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RECENT CREDITS

Unfabulous (TV) Dec. 2, 2007

South of Nowhere (TV) Dec. 8, 2006

2005 Black Movie Awards (TV) Oct. 19, 2005

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason... (TV) Feb. 14, 2005

Black in the '80s (TV) Feb. 3, 2005

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HIGHLIGHTS

2001 Was director of the MTV special "Carmen: A Hip Hopera"

2000 Directed the NBC biopic "The Little Richard Story"

2000 Helmed the TV biopic "The Natalie Cole Story" (NBC)

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TV Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)

Role

Category

Joseph's Gift

Actor

Film

Phantom Punch

Director

Film

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Director, Executive Producer

Film

Lil Homiez

Director, Screenplay

Film

South of Nowhere 2005-2006

Director

Love and War and Love and War (2006) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Objects May Be Closer Than They Appear (2006) -Director

Director

TV Episode

The Morning After Part 2 (2006) -Director

Director

TV Episode

The Morning After (2006) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Friends with Benefits (2005) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Friends, Lovers, Brothers & Others (2005) -Director

Director

TV Episode

2005 Black Movie Awards 2005 -Performer

Actor

Book of Love: The Definitive Reason Why Men are Dogs 2005 -Confessional #4

Actor

Black in the '80s 2005 -Interviewee

Actor

Color in Film (2005) -Interviewee

Actor

TV Episode

Unfabulous 2004

Director

The Quest (2007) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Two Brothers 2004 -Saxophone

Music

Film

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! 2003

Actor

I Was A Teenage Faust 2002 -Mr. Five

Actor

Undercover Brother 2002 -Mr. UB

Actor

Film

10,000 Black Men Named George 2002

Director

7th Annual BET Walk of Fame 2001 -Host

Actor

Hip Hopera: Carmen 2001

Director

Making The Movie: MTV's Hip Hop Opera: Carmen 2001 -Interviewee

Actor

An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence 2001 -Host

Actor

Holiday Heart 2000

Director

Livin' For Love: The Natalie Cole Story 2000

Director

Soul Food 2000

Director

Tonight at Noon (2002) -Director

Director

TV Episode

Little Richard 2000

Director

Up, Up and Away 2000 -Jim Marshall/ Bronze Eagle

Director, Actor

The Taxman 1999 -Peyton Cody

Actor

Film

Robert Townsend on Sex in the 20th Century: From Behind Closed Doors 1999

Director, Executive Producer

Jackie's Back! 1999

Actor, Director

Love Songs 1999 -Champ

Director, Actor

A Tribute to Black Music Legends 1999 -Host

Actor

Motown Live 1998 -Host

Actor

Vaudeville 1997

Actor

All-Star TV Censored Show Me the Bloopers 1997

Actor

B.A.P.S. 1997

Director

Film

Soul Train Music Awards: 11th Anniversary 1997

Actor

The 28th NAACP Image Awards 1997 -Presenter

Actor

Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards 1996

Actor

10th Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1996

Actor

Great Drives 1996 -Host

Segment Director, Actor

The Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Special 1995

Actor

Welcome Home Animaniacs 1995

Actor

The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg 1995

Actor

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child 1995 -of Rumpelstiltskin

Voice

Met Life Presents the Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame 1994 -Host

Actor

Townsend Television 1993 -film segment director, videotape segment director

Actor, Creator, Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Segment Director, Video

Count on Me 1993

Actor

The Meteor Man 1993 -Jefferson Reed

Director, Screenplay, Actor

Film

Laughing Matters 1993

Actor

The Issue Is Race 1992

Actor

Back to School '92 1992

Actor

Comic Relief V 1992

Actor

Magic Johnson's All-Star Slam 'N Jam 1992

Actor

The 24th Annual NAACP Image Awards 1992

Actor

A Party For Richard Pryor 1991

Actor

Go Party! 1991

Actor

Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music, Uh-Huh! 1991 -Host

Actor

A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan 1991

Actor

Celebrate the Soul of American Music 1991 -Presenter

Actor

The Five Heartbeats 1991 -Duck

Director, Screenplay, Actor, Executive Producer, Song Performer

Film

The Movie Awards 1991 -Host

Actor

Motown 30: What's Goin' On! 1990

Actor

Cutting Edge With Maria Shriver 1990

Actor

The 22nd Annual NAACP Image Awards 1990

Actor

Playing the Nutroll: Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime IV 1989

Actor, Director, Executive Producer, Writer

The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards 1989

Actor

16th Annual Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1989

Actor

The Mutiny Has Just Begun: Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime III 1989

Actor, Executive Producer, Segment Director, Writer

All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1989

Actor

The Mighty Quinn 1989 -Maubee

Actor

Film

That's Adequate 1989 -Standup Comic

Actor

Film

That's What Friends Are For: AIDS Concert '88 1988

Actor

Take No Prisoners: Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime II 1988

Actor, Executive Producer, Writer

Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration 1988 -Host

Actor, Actor

The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards 1988

Actor

The 20th Annual NAACP Image Awards 1988

Actor

Robert Townsend and His Partners in Crime 1987

Actor, Director, Executive Producer

Eddie Murphy Raw 1987

Director

Film

Uptown Comedy Express 1987

Actor

Odd Jobs 1987 -Dwight

Actor

Film

Ratboy 1986 -Manny

Actor

Film

The Late Show 1986 -Rotating Host

Actor

Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me 1986

Actor

American Flyers 1985 -Jerome

Actor

Film

A Soldier's Story 1984 -Corporal Ellis

Actor

Film

Streets of Fire 1984 -Lester

Actor

Film

In Love With an Older Woman 1982 -James

Actor

Hollywood Shuffle 1982 -Bobby Taylor, Jasper, Sam Ace, Speed

Director, Producer, Screenplay, Actor, Actor, Actor, Actor

Film

Senior Trip! 1981 -Randy

Actor

Women at West Point 1979 -Russell Baker

Actor

The Bounty Man 1972 -Baker

Actor

The Great American Dream Machine 1971

Actor

Martin -Himself

Actor

Dialogue With Black Filmmakers -Guest

Actor

Of Boys and Men -Cast

Actor, Executive Producer

Film

Mercenary 2: Thick and Thin

Actor

Film

The Parent 'Hood -Robert Peterson

Co-Executive Producer, Creator, Director, Executive Producer, From Story, Actor

Tao of the Golden Mask -Cast

Actor

Film

Willie & Phil -Thin Boy

Actor

Film

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Highlights

2001 Was director of the MTV special "Carmen: A Hip Hopera"

2000 Directed the NBC biopic "The Little Richard Story"

2000 Helmed the TV biopic "The Natalie Cole Story" (NBC)

1998 Hosted the syndicated weekly series "Mowtown Live"

1995 - 1999 Co-starred in and co-executive produced "The Parent 'Hood" (The WB)

1993 Executive produced, hosted, and wrote for "Townsend Television", a variety series on Fox

1990 Purchased Hollywood Professional School and renamed it Tinsel Townsend Studios to turn into a mini-studio (date approximate)

1987 First film as director-writer-producer "Hollywood Shuffle" (also star)

1980 Film acting debut in "Willie and Phil"

1979 New York stage debut in "Take It from the Top" at the Henry Street Settlement

1979 Early TV movie appearance in the CBS docudrama, "Women at West Point"

1974 Film debut (bit part) in "Cooley High"

Worked with Experimental Black Actors Guild in Chicago at age 16

Stand-up comic with Second City and at NY's Improvisation

Recently Worked With...

Emma Roberts

Unfabulous

Aired: Dec. 2, 2007

Gabrielle Christian

South of Nowhere

Aired: Dec. 8, 2006

Bokeem Woodbine

Black in the '80s

Aired: Feb. 3, 2005

Guy Pearce

Two Brothers

Released: Jun. 25, 2004

Nicole Ari Parker

Soul Food

Aired: Jun. 26, 2002

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