Hollywood Shuffle (1987) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Townsend.

Cast

• Robert Townsend as Bobby Taylor
• Craigus R. Johnson as Stevie Taylor
• Helen Martin as Bobby's Grandmother
• Starletta DuPois as Bobby's Mother
• Keenen Ivory Wayans as Donald
• Anne-Marie Johnson as Lydia
• John Witherspoon as Mr. Jones
• Lou B. Washington as Tiny
• Steve James as Hood #3
• Christopher Jackson as Punk #1
• Dom Irrera as Writer
• Damon Wayans as Body Guard #2 / Willie
• Lisa Mende as Casting Director
• Eugene Robert Glazer as Director / Teacher / Amadeus / Chicago Jones / Dirty Larry
• Paul Mooney as President of NAACP
• Kim Wayans as Customer in Chair
• Jimmy Woodard as Advanced Student / Basketball Player / Tyrone
• Nancy Cheryll Davis as Audition Actor / Hooker
• Grand L. Bush as Mandingo / Ricky Taylor / Hood #5
• Rusty Cundieff as Audition Actor / Slave #1 / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
• Bobby McGee as Audition Actor / Zombie Pimp / Eddie Murphy-Type
• Brad Sanders as Batty Boy
• Bobby Mardis as Audition Actor / Basketball Player
• Franklyn Ajaye as Body Guard #1
• Roy Fegan as Jesse Wilson / Slave #2 / Zombie
• David McKnight as Uncle Ray
• Michael Colyar as Body Guard #3
• Don Reed as Maurice
• Robert R. Shafer as Commercial Director
• Jesse Kitten as Hood #2
• Gregory 'Popeye' Alexander as Pimp / Eddie Murphy Type / Afros Gang

Crew

• Robert Townsend — Director
• Keenen Ivory Wayans — Writer
• Robert Townsend — Writer
• Robert Townsend — Producer
• Peter Deming — Director of Photography

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