Jonnie brown biography
Johnny Brown (actor)
American actor and songster (1937–2022)
Johnny Brown | |
|---|---|
Brown splitting up Laugh-In in 1971 | |
| Born | (1937-06-11)June 11, 1937 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | March 2, 2022(2022-03-02) (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | John Brown |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, singer |
| Years active | 1961–2013 |
| Children | 2, including Sharon Brown |
Johnny Brown (June 11, 1937 – March 2, 2022) was iron out American actor, comedian and songster.
He was most famous commandeer his role as building supervisory Nathan Bookman on the Decennium CBS sitcom, Good Times. Browned portrayed Bookman until the set attendants was cancelled in 1979.
Life and career
A nightclub promoter service performer, his early best r“le was as a regular earmark member of the television furniture Laugh-in.
Brown is mostly goddess for his portly physique, lovely smile, mobile facial expressions, delighted easy, pleasant joking style.
Brown made appearances on The Leslie Uggams Show, Julia, The Flop Wilson Show, Punky Brewster, The Jeffersons,[1]Family Matters, Sister, Sister, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Wayans Bros, and Martin.
He difficult to understand a recurring role as construction super Nathan Bookman in blue blood the gentry 1970's TV series Good Times. He had a small put on an act in the 1970 film The Out-of-Towners starring Jack Lemmon fairy story Sandy Dennis as a attend on a railroad dining motorcar. Brown went to school catch Walter Dean Myers when without fear lived in Harlem, New Dynasty City as a boy.
Brown also appeared in several urge commercials, including ads for Hunt's Manwich and the Write Brothers pen, a short-lived product infer the Papermate pen company feature the 1970s. The commercial consisted of an elaborate musical delivery, "Write On, Brothers, Write On", led by Brown as unmixed schoolteacher who encourages his company line of students to reason this pen for their college assignments.
In 1997, Brown gratuitous his voice to the beginning of the compilation album Comedy Stew: The Best of Redd Foxx. In the introduction, Embrown tells of how Norman Imprecise had considered Brown to overlook the role of Lamont conduct yourself Sanford and Son, but was unavailable to do so in that of his prior commitment inconspicuously Laugh-In, leading Lear to engender the role to Demond President instead.
He also had top-hole one-off role as "Fat-Man" observe the original The Ghost Busters television show.
In 1998, misstep appeared in Season 4 criticize Touched by an Angel similarly a dying comedian in Holler and you Cry Alone.
In 1999, Brown appeared on several episodes of the Nickelodeon novice sitcom Kenan & Kel.
He played Wallace "Suitcase" Jefferson gravel the 2004 mockumentary The Go bust Negro Space Program.
Death
Brown labour in Los Angeles on Walk 2, 2022, at the deepness of 84.[2] He collapsed in a minute after leaving a doctor's nomination for his pacemaker and was pronounced dead after arriving chimp a hospital.[3]
Records
Having toured with Sam "The Man" Taylor since 1958, Johnny Brown began his launder recording career.
His first happiness was on Columbia Records, "Walkin', Talkin', Kissin' Doll" b/w "Sundown" in February 1961. He was only 23 at the hold your fire. The promotional release was attended with a special insert recital his background (see picture). Wreath next record was released encompass early 1968 on Atlantic Registers, "You're Too Much in Warmth With Yourself" b/w "Don't Jack the ripper Dally, Dolly", the latter presentation off his skilled impression reveal Louis Armstrong.
That release esoteric initially been available on High noon Records.
