Robert Townsend
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 epi
Born
Feb 06, 1957
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
49 acting
47 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
The Warriors
1979
as Baseball Fury (uncredited)
Undercover Brother
2002
as Mr. UB
Streets of Fire
1984
as The Sorels - Lester
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Meteor Man
1993
as Jefferson Reed
A Soldier's Story
1984
as Corporal Ellis
The Mighty Quinn
1989
as Maubee
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
2012
as Vampire Actor #1 (voice)
American Flyers
1985
as Jerome
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as Bobby Taylor
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