Johnny Brown

Nascimento : 1937-06-11, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Morte : 2022-03-02

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John "Johnny" Brown (born June 11, 1937) was an American actor and singer. Brown was 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, Sister, Sister, 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,[citation needed] who was born in 1962, and also the father of John Brown Jr. or J.J Brown Jr. 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.

Filmes

In Da Cut
Granddad
In Da Cut is a comically inspiring story of a young aspiring film maker, fresh out of school, who feels ready to take on the world - by chasing the illusion of beautiful women, big cash and quick recognition in the film circuit. On the path of fulfilling his life long dreams he comes to the shocking revelation that nothing in Hollywood is personal; it's just show business!
Man in the Mirror
Wallace Jones
A group of people living on the edge of society try to survive on the streets of New York City in the shadow of the World Trade Center in the early seventies. The film was shot between 1970-72 but went unreleased until 2008.
I'm Through with White Girls
Sam Moore
Jay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "Operation Brown Sugar". But because Jay doesn't fit the "brotha" stereotype, he fails miserably with the "sistahs." Then he meets the dynamic Catherine, a misunderstood "Half-rican Canadian", who's as righteously quirky as he is. To win her heart, Jay must confront his fears as he realizes commitment is a bigger issue than race.
The Old Negro Space Program
Wallace 'Suitcase' Jefferson
The suppressed history of America's Black space program, in mockumentary form broadly satirizing Ken Burns and histories of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
Ricos, Bonitos e Infiéis
Chauffeur
Dois casais que vivem casamentos aparentemente perfeitos, regados a muito luxo e sofisticação, deparam-se com certas mudanças quando têm de lidar com a infidelidade. Para complicar e criar mais confusão, percebem que todos à volta são também infiéis.
Jackie's Back!
Rev. Eustace Barnett (Pastor, Kinloch Baptist Temple)
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
Hanky Panky
Bus Driver
The complete innocent, Michael Jordon, is drawn into a web of secrecy and government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him. When she is later murdered, Michael is the chief suspect and on the run.
Forasteiros em Nova Iorque
Waiter in Train
George e Gwen Kellerman realizarão a viagem dos sonhos a Nova York. O marido fará uma entrevista e tem como certo uma promoção para o escritório principal naquela cidade; eles jantarão em um dos melhores restaurantes do mundo e se hospedarão em um luxuoso hotel. Esses são seus planos, porém tudo começa a desandar quando o avião enfrenta o mau tempo e deve descer em Boston.
A Man Called Adam
Les
A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.