Franklyn Ajaye
Born: 1949-05-13
• Brooklyn, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Deadwood: The Movie
Bridesmaids
I Am Comic
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Before They Die!
Queen of the Damned
American Yakuza
No Image
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
The 'Burbs
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
The Wrong Guys
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
Hollywood Shuffle
Fraternity Vacation
Get Crazy
Hysterical
The Jazz Singer
Stir Crazy
Convoy
Car Wash
Sweet Revenge
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales