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Robert Townsend

1957-02-06

The 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 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 the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more.

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The Warriors

7.667 average rating
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Undercover Brother

5.8 average rating
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Streets of Fire

6.9 average rating
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

6.4 average rating
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Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire

7.7 average rating
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The Five Heartbeats

7.32 average rating
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The Meteor Man

5.8 average rating
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American Flyers

6.2 average rating
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A Soldier's Story

6.8 average rating
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The Mighty Quinn

6.2 average rating
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Cooley High

6.9 average rating
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Jackie's Back!

7.8 average rating
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Hollywood Shuffle

6.4 average rating
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I Was a Teenage Faust

5.5 average rating
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Edge of Outside

5.8 average rating
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Ratboy

3.4 average rating
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Up, Up, and Away

5.663 average rating
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

8 average rating
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Odd Jobs

4.2 average rating
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That's Adequate

4.2 average rating