Franklyn Ajaye

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-05-13 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Franklyn Ajaye

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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