| Robert Townsend |
Robert Townsend can speak to any audience on various levels. As a Hollywood Icon who jumpstarted his career by using a single Credit Card. His story behind Hollywood Shuffle speaks to the heart of faith, hope and overcoming obstacles. Townsend is a true inspiration to any Entrepreneur who has ever had a Dream. Townsend‘s storytelling is funny, insightful, poignant and motivating.
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As a filmmaker, Townsend shares Life lessons from the various caps he wears in Hollywood including “Lessons as a Screenwriter”, “Lessons as Director”, “Stories as a Producer”, “Lessons as a Stand-Up and an Actor”. Townsend is considered to be one of the Godfathers of Independent Cinema. He has worked with some of the biggest names in Black Hollywood from Eddie Murphy, Beyonce, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Bill Cosby and even Rudy Ray Moore. Stories of Townsend‘s faith and walk with God are always reflected in his body of work, from his classic movies like “The Five Heartbeats” with Eddie’s redeeming scene in church singing “I Feel Like Going On” or classic Townsend singing “Say Amen” with Howard Hewitt on his Award winning show “Partners In Crime” on HBO.
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Townsend has been a part of Hollywood Royalty for over 20 plus years, amassing a body of work that includes Award winning Dramas, and Comedies on the Big, Small, and Digital screen. The talent he continues to work with reads like a Hollywood Who‘s Who. Funny, Classy, and Creative, Townsend has a unique voice that speaks to all people. At his core he is just a kid from the ghetto, product of a single mom, that was once a Dreamer and is now living his Dreams.
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