A.J. Johnson
Also Known As: Adrienne-Joi Johnson, AJ Johnson
Biography: Adrienne-Joi Akua Okyerebea Johnson (born January 2, 1963), also known as AJ Johnson, is an American actress, life/wellness coach, fitness trainer, dancer, choreographer, and model. She graduated with honors in 1985 from Spelman College in Atlanta and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Acting since 1987, she has made many guest appearances on sitcoms, television dramas and music videos; she also has numerous roles in feature films and TV movies, including House Party and Baby Boy. She has appeared in A Different World, In the Heat of the Night, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Amen, Chicago Hope, The Jamie Foxx Show, and Touched by an Angel. She has also appeared in television movies such as A Mother's Courage: the Mary Thomas Story (1989), Clippers (1991), Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992), Love, Lies & Lullabies (1993), and The Beast (1996). She had a major role on the TV show Sirens. Johnson has also appeared in theatrical releases and independent films such as School Daze (1988), House Party (1990), Double Trouble (1992), Sister Act (1992), The Inkwell (1994), High Freakquency (1998), Two Shades of Blue (2000), Tara (2001), Baby Boy (2001), and Skin Deep (2003). She hosts as the life coach on TV One's show Life Therapy and on VH1's Couples Retreat, where she helps America’s most dysfunctional reality show couples. She has also been on the reality show Love & Hip Hop: Miami.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Adult: No
Popularity:
Known For:
Dying Young
Overview: After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-20
Popularity:
Baby Boy
Overview: The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-27
Popularity:
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
Popularity:
Hood Rat
Overview: Think of it as Willard in the hood, the debut feature from director Leslie Small finds a Isaiah Washington playing a kindly man who turns maniacal with revenge and enlists the help of some man-eating rodents. Living in a rat-infested apartment building, Max is pushed to the edge when his handicapped brother is killed due to the conditions of the inner-city slum. With the rats as his willing soldiers, Max sets out to avenge the senseless death. Hood Rat also stars rapper-turned-actor Ice-T.
Genres: Action Thriller Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-01
Popularity:
The Inkwell
Overview: The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-22
Popularity:
Two Shades of Blue
Overview: Susan Price has written a #1 bestseller, a steamy novel about a woman's search for the ultimate sexual experience entitled, "The Dark Side of Judith." When Susan is framed for the murder of her fiance, billionare publisher Jack Reynolds, she eludes authorities by changing her identity and becoming the woman she wrote about in her book, Judith Anderson. To find the real killer, Susan goes undercover as a relay operator for the hearing impaired to contact District Attorney Beth McDaniels who is deaf. While relaying intimate phone conversations between Beth and her boyfriend Calvin, Susan discovers her own dark side when she becomes entangled in this voyeuristic world of deceit, intrigue and murder.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-27
Popularity:
Skin Deep
Overview: Skin Deep is a psychological thriller about love, sex, race, and betrayal.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-18
Popularity:
Sister Act
Overview: A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-28
Popularity:
The Beast
Overview: Mysterious things happen at the coast of Graves Point: An empty boat lies at the shore, divers vanish. The sea biologist Dr. Talley thinks he knows the solution of the mystery: In the depth there is a gigantic squid.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-04-28
Popularity:
Whatever It Takes
Overview: Enter the holidays. It's Thanksgiving weekend, snow is falling, Christmas is on the horizon and the promises of the New Year are near. Navigating careers, life and the nuances of friendship, five women bond over the imperfections in their love lives. The holidays bring some of them their greatest wishes and others their most profound losses.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-21
Popularity:
Double Trouble
Overview: Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant burglar who ends up with the key to an enormous underground cache of diamonds. David Jade is a cop who joins forces with Peter after greedy Philip Chamberlain, wanting the diamonds for himself, kills David's partner
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-14
Popularity:
High Freakquency
Overview: A day in the life of an urban radio station.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-01
Popularity:
Baggin'
Overview: Get ready for some heavyweight smack-talking with this comedic freestyle competition, where a field of sharp-tongued comedians trade quick-witted verbal jabs in hood-inspired, cutthroat fashion. Host Ralphie May (Last Comic Standing, Celebrity Fit Club) welcomes some of the funniest comics in the game -- including A.J. Johnson, Corey Holcomb, Flame and Brandon Gibson -- for some no-holds barred, uncensored fun.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-01
Popularity:
Come Sunday
Overview: Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-21
Popularity:
It's Black Entertainment
Overview: A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-08
Popularity:
Sins of the Father
Overview: Police unearth a sinful conspiracy when they investigate the murder of a pastor's wife.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-07
Popularity:
School Daze
Overview: Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.
Genres: Comedy Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-12
Popularity:
Holiday Heartbreak
Overview: A hopeless romantic is cursed with relationship problems after her chauvinistic father mistreats the wrong woman.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-16
Popularity:
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
Overview: Based on a powerful true-life story, Detroit native Dwen Curry moves to Oakland, California as a teen in the early 90s and overcomes depression, suicidal thoughts and drug addiction. He finds success as a salon owner and celebrity stylist to LisaRaye McCoy, Mariah Carey, YoYo, Missy Elliot, DMX, and more. Fueled by his desire for a lavish lifestyle and a drive to take care of those around him, Dwen leads a secret life as the criminal mastermind of an underground organization known as the Gay Gangsters, making millions from fraud. Dwen's life is even more complicated by his sexuality, identity, and struggles with self-acceptance as Dwen journeys from being a gay man to fully accepting herself as transgender. Dwen's rise to celebrity is followed by her fall when she is convicted for wire fraud and sent to prison. This coming of age tale is filled with glitz, glamour, and gangster moves as we witness Dwen's trials and eventual triumphs to survive and stand strong in her authentic truth.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-15
Popularity: