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  • BIRTH 13/05/1949
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 5
  • MOVIES 13

Franklyn Ajaye

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).

Franklyn Ajaye

Shows (5)

Deadwood
Deadwood
Samuel Fields
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
Wendell Frazier
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every…
Sporty The Cat (voice)
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Self

Movies (13)

Bridesmaids
Bridesmaids
Mr. Donovan
The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs
Detective #1
Convoy
Convoy
Spider Mike
Deadwood: The Movie
Deadwood: The Movie
Samuel Fields
American Yakuza
American Yakuza
Sam
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle
Body Guard #1
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy
Young Man in Hospital
Fraternity Vacation
Fraternity Vacation
Harry
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
Bubba
I Am Comic
I Am Comic
Self
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Hysterical
Hysterical
Leroy
Car Wash
Car Wash
Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)