Reginald VelJohnson

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Biography

Actor

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·writer·soundtrack
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 16 August 1952
  • Place of birth
  • Raleigh· North Carolina
  • Education
  • New York University

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Famous for portraying the role of Carl Winslow on "Family Matters"

Enjoys singing and dancing in his free time.

Avid Marathon Runner.

Was high school classmates with porn star Ron Jeremy and former CIA director George Tenet.

(July 2005) Playing opposite Angela Bassett and Courtney B Vance in the Guthrie Theaters stage version of His Girl Friday in Minneapolis, MN.

Often confused with the late James Avery because of their similar roles on their sitcoms, voice, manner and body structure. Avery once made a walk-on appearance at the end of one episode of Family Matters.

Frequently plays characters in law enforcement. In Family Matters, Ghostbusters, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, and Turner & Hooch he played a cop, he also returned to the role of Officer Al Powell in 2 Die Hard video games.

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