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Franklyn Ajaye

Franklyn Ajaye

Birthday: 1949-05-13 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2010
I Am Comic

as    Self

2008
Before They Die!

as    (Voice)

1993
American Yakuza

as    Sam

1988
The Wrong Guys

as    Franklyn

1982
Hysterical

as    Leroy

1980
The Jazz Singer

as    Bubba

1978
Convoy

as    Spider Mike

1976
Sweet Revenge

as    Edmund

1976
Car Wash

as    Theodore Chauncy "T.C." Alcott (The Fly)