2011Nominee
Best Performance
Bridesmaids
Franklyn Ajaye
Actor · Producer
Brooklyn, New York, USA
May 13, 1949
Biography
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).
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2002Nominee
Best Performance
Queen of the Damned
1989Nominee
Best Performance
The 'Burbs
Career Highlights
1978Highlight
Best Performance
Convoy
1980Highlight
Best Performance
Stir Crazy
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Bridesmaids
Queen of the Damned
The 'Burbs