Anthony Johnson
Biography: Anthony Johnson (February 1, 1966 – September 6, 2021), sometimes credited as A. J. Johnson, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as "Ezal” in the 1995 comedy film Friday. Born in Compton, California, his father Eddie Smith was a stuntman and a co-founder of the Black Stuntmen's Association. Johnson had credited his father for helping him enter the film industry, by getting him to work in film productions. He had also credited the comedian Robin Harris for helping him earlier on in his career as a stand-up comedian and giving him another chance even when he was jeered for his bad performance. Johnson began acting in his early twenties. In 1990, he landed a starring role as E.Z.E. in House Party, after which he started doing stand-up in bars in Los Angeles. He later appeared in Lethal Weapon 3 as a drug dealer and in Menace II Society. His biggest role was in the 1995 comedy Friday, as Ezal, a crackhead and thief. He also appeared in Panther, The Players Club, B*A*P*S, I Got the Hook-Up, Def Jam's How to Be a Player and Repos, and in rap videos: in Dr. Dre's "Dre Day" (1992), he played Sleazy-E, a parody of Eazy-E, and he appeared again as Sleazy-E in the video for Eazy-E's "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (1993), this time being assaulted.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 31, 1966
Deathday: September 05, 2021
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Hot Boyz
2000-01-15
Hot Boyz
Overview: Injustice begets a criminal. Kool is an artist without prospects, a black belt in karate, and in love with LaShawna, poised and college bound. One night she witnesses a stabbing and discovers the victim is a cop as he dies in her arms. She's jailed for murder by the infamous Ramparts Division of the LAPD. Kool wants to prove her innocence, and Tully, the cynical detective in charge, ignores LaShawna's case but uses Kool to break up an incipient crime operation. She's in danger because the guilty parties fear that the officer talked before he died. While in jail awaiting a hearing and legal help, she's beaten to death by a rogue cop. Kool vows revenge: the Hot Boyz are born.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-15
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Woo
1998-05-08
Woo
Overview: Woo is a woman in control of her world. She is smart, self-confident, sophisticated and snarky. And she doesn't have any trouble attracting members of the opposite sex. But for some reason no one ever sticks around. Woo meets Tim, a paralegal who is her complete opposite. They shouldn't click. However, Woo and Tim begin to bond when a series of weird and stressful calamities hits them while they are on their first date.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-08
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The Great White Hype
1996-05-03
The Great White Hype
Overview: When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. However, once Rev. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-03
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House Party 3
1994-01-11
House Party 3
Overview: Hip Hop duo Kid & Play return in the second follow-up to their 1990 screen debut House Party. Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is taking the plunge and marrying his girlfriend Veda (Angela Means), while his friend Play (Christopher Martin) is dipping his toes into the music business, managing a roughneck female rap act called Sex as a Weapon. Play books the ladies for a concert with heavy-hitting pr
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-11
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Menace II Society
1993-05-26
Menace II Society
Overview: A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-26
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Lethal Weapon 3
1992-05-15
Lethal Weapon 3
Overview: Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer. Lorna Cole joins as the beautiful yet hardnosed internal affairs sergeant who catches Riggs's eye.
Genres: Adventure Action Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-15
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I Got the Hook Up 2
2019-07-12
I Got the Hook Up 2
Overview: After best friends Black and Blue's restaurant is shut down, Black needs to find some cash -- fast. He thinks his luck has turned when Blue's son, Fatboy, and his best friend, Spyda,, bring him a stash of stolen cellphones, and Black decides to sell them on the streets. There's only one problem: The boxes with the phones also contain the Colombian cartel's stash of Molly, which Spyda decides to sell.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-12
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On the Edge
2002-10-01
On the Edge
Overview: Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug dealers, he turns to Dak for help. Eventually goons are sent to kill the hoopster, but they hit the family of Rex Stevens by mistake. Frustrated by the incompetent and crooked police, the trio of Smith, Stevens, and their friend Frank Harris then battle the drug dealers for control of the streets. Also the heroes must tangle with Felix, a stealthy and ruthless hitman.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-01
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Panther
1995-05-03
Panther
Overview: Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Panther's history in Oakland. Panther also uses historical footage (B/W) to emphasize some points.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-03
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Friday
1995-04-26
Friday
Overview: Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-26
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Foolish
1999-04-09
Foolish
Overview: 'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying to make it on the streets. With all the competition they face in their chosen "professions," their biggest battle is with each other over the love of a pretty girl.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-09
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I Got the Hook-Up
1998-05-27
I Got the Hook-Up
Overview: Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises though, when the phones develop faults. The two friends then not only have to deal with unsatisfied customers but also the FBI.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-05-27
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B.A.P.S
1997-03-28
B.A.P.S
Overview: Two clueless homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers, but instead find themselves scamming a dying millionaire to eventually become B*A*P*S (Black American Princesses).
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-03-28
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The Players Club
1998-04-08
The Players Club
Overview: Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club, Diana's convinced there's fast money to be made stripping.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-08
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Hittin' It!
2004-12-31
Hittin' It!
Overview: When Morris and Malik's "uncle" lets them use his ultra-hip Miami beach house they think they have it made...until Malik's cousin E arrives and steals their thunder, throwing the biggest party the beach has ever seen, inevitably leaving the house trashed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-31
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Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
2004-09-14
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
Overview: The film starts in 1978, In NYC the numbers racket is going out of business because the state is starting a lottery. Down on his luck, numbers runner Clyde Coltrane (Glenn Plummer) gets a call from LA. His friend Roscoe (Anthony Johnson) is in trouble. Clyde joins Roscoe who owns a restaurant and the mafia some money. Clyde plans to make the restaurant profitable and bail out Roscoe, however the only thing they have is chicken and flour
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-14
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Boosters LA
2022-01-31
Boosters LA
Overview: James and his best friend Lisa struggle to stay one step ahead of the law while heading their boosting operation through the clothing racks of LA.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-01-31
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Baller Blockin'
2000-01-25
Baller Blockin'
Overview: A flashback to the early life of the narrator/ protagonist 'Tanuk' (Juvenile) shows life in the Magnolia projects in New Orleans. He bears witness to his father's demise at the hands of local gangster Garr over a debt of $2000. Fast forward to the year 2000. Beatrice (Birdman aka Baby or #1 stunna) along with Tanuk, Chopper (B.G) and Teke (Turk) meet with representatives of a drug cartel and purchase a large batch of cocaine. We then see scenes of everyday business in Magnolia with Iceberg Shorty (Lil Wayne) selling some drugs.
Genres: Drama Crime Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-01-25
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Recognize
2012-08-01
Recognize
Overview: Derrill Davis aka Dee Dee lives the life as a professional used car salesman by day and one of Atlanta's most deadly and feared undercover street gangsters by night. He hooks up partner oneway Boobe aka Ray and does a string of crimes that involve robbing, kidnapping and the killing of well-known drug dealers.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-01
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5K1
2018-04-22
5K1
Overview: Two best friends have to choose between life in the streets and loyalty when they are indicted with the help of an informant that causes everyone to be a suspect to the Boss.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-22
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Hey, Mr. Postman!
2018-07-01
Hey, Mr. Postman!
Overview: An easily frustrated and wise-cracking charter bus driver from the mid-west loses everything after being fired. Desperately, he moves in with his crazy cousin to become a mailman in the rough urban area of Cleveland, Ohio.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-01
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Sweet Hideaway
2003-02-10
Sweet Hideaway
Overview: Trying to avoid jail time from credit card fraud, Price, at the advice of his cousin, hides out at a college fraternity. There's only one thing his cousin didn't tell him... the entire frat house is GAY! Price has to pretend he is also gay in order to stay hidden. Mayhem and comedy explode as several members find Price attractive while Price struggles for his sanity. However, Price discovers a life lesson he never thought possible in the mistaken identity comedy from Raw Dawg Films.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-10
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Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy
2006-08-29
Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy
Overview: In this inaugural installment of Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy, H.Hood Cinema brings you the funniest comedians in the country. These comedians have been recognized throughout the urban community via comedy clubs and the funniest cult films around. Katt Williams (Friday After Next), A.J. Johnson (Friday) and Michael Blackson (Def Comedy Jam) all star in this soon-to-be classic stand-up performance. The only way you can get on this stage is if the hood thinks you're funny!
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-29
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How to Be a Player
1997-08-06
How to Be a Player
Overview: Dray is a young playboy whose only objective in life seems to be to have sex with as many girls as he can without getting caught by his girlfriend Lisa. Dray's sister Jenny and her friend Katrina plan to show him that the way he lives is wrong and organize a party in Malibu, inviting all of his girlfriends.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-06
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Sweet Oranges
2004-05-25
Sweet Oranges
Overview: Down on their luck, buddies Jamal (William L. Johnson) and Kenny (Benjamin Stephens) decide that the only way they can pluck themselves out of poverty during the summer is to sell oranges from a local kiosk. The new venture seems to be the perfect solution to their financial woes except for one tiny problem: It's hard to keep your mind on business when you're surrounded by beautiful babes. Trey Haley directs this fresh, freewheeling comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-25
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Candy
2017-03-24
Candy
Overview: This dramatic tale of four women running the dope game in a big city is a familiar story that is as colorful as the characters they meet in the streets.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-24
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O
2001-08-31
O
Overview: Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player and future NBA hopeful Odin James has the adoration of all, including the team's coach and the Dean's beautiful daughter Desi. Odin's troubled friend Hugo, the coach's son, is deeply resentful of his father's preference of Odin on and off the court. When Hugo plots a diabolical scheme to sow the seed of mistrust between O and Desi, it sets in motion a disturbing chain of events which erupts into a firestorm of breathtaking intensity.
Genres: Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-31
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Repos
2006-03-14
Repos
Overview: Tea (Master P) and Coffee (Michael Blackson) are two repo men who work for Mr. Henderson (Katt Williams) at Banks Repo. While trying to break their "repo record," in order to get a cash bonus, Tea and... read more read more... Coffee unknowingly repo a truck that contains a bag of diamonds worth millions. Upon checking in their successful repo at home base, Tea and Coffee's lowly co-worker, Tick Tack (A.J. Johnson), discovers the diamonds, steals the truck and quits his job. With time running out, Tea and Coffee have to find Tick Tack, return the truck to Mr. Henderson and retrieve the stolen diamonds to avoid the wrath of the murderous king-pin. Can Tea and Coffee do all of this and still have time to collect their cash bonus?
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-14
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House Party
1990-01-20
House Party
Overview: Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behavior.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-20
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