Reginald Veljohnson

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AKA: Reginald Vel Johnson
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 08/16/1952
Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA

biography

A hefty, genial African-American character actor in features and a put-upon sitcom lead, Reginald VelJohnson is perhaps best known to film audiences as the friendly, Twinkie-chomping cop pal to Bruce Willis in "Die Hard" (1988). VelJohnson fleetingly recreated this role in a cameo for "Die Hard 2" (1990). TV audiences know him as Carl Winslow, another good-natured if long-suffering police officer, on the hit ABC sitcom, "Family Matters" (1989-97; CBS, 1997-98). Though VelJohnson was initially considered the star of the show, he was eclipsed by the addition of a phenomenally popular character: Continued

Credits

(TV Show)
2006-2006
(TV Show)
2006-2006
Cast
2006
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Danny Small
2005
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Ambassador
2005
(TV Show)
2003-2003
Sterling
2003
(TV Show)
2002-2002
Sergeant Al Powell
1990
Sergeant Al Powell
1988
Actor
David Sutton
Burt Klavan
Regy Steedman

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Added his middle name, Vel, to his original surname in the early 1970s because there were other actors named Reginald or Reggie Johnson
 
Invited to join Joseph Papp's Black/Hispanic Shakespeare Company with Morgan Freeman, Gloria Foster, C C H Pounder, Miriam Colon and Jaime Sanchez
 
Appeared on and off-Broadway in such shows as "Hamlet," "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "Mondongo"
1981 
Film acting debut, "Wolfen"
 
Recurring TV role in "Perfect Strangers" led to own series "Family Matters"
Continued

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