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Robert Townsend
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1957Born, Chicago
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Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. 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…
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2024Poppa's HouseDirector · 5 episodesShow
2023KaleidoscopeDirector · 2 episodesShow
2022Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?DirectorMovie
2022Power Book IV: ForceDirector · 2 episodesShow
2021Colin in Black and WhiteDirector · 2 episodesShow
2021The Wonder YearsDirector · 1 episodeShow
2019A Walk with Charles BurnettDirectorMovie
2018Making The Five HeartbeatsDirector · ProducerMovie
2018Love Is___Director · 1 episodeShow
2018Black LightningDr. Napier Frank · 3 episodes · Director · 2 episodesShow
2015Playin' for LoveCoach Banks · Director · Writer · ProducerMovie
2013Bill Cosby: Far From FinishedDirector · ThanksMovie
2012In the HiveDirectorMovie
2012Scooby-Doo! Music of the VampireVampire Actor #1 (voice)Movie
2009Diary of a Single MomDirectorMovie
2009Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black ComedyDirectorMovie
2008Of Boys and MenHolden Cole · ProducerMovie
2008Phantom PunchDirectorMovie
2007Tao of The Golden MaskMovie
2005South of NowhereDirector · 5 episodesShow
2003Black ListedAlan Chambers · DirectorMovie
2002I Was a Teenage FaustMr. FiveMovie
2002Undercover BrotherMr. UBMovie
200210,000 Black Men Named GeorgeDirectorMovie
2002Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are DogsMovie
2001Carmen: A Hip HoperaDirectorMovie
2000Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole StoryDirectorMovie
2000Holiday HeartDirectorMovie
2000Little RichardDirectorMovie
2000Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightMovie
2000Up, Up, and AwayJim Marshall / Bronze Eagle · DirectorMovie
1999TaxmanPeyton CodyMovie
1999Mercenary II: Thick & ThinCharlie LoveMovie
1999From Behind Closed DoorsDirectorMovie
1999Jackie's Back!Robert Townsend · DirectorMovie
1999Love SongsChamp · DirectorMovie
1999Joseph's GiftJames SaundersMovie
1997B.A.P.SDirectorMovie
1997Stuart Hall: Representation & the MediaArchive Footage (Hollywood Shuffle)Movie
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildRumpelstiltskin (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1995The Parent 'HoodRobert Peterson · 90 episodes · Director · 20 episodes · Producer · 90 episodes · CreatorShow
1993The Meteor ManJefferson Reed · Director · Screenplay · ProducerMovie
1991The Carol Burnett Show9 episodesShow
1991The Five HeartbeatsDuck · Director · Writer · ProducerMovie
1990Robin Harris: One Night StandBum #3Movie
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4Executive Producer · Director · WriterMovie
1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3Writer · Executive Producer · DirectorMovie
1989The Mighty QuinnMaubeeMovie
1989That's AdequateStandup ComicMovie
1988I'm Gonna Git You SuckaMinor Role (uncredited)Movie
1988Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2Director · WriterMovie
1987Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1Director · WriterMovie
1987Eddie Murphy RawDirectorMovie
1987Uptown Comedy ExpressWriterMovie
1987Hollywood ShuffleBobby Taylor · Director · Writer · ProducerMovie
1986RatboyMannyMovie
1986Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' MeWriterMovie
1986Odd JobsDwightMovie
1985Amazing StoriesBilly Burliss · 1 episodeShow
1985American FlyersJeromeMovie
1984A Soldier's StoryCorporal EllisMovie
1984Streets of FireThe Sorels - LesterMovie
1982In Love with an Older WomanJamesMovie
1981Senior TripRandyMovie
1980Willie & PhilThin BoyMovie
1979Women at West PointRussell BakerMovie
1979The WarriorsBaseball Fury (uncredited)Movie
1976The Monkey HustleMusicianMovie
1975MahoganyExtra (uncredited)Movie
1975Cooley HighBasketball Player in Gym ClassMovie
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