Robert Townsend (actor)

Robert Townsend is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his portrayal of The WB's sitcom The Parent 'Hood 's main character Robert Peterson, the series he created and directed select episodes of ran from 1995 to 1999. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making the Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington, Ayo Edebiri, and many more. ^{Robert Townsend, American actor and director}

6 February 1957

Born on the same birth date (6 February 1957): Andres Lipstok • Kathy Najimy • Simon Phillips (drummer)

Born on the same birth day (6 February): Adley Rutschman • Andres Lipstok • Axl Rose • Bailey Hanks • George Brunies • Haskell Wexler • Inoue Kowashi • John B. Gordon • Kent Douglas • Konnor (wrestler) • Mustafa II • Roman Czerniawski • Timothy M. Dolan • Tobias Eisenbauer • Tommy Roberts (designer) • Tomoko Kawase • Víctor Mañón

Born in the same month (February 1957): Alan Smith (bishop) • Andres Lipstok • Danny Antonucci • Dave Stewart (baseball) • David Beasley • Eric Lander • Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer) • Joe Mullen • John Jude Palencar • John Turturro • Jüri Tamm • Karine Chemla • Katherine Freese • Ken Wahl • Kevin Curran (writer) • Loreena McKennitt • Robert de Castella • Terry McAuliffe