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Johnny Brown is a Actor American born on 11 june 1937 at Saint Petersburg (USA)
John "Johnny" Brown (born June 11, 1937) is an American actor and singer. Brown is a nightclub and stage performer as well as a comic actor, and a regular cast member of the television series Laugh-in. Brown is mostly remembered for his chubby physique, wide ingratiating smile, mobile facial expressions, and easy pleasant joking style. Brown is most famous, however, for his role as building superintendent "Nathan Bookman" on the 1970s CBS sitcom, Good Times. Bookman was often the brunt of fat jokes via the show's main character "J. J. Evans" (Jimmie Walker). Brown portrayed Bookman until the series was cancelled in 1979. Other television shows Brown has appeared on include Flip Wilson Show, The Jeffersons, Family Matters, The Jamie Foxx Show and Martin. Brown also used to go to school with Walter Dean Myers when he lived in Harlem as a boy.
Brown is also the father of actress Sharon Brown, who was born in 1962. Brown had earlier established himself in the Broadway musical Golden Boy, starring Sammy Davis, Jr.; his supporting role was in the part of Ronnie and was featured as the lead voice on the show stopping rouser, "Don't Forget 127th Street."
In the early 1970s, Brown starred in a television commercial for the Write Brothers pen, a short-lived product of the Papermate pen company. The commercial consisted of an elaborate musical number, "Write On, Brothers, Write On", led by Brown as a schoolteacher who encourages his chorus line of students to use this pen for their school assignments.
In 1997, Brown contributed his voice to the introduction of the compilation album Comedy Stew: The Best of Redd Foxx. In the introduction, Brown tells of how Norman Lear had considered Brown to play the role of Lamont in Sanford And Son, but was unavailable to do so because of his prior commitment to Laugh-In, leading Lear to give the role to Demond Wilson instead.
Brown est aussi le père de l'actrice Sharon Brown, qui est né en 1962. Brown a d'ailleurs joué son propre rôle dans la comédie musicale de Broadway "Golden Boy", avec Sammy Davis, Jr..
Au début des années 1970, Brown a joué dans une publicité télévisée pour le stylo "Write Brothers", un produit éphémère de la compagnie de stylos Paper Mate.
En 1997, Brown a prêté sa voix pour l'introduction de l'album de compilation "Comedy Stew: The Best of Redd Foxx". Dans l'introduction, Brown raconte comment Norman Lear l'avait envisagé jouer le rôle de Lamont dans Sanford and Son, mais qu'il était indisponible pour le faire en raison de son engagement avec Laugh-In, Lear donnant alors le rôle à Demond Wilson.
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Johnny Brown
Birth name John Brown
Nationality USA
Birth 11 june 1937 at Saint Petersburg (USA)
Death 2 march 2022 (at 84 years)
Nationality USA
Birth 11 june 1937 at Saint Petersburg (USA)
Death 2 march 2022 (at 84 years)
Brown is also the father of actress Sharon Brown, who was born in 1962. Brown had earlier established himself in the Broadway musical Golden Boy, starring Sammy Davis, Jr.; his supporting role was in the part of Ronnie and was featured as the lead voice on the show stopping rouser, "Don't Forget 127th Street."
In the early 1970s, Brown starred in a television commercial for the Write Brothers pen, a short-lived product of the Papermate pen company. The commercial consisted of an elaborate musical number, "Write On, Brothers, Write On", led by Brown as a schoolteacher who encourages his chorus line of students to use this pen for their school assignments.
In 1997, Brown contributed his voice to the introduction of the compilation album Comedy Stew: The Best of Redd Foxx. In the introduction, Brown tells of how Norman Lear had considered Brown to play the role of Lamont in Sanford And Son, but was unavailable to do so because of his prior commitment to Laugh-In, leading Lear to give the role to Demond Wilson instead.
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Brown est un artiste de scène et de boîte de nuit ainsi qu'un acteur de comédies, et un membre régulier de la série de télévision Laugh-In. Brown est surtout connu pour son physique grassouillet, son large sourire doucereux, ses expressions faciales mobiles, et son style de plaisanterie facile et agréable. Brown est plus célèbre, par contre, pour son rôle de concierge "Nathan Bookman", dans la sitcom de CBS "Good Times". Bookman était souvent l'objet de blagues sur les gros par le personnage principal "JJ Evans" (Jimmie Walker). Brown a été Bookman jusqu'à ce que la série ait été annulée en 1979. Brown est également apparu dans les émissions de télévision "Flip Wilson Show", "The Jeffersons", "La Vie de famille", "The Jamie Foxx Show", et "Martin". Brown avait aussi l'habitude d'aller à l'école avec Walter Dean Myers quand il vivait à Harlem plus jeune.Brown est aussi le père de l'actrice Sharon Brown, qui est né en 1962. Brown a d'ailleurs joué son propre rôle dans la comédie musicale de Broadway "Golden Boy", avec Sammy Davis, Jr..
Au début des années 1970, Brown a joué dans une publicité télévisée pour le stylo "Write Brothers", un produit éphémère de la compagnie de stylos Paper Mate.
En 1997, Brown a prêté sa voix pour l'introduction de l'album de compilation "Comedy Stew: The Best of Redd Foxx". Dans l'introduction, Brown raconte comment Norman Lear l'avait envisagé jouer le rôle de Lamont dans Sanford and Son, mais qu'il était indisponible pour le faire en raison de son engagement avec Laugh-In, Lear donnant alors le rôle à Demond Wilson.
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I'm Through with White Girls (2007)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Anthony Montgomery, Ryan Alosio, Lisa Brenner, Johnny Brown, Alaina Reed Hall, Lamman Rucker
Roles Sam Moore
Rating57%
The movie centers around a Jay Brooks (Montgomery), a black man who vows to give up dating white women in favor of dating black women, only to fall in love with a bi-racial woman.
The Old Negro Space Program (2004)
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Johnny Brown, Jordan Black, Rodney Saulsberry
Roles Wallace 'Suitcase' Jefferson
Rating80%
Town & Country (2001)
, 1h44Directed by Peter Chelsom
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Andie MacDowell, Garry Shandling, Jenna Elfman
Roles Chauffeur
Rating45%
Porter Stoddard is so prosperous an architect, he has New York homes on Park Avenue and in the Hamptons, as well as a vacation lodge out west in Sun Valley. He has been married for 25 years to the equally successful Ellie, an interior designer, but has been having an affair with Alex, a beautiful young cellist.
Life (1999)
, 1h48Directed by Ted Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Actors Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy, Ned Beatty, Nick Cassavetes, Obba Babatundé, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr.
Rating67%
Elderly inmate, Willie Long (Obba Babatundé) attends the burial of two friends who recently perished in an infirmary fire in a Mississippi prison. He begins telling the two young inmates digging the graves (Heavy D and Bönz Malone) his friends' life story.
Jackie's Back! (1999)
, 2hDirected by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Musical
Actors Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, Whoopi Goldberg, Tangie Ambrose, Loretta Devine, David Hyde Pierce
Roles Rev. Eustace Barnett (Pastor, Kinloch Baptist Temple)
Rating70%
Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.
Hanky Panky (1982)
, 1h50Directed by Sidney Poitier
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime
Actors Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Denise Quinlan, Richard Widmark, Robert Prosky, Josef Sommer
Roles Bus Driver
Rating55%
An architect (Wilder) accidentally gets caught up in a web of intrigue and murder when he ends up on the run on false murder charges. Kate (Gilda) is a woman out to find her brother's killer. The two team up, but not before first thinking the other is the killer. The duo end up on a wild cross-country ride from New York City to the Grand Canyon
Body and Soul (1981)
, 1h49Directed by George Bowers
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Jayne Kennedy, Perry Lang, Michael Vincenzo Gazzo, Kim Hamilton, Peter Lawford, Ola Ray
Roles Sports Announcer
Rating46%
Le champion Léon ne veut pas devenir boxeur, mais pour sauver sa petite sœur qui nécessite des traitements médicaux, il décide de participer au titre pour financer les soins.
The Wiz (1978)
, 2h14Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Météorologie, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Le pays d'Oz, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt
Rating55%
A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a shy 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she has, as Aunt Em teases her, never been south of 125th Street, and refuses to move out and on with her life.
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
, 1h38Directed by Arthur Hiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Jack Lemmon, Sandy Dennis, Sandy Baron, Anne Meara, Robert Nichols, Ann Prentiss
Roles Waiter in Train
Rating69%
The plot revolves around Gwen and George Kellerman, whose company has invited him to interview for a possible job promotion in New York City. From the moment they depart their home town of Twin Oaks, Ohio, the couple suffers nearly every indignity out-of-towners possibly could experience: Heavy air traffic and heavy fog forces their flight to circle around Kennedy Intl. Airport and the New York skyline repeatedly before finally being rerouted to Boston's Logan Airport, where they discover their luggage - in which George's ulcer medication and Gwen's extra cash are packed - was left behind.
A Man Called Adam (1966)
, 1h39Directed by Leo Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Sammy Davis Jr., Ossie Davis, Cicely Tyson, Peter Lawford, Johnny Brown, Mel Tormé
Roles Les
Rating65%
Adam Johnson is a talented African-American jazz cornetist, plagued by ill health, racism, alcoholism and a short temper, as well as guilt over the deaths years before of his wife and child. The result is a caustic personality that wears even on those who care the most about him, such as his best friend Nelson, and Vincent, a young Caucasian trumpeter whom Adam mentors. Arriving unexpectedly at his New York home drunk after walking out on his jazz quintet, Adam finds prominent Civil Rights worker Claudia Ferguson and her grandfather, Willie, who is himself a well-known jazz trumpeter, in his apartment. The two have been given access to the apartment by Nelson, but despite having authorized this, the drunken Adam is rude to both, that including making a vulgar pass at Claudia.