1. Reginald VelJohnson was born on Reginald Johnson; August 16,1952 and is an American actor.
19 Facts About Reginald VelJohnson
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Reginald VelJohnson is best known for playing police officer characters, such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sergeant Al Powell in the films Die Hard and Die Hard 2 and briefly in Ghostbusters.
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Reginald VelJohnson's mother Eva was a nurse's aide, while his father Dan was a hospital attendant.
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Reginald VelJohnson's father left the family, which included Reginald's brother Barry, when Johnson was 13 years old.
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Reginald VelJohnson later said he changed the spelling of his birth name "because I wanted a name people would remember".
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Reginald VelJohnson played an ambulance driver in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins in which he was credited by the stage name Ivory Ocean.
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Reginald VelJohnson was hired after Gene Hackman, originally hired to play the role, became unavailable, and producers decided to hire a relatively unknown actor for the part.
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Reginald VelJohnson came from New York to California to film it for nine months, which was so long that he ended up residing in California permanently thereafter.
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Reginald VelJohnson later reprised the character in the 1990 sequel Die Hard 2.
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In 1989, Reginald VelJohnson was cast as police officer and family patriarch Carl Winslow in the ABC sitcom Family Matters, alongside Jo Marie Payton, who played his wife Harriette Winslow.
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Reginald VelJohnson starred on the show until it ended in 1998.
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Since the end of Family Matters, Reginald VelJohnson has done mostly voice and guest star work.
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In 2010, Reginald VelJohnson started a recurring role as Principal, later Superintendent, Strickland on the Disney sitcom I'm in the Band and Funnyordie.
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Reginald VelJohnson has appeared in the comedy film, The Formula, starring alongside Brandon Baker and Sasha Jackson.
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Reginald VelJohnson played air traffic controller Bob Abbot in the 2012 film Air Collision.
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In 2021, Reginald VelJohnson voiced Principal Winslow in the animated adaptation of the comic Invincible.
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In January 2023, Reginald VelJohnson began appearing in advertisements for Progressive as "TV Dad," a parody of his previous Carl Winslow role.
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In September 2024, Reginald VelJohnson was announced as one of the celebrities competing on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Reginald VelJohnson was partnered with Emma Slater and they finished in 10th place.