ROBERT TOWNSEND
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'Robert Townsend' (born February 6, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director, writer, and actor.
Townsend's career spans more than 20 years. His film credits include ''A Soldier's Story'' (1984), directed by Norman Jewison, and ''The Mighty Quinn'' (1989), with Denzel Washington. Townsend broke ground when he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the comedy ''Hollywood Shuffle'' in 1987. He created and produced two television variety shows—the CableACE award–winning ''Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime'' for HBO, and the Fox Television Variety Show ''Townsend Television'' (1993). He also created and starred in the WB Network's sitcom ''The Parent Hood'' (1995).
On the big screen, he has directed Eddie Murphy in '' (1987); Halle Berry and Martin Landau in ''B
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At the 2001 Image Awards of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Townsend, who is black, had directed three actors nominated in the best actor/actress category in three different films: Leon Robinson, for his role in ''Little Richard'', which Townsend directed for NBC; Alfre Woodard, for her role in the Showtime Movie ''Holiday Heart'' (2000), which also garnered her a Golden Globe nomination; and Natalie Cole as herself in '' (2000), for which she won the Image Award for best actress. Townsend also produced the television films '' (2001) and ''10,000 Black Men Named George''.
Townsend is director of programing at the Black Family Channel.
★ Robert Townsend was to be part of ''Saturday Night Live'' 1980 cast (headed by then producer Jean Doumanian); not long before the season went to air, Townsend, who had not yet signed his contract, was replaced by Eddie Murphy.
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Townsend's career spans more than 20 years. His film credits include ''A Soldier's Story'' (1984), directed by Norman Jewison, and ''The Mighty Quinn'' (1989), with Denzel Washington. Townsend broke ground when he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the comedy ''Hollywood Shuffle'' in 1987. He created and produced two television variety shows—the CableACE award–winning ''Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime'' for HBO, and the Fox Television Variety Show ''Townsend Television'' (1993). He also created and starred in the WB Network's sitcom ''The Parent Hood'' (1995).
On the big screen, he has directed Eddie Murphy in '' (1987); Halle Berry and Martin Landau in ''B
★ A
★ P
★ S'' (1997); James Earl Jones and Bill Cosby in ''Meteor Man'' (1993), which Townsend also wrote and starred in. Other credits include ''The Five Heartbeats'' (1991); ''Love Songs'' (1999), a TV movie starring Louis Gossett, Jr., and Andre Braugher; the Disney family film ''Up, Up, and Away'' (2000); and the LGBT TV movie ''Holiday Heart'', starring Ving Rhames.
At the 2001 Image Awards of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Townsend, who is black, had directed three actors nominated in the best actor/actress category in three different films: Leon Robinson, for his role in ''Little Richard'', which Townsend directed for NBC; Alfre Woodard, for her role in the Showtime Movie ''Holiday Heart'' (2000), which also garnered her a Golden Globe nomination; and Natalie Cole as herself in '' (2000), for which she won the Image Award for best actress. Townsend also produced the television films '' (2001) and ''10,000 Black Men Named George''.
Townsend is director of programing at the Black Family Channel.
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★ Robert Townsend was to be part of ''Saturday Night Live'' 1980 cast (headed by then producer Jean Doumanian); not long before the season went to air, Townsend, who had not yet signed his contract, was replaced by Eddie Murphy.
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