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Franklyn Ajaye‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1949-05-13

Popularity

star4.3

Franklyn Ajaye

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Franklyn Ajaye

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1949-05-13

Popularity

star4.3

Biography

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).

Movie Credits

The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys‌
star5.6
calendar 1988

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs‌
star6.7
calendar 1989

Fraternity Vacation

Fraternity Vacation‌
star5.2
calendar 1985

Convoy

Convoy‌
star6.3
calendar 1978

I Am Comic

I Am Comic‌
star6.3
calendar 2010

Get Crazy

Get Crazy‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Car Wash

Car Wash‌
star6.0
calendar 1976

Hysterical

Hysterical‌
star4.9
calendar 1982

Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned‌
star6.1
calendar 2002

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy‌
star6.5
calendar 1980

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Before They Die!

Before They Die!‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4‌
star0.0
calendar 1989

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer‌
star5.9
calendar 1980

American Yakuza

American Yakuza‌
star5.7
calendar 1993

Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge‌
star5.9
calendar 1976

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle‌
star6.4
calendar 1987

Bridesmaids

Bridesmaids‌
star6.5
calendar 2011

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie‌
star6.7
calendar 2019

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder

Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Tv Credits

Deadwood

Deadwood‌
star8.1
calendar 2004

The Bionic Woman

The Bionic Woman‌
star7.0
calendar 1976

Barney Miller

Barney Miller‌
star7.3
calendar 1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The Green Room with Paul Provenza

The Green Room with Paul Provenza‌
star8.0
calendar 2010

Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

Utopia

Utopia‌
star7.5
calendar 2014

Goof Troop

Goof Troop‌
star6.5
calendar 1992

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child‌
star6.6
calendar 1995

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

The New Odd Couple

The New Odd Couple‌
star4.5
calendar 1982