Robert Townsend
ActingBorn: February 6, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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 ...
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Film
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The Warriors1979
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Streets of Fire1984
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Undercover Brother2002
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988
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B.A.P.S1997
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Holiday Heart2000
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The Meteor Man1993
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A Soldier's Story1984
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The Five Heartbeats1991
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Eddie Murphy Raw1987
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The Mighty Quinn1989
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Mahogany1975
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Cooley High1975
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American Flyers1985
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Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire2012
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Taxman1999
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M*A*S*H1972–
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The Bear2022–
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Amazing Stories1985–
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Hollywood Squares1998–
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Black Lightning2018–
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995–
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Power Book IV: Force2022–
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The Parent 'Hood1995–
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The Wonder Years2021–
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South of Nowhere2005–
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Kaleidoscope2023–
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Before2024–
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Poppa's House2024–
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Colin in Black and White2021–
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Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!2026–
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The Carol Burnett Show1991–