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Anthony Johnson

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Known For

55 Years Old

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.

Born

Compton, California, USA on 31st January 1966

Died

5th September 2021

All Credits

The Jamie Foxx Show Image
The Jamie Foxx Show
Lil Loc Dawg
Friday Image
Friday
Ezal
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Lethal Weapon 3
Drug Dealer
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Menace II Society
Tony
House Party Image
House Party
E.Z.E.
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The Great White Hype
Sultan’s Valet
O Image
O
Dell
The Players Club Image
The Players Club
L'il Man
B.A.P.S Image
B.A.P.S
James
I Got the Hook-Up Image
I Got the Hook-Up
Blue
House Party 3 Image
House Party 3
Butcher
Panther Image
Panther
Sabu
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Woo
Doorman
Hot Boyz Image
Hot Boyz
Pee Wee
How to Be a Player Image
How to Be a Player
Spootie
Hey, Mr. Postman! Image
Hey, Mr. Postman!
Cousin Tino
I Got the Hook Up 2 Image
I Got the Hook Up 2
Blue
Foolish Image
Foolish
Himself
On the Edge Image
On the Edge
Hank Conrad
Candy Image
Candy
Lollipop
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Baller Blockin'
Fast Eddie
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Boosters LA
Kenny
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Hittin' It!
Cousin E (as A.J. Johnson)
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Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
Roscoe
Repos Image
Repos
Tick Tack
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Sweet Hideaway
Coach
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5K1
Wash Manager
Recognize Image
Recognize
Mouse
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Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy
Self
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Sweet Oranges
Himself