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).
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-13
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
The Wrong Guys
1988
5.60
The 'Burbs
1989
6.76
Fraternity Vacation
1985
5.20
Convoy
1978
6.32
I Am Comic
2010
6.30
Get Crazy
1983
6.30
Car Wash
1976
6.00
Hysterical
1982
4.60
Queen of the Damned
2002
6.10
Stir Crazy
1980
6.50
Before They Die!
2008
0.00
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
1969
0.00
The Jazz Singer
1980
5.90
American Yakuza
1993
5.60
Sweet Revenge
1976
5.80
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
6.41
Bridesmaids
2011
6.52
Deadwood: The Movie
2019
6.75
Franklyn Ajaye: Upside Downunder
1990
0.00