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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1957-02-06
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 4.3
- info Birth Place Chicago, Illinois, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Robert Townsend
4.2
Senior Trip
1981-12-30
5.8
The Meteor Man
1993-08-06
6.2
The Mighty Quinn
1989-02-17
6.8
A Soldier's Story
1984-09-14
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987-03-20
8
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003-01-01
7.4
The Five Heartbeats
1991-03-29
8
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009-01-01
6.4
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988-11-10
4.2
Odd Jobs
1986-03-01
0
Directors on Directing
2009-09-24
3.4
Ratboy
1986-10-17
7.7
The Warriors
1979-02-01
2.5
Black Listed
2003-01-21
8.8
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1986-09-06
3
Taxman
1999-09-16
7.7
Of Boys and Men
2008-10-21
0
Tao of The Golden Mask
2007-06-23
5.7
Up, Up, and Away
2000-01-22
5.8
Edge of Outside
2006-06-11
0
Uptown Comedy Express
1987-05-09
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988-09-24
4.7
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
1999-07-20
0
Robin Harris: One Night Stand
1990-03-03
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987-12-19
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989-09-16
0
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989-05-20
6.9
Cooley High
1975-06-25
5.5
I Was a Teenage Faust
2002-06-01
5
Playin' for Love
2015-01-16
3.6
That's Adequate
1989-01-20
7
Streets of Fire
1984-06-01
5.8
Undercover Brother
2002-05-31
0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994-01-01
4
In Love with an Older Woman
1982-11-24
0
A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019-02-27
10
Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men Are Dogs
2002-02-14
7.7
Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
2012-03-07
0
Joseph's Gift
1999-01-01
4.4
Willie and Phil
1980-08-15
6.3
American Flyers
1985-08-16
8
Love Songs
1999-04-25
0
Women at West Point
1979-02-27
8
Stuart Hall: Representation & the Media
1997-01-01
6
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000-02-02
6.2
The Monkey Hustle
1976-12-24
7.8
Jackie's Back!
1999-06-14
8
M*A*S*H
1972-09-17
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18
7
The Carol Burnett Show
1991-11-01
0
Black in the 80s
2005-02-01
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985-09-29
8.3
The Bear
2022-06-23
6.5
Hollywood Squares
1998-09-14
6
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995-03-12
7
Black Lightning
2018-01-16
6.5
Before
2024-10-24
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6.5
From Behind Closed Doors
1999-07-19
6.5
The Meteor Man
1993-08-06
6.5
The Meteor Man
1993-08-06
6.5
The Meteor Man
1993-08-06
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987-03-20
6.5
Jackie's Back!
1999-06-14
6.5
The Five Heartbeats
1991-03-29
6.5
The Five Heartbeats
1991-03-29
6.5
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009-01-01
6.5
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987-11-25
6.5
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001-05-08
6.5
B.A.P.S
1997-03-28
6.5
Phantom Punch
2008-09-01
6.5
Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
1986-09-06
6.5
Little Richard
2000-02-20
6.5
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013-11-23
6.5
Up, Up, and Away
2000-01-22
6.5
In the Hive
2012-12-14
6.5
Uptown Comedy Express
1987-05-09
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988-09-24
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988-09-24
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987-03-20
6.5
Ms. Pat: Y'all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?
2022-02-08
6.5
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished
2013-11-23
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987-12-19
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987-12-19
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989-05-20
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989-05-20
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1989-05-20
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989-09-16
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989-09-16
6.5
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989-09-16
6.5
Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story
2000-12-10
6.5
The Five Heartbeats
1991-03-29
6.5
Holiday Heart
2000-12-10
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987-03-20
6.5
Making The Five Heartbeats
2018-08-27
6.5
Black Listed
2003-01-21
6.5
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002-02-24
6.5
Diary of a Single Mom
2009-01-27
6.5
Playin' for Love
2015-01-16
6.5
Playin' for Love
2015-01-16
6.5
A Walk with Charles Burnett
2019-02-27
6.5
Love Songs
1999-04-25
6.5
Of Boys and Men
2008-10-21
6.5
The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18
6.5
The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18
6.5
South of Nowhere
2005-11-04
6.5
Black Lightning
2018-01-16
6.5
Colin in Black and White
2021-10-29
6.5
Kaleidoscope
2023-01-01
6.5
The Wonder Years
2021-09-22
6.5
Poppa's House
2024-10-21
6.5
The Parent 'Hood
1995-01-18
6.5
Townsend Television