Anthony Johnson (actor)
| Anthony Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Johnson |
| Born |
May 5, 1965 Compton, California, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Genres | comedy, observational comedy, satire, improvisational comedy, blue comedy |
Anthony Johnson (born May 5, 1965), sometimes credited as A. J. Johnson, is an American actor and comedian.
Career
Born in Compton, California, Johnson began acting in his early twenties. In 1990 he landed a starring role as E.Z.E. in House Party, after which he started doing stand-up in bars in Los Angeles. He later appeared in Lethal Weapon 3 as a drug dealer and in Menace II Society. His biggest role was in the 1995 comedy Friday, as Ezal, a crackhead and thief. He has also appeared in Panther, The Players Club, B*A*P*S, I Got The Hook Up,[1] Def Jam's How to Be a Player and Repos, and in rap videos: in Dr. Dre's "Dre Day" (1992), he played Sleazy-E, a parody of Eazy-E, and he appeared again as Sleazy-E in the video for Eazy-E's "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (1993), this time being assaulted.[2]
Personal life
On July 30, 2009, Johnson had a heart attack at LaGuardia Airport in New York on his way to a comedy show. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in Queens, where he recovered.[3]
Films
- House Party
- Lethal Weapon 3
- Menace II Society
- House Party 3
- Friday
- Panther
- The Great White Hype
- Def Jam's How to Be a Player
- B*A*P*S
- Hoover Park
- I Got The Hook Up
- Woo
- The Players Club
- Dark Angeles
- Rising to the Top
- Baller Blockin'
- Hot Boyz
- O
- Sweet Hideaway
- Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
- Hittin' It!
- Repos
- Five k One
- Office Staff
TV shows
- South Central as Thug on the bus
- The Parent 'Hood as Tre
- Moesha as G-dog
- Martin as Clyde
- Malcolm & Eddie as Free Willie
- The Jamie Foxx Show as Lil Loc Dog
References
- ↑ Kevin L. Clark (April 28, 2014). "Where Are They Now?: The Cast Of Friday: Anthony (A.J.) Johnson". Hip-Hop Wired.
- ↑ "Cinema: Anthony Johnson (actor)". In.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ↑ Smokey Fontaine (July 31, 2009). "AJ Johnson Resting Comfortably After Heart Attack". The Urban Daily.