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Franklyn Ajaye
BornMay 13, 1949 (age 77)
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Film credits24

Franklyn Ajaye

AliveKnown for Acting

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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