
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).
Acting · 34
Utopia
2014
Bridesmaids
2011
I Am Comic
2010
Before They Die!
2008
Deadwood
2004
American Yakuza
1993
Goof Troop
1992
The 'Burbs
1989
The Wrong Guys
1988
Get Crazy
1983
Hysterical
1982
The Jazz Singer
1980
Stir Crazy
1980
Convoy
1978
Car Wash
1976
Sweet Revenge
1976
The Bionic Woman
1976
Barney Miller
1975
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