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Reginald VelJohnson, who is best known for playing Carl Winslow on ''Family Matters'', played a prison guard in ''Ghostbusters''.
  
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| Born=August 16, 1952<br />Queens, New York<ref group=Note name=Note01>The information is sourced from "IMDb", which is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#User-generated_content User-generated content]. It will be used temporarily as a reference until it can be replaced with a verified primary source. See [[Ghostbusters Wiki:Reference Guidelines|link references guide]].</ref>
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'''Reginald VelJohnson''', who is best known for playing Carl Winslow on ''Family Matters''.
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==Ghostbusters Related Credits==
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*[[Ghostbusters]] - ''Portrayed [[Jail Guard]]''
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**[[Ghostbusters (Chapter 22): Holding Cell|Chapter 22: Holding Cell]]
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==Other Works==
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''The information in this section is gathered from IMDb and is meant to only be a brief list of highlights of their career.''<br />
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*Clipped (TV Mini-Series) - ''Actor for five episodes (2015)''
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*Hart of Dixie (TV Series) - ''Actor for fifty-three episodes (2011-2015)''
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*TRON: Uprising (TV Series) - ''Actor for eleven episodes (2012-2013)''
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*Family Matters (TV Series) - ''Actor for two hundred fifteen episodes (1989-1998)''
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*Die Hard, Die Hard 2 - ''Actor (1988, 1990)''
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==Trivia==
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*Reginald VelJohnson was a finalist up for the role of [[Winston Zeddemore]] but lost out to [[Ernie Hudson]]. [[Ivan Reitman]] gave him the guard role as a gift for the hassle of the casting process.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reginald-veljohnson-talks-comedy-action-840152 The Hollywood Reporter "Family Matters Actor Reginald VelJohnson Says Everyone Still Thinks He's a Cop" 11/16/2015] ''Article reads: "That role was a gift from director Ivan Reitman after VelJohnson lost out on the role of Winston Zeddemore to Ernie Hudson, VelJohnson says."''</ref><ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/reginald-veljohnson-talks-comedy-action-840152 The Hollywood Reporter "Family Matters Actor Reginald VelJohnson Says Everyone Still Thinks He's a Cop" 11/16/2015] ''Reginald VelJohnson says: "They flew me out to California, and it was between me and him. And since it was so much trouble, Ivan Reitman said 'let me do something for you,' and gave me the prison guard.''</ref>
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===Notes===
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Reginald-veljohnson-2.jpg|
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ReginaldVelJohnsonFamily.jpg|The VelJohnson Family - Reginald in back right, his mother in back left (credit: The Movies That Made Us: "Die Hard")
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ReginaldVelJohnsonDieHard01.jpg|as Sgt. Al Powell in Die Hard (1988)
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ReginaldVelJohnsonDieHard02.jpg|as Sgt. Al Powell in Die Hard (1988)
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BradGarrettGloryDazePapaDontPreGame.jpg|as Stan Turley in Glory Daze: "Papa Don't Pre-Game" (2010) with [[Brad Garrett]]
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ReginaldVelJohnsonMoviesMadeUsDieHard01.jpg|The Movies That Made Us: "Die Hard" (2019)
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ReginaldVelJohnsonMoviesMadeUsDieHard02.jpg|The Movies That Made Us: "Die Hard" (2019)
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ReginaldVelJohnsonMoviesMadeUsDieHard03.jpg|The Movies That Made Us: "Die Hard" (2019)
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ReginaldVelJohnsonMoviesMadeUsDieHard04.jpg|The Movies That Made Us: "Die Hard" (2019)
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[[Category:GB1 Actors]]

Latest revision as of 06:46, 8 April 2021


Reginald VelJohnson, who is best known for playing Carl Winslow on Family Matters.


Ghostbusters Related Credits

Other Works

The information in this section is gathered from IMDb and is meant to only be a brief list of highlights of their career.

  • Clipped (TV Mini-Series) - Actor for five episodes (2015)
  • Hart of Dixie (TV Series) - Actor for fifty-three episodes (2011-2015)
  • TRON: Uprising (TV Series) - Actor for eleven episodes (2012-2013)
  • Family Matters (TV Series) - Actor for two hundred fifteen episodes (1989-1998)
  • Die Hard, Die Hard 2 - Actor (1988, 1990)

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter "Family Matters Actor Reginald VelJohnson Says Everyone Still Thinks He's a Cop" 11/16/2015 Article reads: "That role was a gift from director Ivan Reitman after VelJohnson lost out on the role of Winston Zeddemore to Ernie Hudson, VelJohnson says."
  2. ↑ The Hollywood Reporter "Family Matters Actor Reginald VelJohnson Says Everyone Still Thinks He's a Cop" 11/16/2015 Reginald VelJohnson says: "They flew me out to California, and it was between me and him. And since it was so much trouble, Ivan Reitman said 'let me do something for you,' and gave me the prison guard.

Notes

  1. ↑ The information is sourced from "IMDb", which is User-generated content. It will be used temporarily as a reference until it can be replaced with a verified primary source. See link references guide.

Gallery

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