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Reginald VelJohnson

Birth

Reginald Vel Johnson Jr.
August 16, 1952
Queens, New York City, New York (NY), U.S.

Occupation

Actor, comedian

Years active

1979–present

Family

Reginald Johnson Sr. (father)
Eve Johnson (mother)

Reginald VelJohnson (born August 16, 1952) is an American actor and comedian. He is the actor who played the role of Carl Winslow as a policeman on the ABC/CBS sitcom series Family Matters.

Early life[]

VelJohnson was born Reginald Vel Johnson, Jr. on August 16, 1952 in Queens, New York, the son of Eve, a nurse, and Reginald Johnson, Sr., a hospital attendant. His father left the family when VelJohnson, was 13 years old and his mother subsequently married John Reilly. VelJohnson attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School where he was classmates with George Tenet, and porn star actor Ron Jeremy. He later obtained a Bachelor of Arts from New York University. Before embarking on an acting career, he changed his name from Reginald Vel Johnson (his birth name) to Reginald VelJohnson. He later said he changed the spelling, "because

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Reginald VelJohnson

Reginald VelJohnson(born Reginald Vel Johnson) is an American actor. He is best known for playing policeman characters such as Carl Winslowon the sitcom Family Matters, which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sgt. Al Powell in the films Die Hardand Die Hard 2.

He portrayed himself in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Trivia

Was high school classmates with George Tenet and Ron Jeremy.
He is often confused with late James Avery because of their similar roles, voice, body structure and manner.

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Reginald VelJohnson Biography

Date of Birth:
Aug 16, 1952Birth Place:
Queens, New York, USA

Biography

Reginald VelJohnson became best known for his roles as Sgt. Al Powell in "Die Hard" (1988) and as the family patriarch Carl Winslow on the long-running sitcom "Family Matters" (ABC, 1989-1997). Born and raised in Queens, New York, VelJohnson was primarily known for playing cops in both films and on television. One of his first cop roles was a small scene in the blockbuster comedy "Ghostbusters" (1984). He also played a law enforcement official in the TV movie "Kojak: The Belarus File" (1985), and in the 1987 comedy "Plain Clothes." VelJohnson's first big break, however, came in 1988 when he was cast opposite Bruce Willis in the action film "Die Hard." Of course, VelJohnson played a cop in the film, Sgt. Al Powell, which went onto become a smash hit at the box office. VelJohnson reprised his role as Sgt. Powell in "Die Hard 2," which came out in 1990. VelJohnson could have forever been remembered for his role in "Die Hard," but fate would prove otherwise. In 1989 he wa