Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
29
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 31, 1966 ( 55 years old )
Place of Birth
Compton, California, USA
Also Known As
AJ 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.
Known For
The Great White Hype
1996-05-03Hot Boyz
2000-01-15On the Edge
2002-10-01Woo
1998-05-08Panther
1995-05-03Menace II Society
1993-05-26I Got the Hook Up 2
2019-07-12Lethal Weapon 3
1992-05-15House Party 3
1994-01-11Friday
1995-04-26