Franklyn Ajaye
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
Barney Miller
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Deadwood
The Bionic Woman
Goof Troop
Bridesmaids
Thank God You're Here
Convoy
Utopia
The New Odd Couple
The 'Burbs
The Green Room with Paul Provenza
Queen of the Damned
Stir Crazy
Hysterical
Deadwood: The Movie
Car Wash
I Am Comic
American Yakuza
The Jazz Singer
Fraternity Vacation
Get Crazy
The Wrong Guys
Hollywood Shuffle
Sweet Revenge
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales