{"id":341803,"date":"2021-09-20T20:02:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T17:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/friday-actor-anthony-aj-johnson-dead-at-55\/"},"modified":"2021-09-20T20:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T17:02:11","slug":"friday-actor-anthony-aj-johnson-dead-at-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/friday-actor-anthony-aj-johnson-dead-at-55\/","title":{"rendered":"#Friday Actor Anthony &#8216;AJ&#8217; Johnson Dead At 55"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Friday Actor Anthony &#8216;AJ&#8217; Johnson Dead At 55<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\nFilm star and stand-up co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n <strong>Anthony \u201cAJ\u201d Johnson<\/strong> was found dead in a Los Angeles store earlier this month, according to his nephew who spoke with <em>TMZ<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, just 55 years old, was rushed to the hospital once discovered, but it was too late. No cause of death has been released at this time. His representative confirmed the tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>, telling the outlet:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur BH Talent family is saddened about the loss of an amazing iconic legend in comedy, our client and friend Anthony \u2018AJ\u2019 Johnson.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He leaves behind his wife\u00a0and three children, as well as siblings and friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Gabby Petito\u2019s Family Shares Heartbreaking Reactions To Discovery Of Body<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discussing the legacy of the comedian, the rep added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe are praying for all those that were touched by his comedy, acting, but most of all his life. We are especially praying for his beloved Wife, Children, Siblings and Manager.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AJ\u2019s career skyrocketed in 1990 when he booked the role of E.Z.E. in <em>House Party<\/em>. He\u2019d go on to perform stand-up around El Lay before joining the cast of <em>Friday<\/em> as Ezal in 1995. He also starred in nearly 50 other films and TV shows, including <em>Menace II Society<\/em>,<em> I Got The Hook-Up<\/em>, and <em>Hittin\u2019 It<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Friday<\/em> co-star and friend <strong>Ice Cube<\/strong>\u00a0remembered him via <strong>Twitter<\/strong>, grieving the loss of the \u201cnaturally funny dude.\u201d See his full tribute (below).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sad to wake up to the news about AJ Johnson passing away. Naturally funny dude who was straight outta Compton at the same time. Sorry I couldn\u2019t bring your character Ezal back to the big screen in Last Friday\u2026 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gKbYZDZ4Br\">https:\/\/t.co\/gKbYZDZ4Br<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ice Cube (@icecube) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icecube\/status\/1439970020109393921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So sad. Fans of the \u201990s film will recall how just months earlier, the world lost fellow co-star <strong>Tommy \u201cTiny\u201d Lister<\/strong> this past December.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re sending love to Johnson\u2019s inner circle as they mourn this untimely passing. 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