Anthony Johnson

Anthony Johnson

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.

  • Title: Anthony Johnson
  • Popularity: 4.364
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1966-01-31
  • Place of Birth: Compton, California, USA
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  • Also Known As: AJ Johnson
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Anthony Johnson Movies

  • 1994
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    House Party 3

    House Party 3

    5.1 1994 HD

    Hip Hop duo Kid & Play return in the second follow-up to their 1990 screen debut House Party. Kid (Christopher "Kid" Reid) is taking the plunge and...

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  • 1998
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    Woo

    Woo

    4.5 1998 HD

    Woo is a woman in control of her world. She is smart, self-confident, sophisticated and snarky. And she doesn't have any trouble attracting members...

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  • 2019
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    I Got the Hook Up 2

    I Got the Hook Up 2

    5.9 2019 HD

    After best friends Black and Blue's restaurant is shut down, Black needs to find some cash -- fast. He thinks his luck has turned when Blue's son,...

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  • 1993
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    Menace II Society

    Menace II Society

    7.5 1993 HD

    A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

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  • 1995
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    Panther

    Panther

    6.2 1995 HD

    Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black...

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  • 1996
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    The Great White Hype

    The Great White Hype

    5.211 1996 HD

    When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the...

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  • 1992
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    Lethal Weapon 3

    Lethal Weapon 3

    6.697 1992 HD

    Archetypal buddy cops Riggs and Murtaugh are back for another round of high-stakes action, this time setting their collective sights on bringing down...

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  • 2000
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    Hot Boyz

    Hot Boyz

    4.5 2000 HD

    Injustice begets a criminal. Kool is an artist without prospects, a black belt in karate, and in love with LaShawna, poised and college bound. One...

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  • 2002
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    On the Edge

    On the Edge

    2.7 2002 HD

    Dakota Smith is an ex-cop and former private eye with a proclivity for community service. When a young basketball player entangles himself with drug...

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  • 1995
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    Friday

    Friday

    7.2 1995 HD

    Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.

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  • 1999
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    Foolish

    Foolish

    6.091 1999 HD

    'Foolish' Waise is a talented comedian with a hard-edge trying to make it in the comedy clubs in LA while his brother is a hard-nosed gangster trying...

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  • 1998
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    I Got the Hook-Up

    I Got the Hook-Up

    5.4 1998 HD

    Two broke buddies feel lucky when they come upon a truckload of cellular phones and begin selling them out of the back of their van. Trouble arises...

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  • 1997
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    B.A.P.S

    B.A.P.S

    5.3 1997 HD

    Two clueless homegirls move to L.A. to become dancers, but instead find themselves scamming a dying millionaire to eventually become B*A*P*S (Black...

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  • 1998
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    The Players Club

    The Players Club

    6.4 1998 HD

    Single mother Diana struggles to provide for her child and pay for her college education. When she meets two dancers from a nearby gentlemen's club,...

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  • 2004
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    Hittin' It!

    Hittin' It!

    1 2004 HD

    When Morris and Malik's "uncle" lets them use his ultra-hip Miami beach house they think they have it made...until Malik's cousin E arrives and...

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  • 2004
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    Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles

    Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles

    2 2004 HD

    The film starts in 1978, In NYC the numbers racket is going out of business because the state is starting a lottery. Down on his luck, numbers runner...

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  • 2022
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    Boosters LA

    Boosters LA

    1 2022 HD

    James and his best friend Lisa struggle to stay one step ahead of the law while heading their boosting operation through the clothing racks of LA.

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  • 2000
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    Baller Blockin'

    Baller Blockin'

    7.5 2000 HD

    A flashback to the early life of the narrator/ protagonist 'Tanuk' (Juvenile) shows life in the Magnolia projects in New Orleans. He bears witness to...

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  • 2012
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    Recognize

    Recognize

    1 2012 HD

    Derrill Davis aka Dee Dee lives the life as a professional used car salesman by day and one of Atlanta's most deadly and feared undercover street...

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  • 2018
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    5K1

    5K1

    1 2018 HD

    Two best friends have to choose between life in the streets and loyalty when they are indicted with the help of an informant that causes everyone to...

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  • 2018
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    Hey, Mr. Postman!

    Hey, Mr. Postman!

    5.5 2018 HD

    An easily frustrated and wise-cracking charter bus driver from the mid-west loses everything after being fired. Desperately, he moves in with his...

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  • 2003
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    Sweet Hideaway

    Sweet Hideaway

    1 2003 HD

    Trying to avoid jail time from credit card fraud, Price, at the advice of his cousin, hides out at a college fraternity. There's only one thing his...

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  • 2006
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    Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy

    Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy

    3 2006 HD

    In this inaugural installment of Master P's Hood Stars of Comedy, H.Hood Cinema brings you the funniest comedians in the country. These comedians...

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  • 1997
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    How to Be a Player

    How to Be a Player

    5.6 1997 HD

    Dray is a young playboy whose only objective in life seems to be to have sex with as many girls as he can without getting caught by his girlfriend...

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  • 2004
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    Sweet Oranges

    Sweet Oranges

    1 2004 HD

    Down on their luck, buddies Jamal (William L. Johnson) and Kenny (Benjamin Stephens) decide that the only way they can pluck themselves out of...

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  • 2017
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    Candy

    Candy

    4.9 2017 HD

    This dramatic tale of four women running the dope game in a big city is a familiar story that is as colorful as the characters they meet in the...

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  • 2001
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    O

    O

    5.9 2001 HD

    Even though he's the only black student at the elite Palmetto Grove Academy, star basketball player and future NBA hopeful Odin James has the...

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  • 2006
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    Repos

    Repos

    4.8 2006 HD

    Tea (Master P) and Coffee (Michael Blackson) are two repo men who work for Mr. Henderson (Katt Williams) at Banks Repo. While trying to break their...

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  • 1990
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    House Party

    House Party

    6.382 1990 HD

    Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks...

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