Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend
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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as Coach Banks
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as Holden Cole
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as Alan Chambers
as Mr. Five
as Mr. UB
as Jim Marshall / Bronze Eagle
as Peyton Cody
as Charlie Love
as Robert Townsend
as Champ
as James Saunders
as Archive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)
as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
as Robert Peterson
as Jefferson Reed
as Duck
as Bum #3
as Maubee
as Standup Comic
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as Bobby Taylor
as Manny
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as Dwight
as Jerome
as Billy Burliss
as Corporal Ellis
as The Sorels - Lester
as James
as Randy
as Thin Boy
as Russell Baker
as Baseball Fury (uncredited)
as Musician
as Basketball Player in Gym Class
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