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Reginald VelJohnson (born Reginald Johnson; August 16, 1952) is an American actor.He is best known for playing police officer characters, such as Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters, which ran from 1989 to 1998, and LAPD Sergeant Al Powell in the films Die Hard and Die Hard 2.
Carlton "Carl" Otis Winslow, who originally appeared in the Perfect Strangers episode "Crimebusters" alongside his wife, Harriette, is the son of Estelle Winslow and the late Samuel Winslow, brother-in-law of Rachel Crawford, father of Eddie, Laura, and Judy Winslow, uncle of Richie Crawford and adoptive father of "3J" Jameson. He is a short ...
In the pilot episode, "The Mama Who Came to Dinner", the family had also opened their home to Carl's street-wise mother, Estelle (Rosetta LeNoire), usually known as "Mother Winslow". Prior to the start of the series, Harriette's sister, Rachel Crawford and her infant son, Richie, had moved into the Winslow household after the death of Rachel's ...
The feel-good sitcom Family Matters premiered in 1989, and is perhaps best remembered for the family patriarch Carl Winslow’s (Reginald VelJohnson) feud with his nerdy neighbor Steve Urkel ...
Reginald VelJohnson, famous for playing patriarch Carl Winslow on the sitcom Family Matters and LAPD Sergeant Al Powell in the films Die Hard and Die Hard 2, will compete with pro Emma Slater ...
Reginald VelJohnson is one of TV's most beloved dads, having played Carl Winslow on "Family Matters" for nine seasons between 1989 and 1997. He is known for playing police officer characters ...
Carl is trying to repair a lamp and ignores Steve's warning about bare wire touching the base of the lamp. Carl electrocutes himself, and only Steve knows CPR. Steve ends up saving Carl's life. The Winslows find themselves indebted to Steve and shower him with gratitude. The incident also inspires Eddie and Laura to learn CPR.
While Carl confronts his mother's want to usurp his authority over his family, his son Eddie (Darius McCrary) tries to convince him to let him go to a party. The episode marks the only appearance of Valerie Jones as Judy Winslow before she was replaced with Jaimee Foxworth in the following episode. In its initial airing, "The Mama Who Came to ...