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Robert Townsend
Director 69 years old

Robert Townsend

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) 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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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Bill Cosby: Far from Finished

Bill Cosby: Far from Finished

Robert Townsend 2013 1h 35m 4.0

Bill Cosby is "Far From Finished." In his first special in thirty years, he leaves the audience asking, "How did he get inside our house?" Whether he's talking about friendship, love or marriage, the result is people laughing so hard their faces hurt.

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Carmen: A Hip Hopera

Robert Townsend 2001 1h 25m

A contemporary, urban retelling of the classic story, Carmen: A Hip Hopera follows the life of a police sergeant whose world is turned upside down when an irresistible woman enters his life.

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

Robert Townsend 1993 1h 40m 7.0

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.

Hollywood Shuffle

Hollywood Shuffle

Robert Townsend 1987 1h 21m

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must…

Eddie Murphy Raw

Eddie Murphy Raw

Robert Townsend 1987 1h 30m 7.9

Eddie Murphy in a stand-up performance recorded live. For an hour and a half he talks about his favourite subjects: sex and women.

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