV ⭐ 6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 1988
A Soldier's Story
MOV ⭐ 6.8
A Soldier's Story 1984
The Meteor Man
MOV ⭐ 5.8
The Meteor Man 1993
The Mighty Quinn
MOV ⭐ 6.0
The Mighty Quinn 1989
The Five Heartbeats
MOV ⭐ 7.3
The Five Heartbeats 1991
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
MOV ⭐ 7.8
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! 2003
Up, Up, and Away
MOV ⭐ 5.5
Up, Up, and Away 2000
Black Listed
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Black Listed 2003
Hollywood Shuffle
MOV ⭐ 6.5
Hollywood Shuffle 1987
Ratboy
MOV ⭐ 3.9
Ratboy 1986
Odd Jobs
MOV ⭐ 4.4
Odd Jobs 1986
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
MOV ⭐ 8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy 2009
Uptown Comedy Express
MOV ⭐ 7.0
Uptown Comedy Express 1987
Taxman
MOV ⭐ 4.2
Taxman 1999
Senior Trip
MOV ⭐ 4.1
Senior Trip 1981
Of Boys and Men
MOV ⭐ 7.7
Of Boys and Men 2008
Directors on Directing
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Directors on Directing 2009
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
MOV ⭐ 7.9
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me 1986