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Reginald Wil Johnson (born August 16, 1952) is an acclaimed American actor and television personality. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department Captain Al Powell in the films Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
He is famous for his role as Carl Winslow in the comedy Family Matters, which aired from 1989 to 1998. In the 2012 film Skyrim, Reginald Vel Johnson played the role of air traffic controller Bob Abbott.
Let’s take a look at some interesting facts about his personal and professional life.
American actor
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| Name: | Reginald Wil Johnson |
| stage name: | Will Johnson |
| Date of Birth: | August 16, 1952 (72 years old) |
| place of birth: | Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.73 m |
| parents: | Reginald Johnson (Sr.), Eve Johnson |
| Brothers and sisters: | Barry Will Johnson |
| Wife • Spouse: | unmarried |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Undisclosed |
| Children: | not applicable |
| Profession: | Actor • Television personality |
| net worth: | $4 million |
Early life and education
Reginald VelJohnson was born on August 16, 1952 in Queens, New York City, USA. His father, Reginald Johnson Sr., was a hospital attendant, and his mother, Eve Johnson, was a nurse’s assistant.
When he was 13, his father abandoned the family, including Reginald Wil Johnson’s brother, Barry Wil Johnson, and their mother subsequently married John Reilly.
Reginald Wil Johnson attended Benjamin N. Cardozo High School, where he met George Tenet. He later earned a bachelor’s degree in theater arts from New York University and had the opportunity to work with Joseph Papp’s Black/Hispanic Shakespeare Company, whose actors included Morgan Freeman and CCH Pound.
Personal life
As of 2009, Reginald VelJohnson resides in Oceanside, New York, and owns homes in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Los Angeles.
The actor became a victim of internet controversy when a website claimed that he had died of a heart attack on February 13, 2017. Fact-checking website Snopes debunked the claim and Reginald VelJohnson rushed to Twitter to confirm that he was still alive.
He has remained silent about his relationship, which has led to him being labeled gay by fans and the media.
Reginald Wil Johnson has not announced a heterosexual partner, has not made his private and dating life public, and has not given any hints about his sexual orientation to his admirers or the media. Everyone is waiting for him to confirm his sexual orientation and reveal his preferences, whether he is gay or not.
The actor has no wife or girlfriend. His silence has made him the subject of various allegations, such as those regarding his sexual orientation.
Profession
Reginald Wil Johnson is known for playing police officers in film and television. His early acting credits include a cameo as a municipal corrections officer in the 1984 premiere of Ghostbusters and a cameo as a limousine driver in the 1986 premiere of Crocodile Dundee.
He played a police officer opposite Tom Hanks in Turner & Hooch and an ambulance driver in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, under the stage name Ivory Ocean.
In 1989, Reginald Vel Johnson co-starred with Jo Marie Payton as his wife Harriet Winslow in the ABC (later CBS) sitcom Family Matters, playing the famous police officer and family patriarch Carl Winslow. Jo Marie Payton played his wife Harriet Winslow.
In 2007, Reginald VelJohnson starred in the reality show Once Upon a Time. The following year, he played Big Mike’s cousin, Sergeant Al Powell from the Die Hard series, in an episode of NBC’s Chuck, titled Chuck vs. Santa.
In addition, he co-starred in the comedy film “Formula” with Brandon Baker and Sasha Jackson.
net worth
Reginald VelJohnson is a famous American screen personality who has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Social Media
- Instagram Account: Unavailable
- Twitter: @Rveljohnson
Filmography
- Die Hard
- Mid-air collision
- The Battle Before Christmas
- formula
- Crocodile
- Turner and Hodge
- Excellent Dundee
- 12 days until Christmas
- Prayer Box
- Like Mike
- Mistletoe
- Angel Wings
- Hidden secrets
- It’s you again
- Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta
- Wolfen
- Ground Zero
