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Anthony Johnson
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Anthony Johnson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1966-01-31,Compton, California, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

The Great White Hype

5.23

The Great White Hype
1996-05-03

4.6

Hot Boyz
2000-01-15

2.7

On the Edge
2002-10-01

4.3

Woo
1998-05-08

6.3

Panther
1995-05-03

Menace II Society

7.514

Menace II Society
1993-05-26

I Got the Hook Up 2

5.6

I Got the Hook Up 2
2019-07-12

Lethal Weapon 3

6.697

Lethal Weapon 3
1992-05-15

5.1

House Party 3
1994-01-11

7.12

Friday
1995-04-26

6

Foolish
1999-04-09

I Got the Hook-Up

5.4

I Got the Hook-Up
1998-05-27

5.3

B.A.P.S
1997-03-28

The Players Club

6.321

The Players Club
1998-04-08

1

Hittin' It!
2004-12-31

Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles

2

Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles
2004-09-14

0

Boosters LA
2022-01-31

Baller Blockin'

7

Baller Blockin'
2000-01-25

0

Recognize
2012-08-01

0

5K1
2018-04-22

Hey, Mr. Postman!

5.5

Hey, Mr. Postman!
2018-07-01

0

Sweet Hideaway
2003-02-10

Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy

2

Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy
2006-08-29

How to Be a Player

5.7

How to Be a Player
1997-08-06

0

Sweet Oranges
2004-05-25

5.4

Candy
2017-03-24

5.9

O
2001-08-31

5

Repos
2006-03-14

6.372

House Party
1990-01-20