Robert Townsend [68750] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.8191 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA Birthday: 1957-02-06 Age: 68 years Movies: 44 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more. A Walk with Charles Bur2019-02-27 Playin' for Love2015-01-16 Scooby-Doo! Music of th2012-03-07 Directors on Directing2009-09-24 Why We Laugh: Black Com2009-01-01 Of Boys and Men2008-10-21 Tao of The Golden Mask2007-06-23 Edge of Outside2006-06-11 Black Listed2003-01-21 Richard Pryor: I Ain't 2003-01-01 I Was a Teenage Faust2002-06-01 Undercover Brother2002-05-31 Book of Love: The Defin2002-02-14 Sidney Poitier: One Bri2000-02-02 Up, Up, and Away2000-01-22 Taxman1999-09-16 Mercenary II: Thick & T1999-07-20 Jackie's Back!1999-06-14 Love Songs1999-04-25 Joseph's Gift1999-01-01 Stuart Hall: Representa1997-01-01 The Legend of Dolemite!1994-01-01 The Meteor Man1993-08-06 The Five Heartbeats1991-03-29 Robin Harris: One Night1990-03-03 The Mighty Quinn1989-02-17 That's Adequate1989-01-20 I'm Gonna Git You Sucka1988-11-10 Robert Townsend: Partne1988-09-24 Uptown Comedy Express1987-05-09 Hollywood Shuffle1987-03-20 Ratboy1986-10-17 Rodney Dangerfield: It'1986-09-06 Odd Jobs1986-03-01 American Flyers1985-08-16 A Soldier's Story1984-09-14 Streets of Fire1984-06-01 In Love with an Older W1982-11-24 Senior Trip1981-12-30 Willie and Phil1980-08-15 Women at West Point1979-02-27 The Warriors1979-02-01 The Monkey Hustle1976-12-24 Cooley High1975-06-25