Reginald VelJohnson

レジナルド・ヴェルジョンソン　/　れじなるど・ゔぇるじょんそん

American actor

August 16, 1952 (age 73)　・　Queens, New York, United States

New York
actor
stage actor
television actor

My Take

I will never get tired of Reginald VelJohnson, and I think he's one of the most underrated character actors Hollywood ever produced. He grew up in Queens, trained seriously at NYU, and brought a kind of lived-in warmth to every role that you simply cannot fake. As Sergeant Al Powell in Die Hard he's basically the emotional backbone of the whole film — a guy eating Twinkies on the other end of a radio who somehow makes you care just as much as the action hero. Then he turned around and gave us Carl Winslow for nine seasons of Family Matters, a dad so grounded and decent that he made Steve Urkel's chaos feel survivable. Both roles could have been throwaway supporting parts; he made them iconic. That's a rare gift.

Overview

Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald Johnson; August 16, 1952) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying police officers on screen, and making each of them come alive as distinct characters, such as Sergeant Al Powell in the Die Hard franchise and Carl Winslow in the television sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998).

1. Profile

Name (English): Reginald VelJohnson
Name (Japanese): レジナルド・ヴェルジョンソン
Reading: れじなるど・ゔぇるじょんそん
Born: August 16, 1952 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Queens, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / stage actor / television actor / film actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
University: New York University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3