Anthony Johnson (actor)

Anthony Johnson
Birth name Anthony Johnson
Born (1965-05-05) 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

TV shows

References

  1. Kevin L. Clark (April 28, 2014). "Where Are They Now?: The Cast Of Friday: Anthony (A.J.) Johnson". Hip-Hop Wired.
  2. "Cinema: Anthony Johnson (actor)". In.com. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  3. Smokey Fontaine (July 31, 2009). "AJ Johnson Resting Comfortably After Heart Attack". The Urban Daily.

External links

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