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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hollywood_ShuffleHollywood Shuffle - Wikipedia

    In an echo of his grandmother's earlier admonition, Hollywood Shuffle ends with Bobby filming a TV PSA for the US Postal Service. Cast [ edit ] Robert Townsend as Bobby Taylor, an aspiring young black actor who dreams of making it big in Hollywood.

  2. www.moviespoilers.io › movie › hollywood-shuffleHollywood Shuffle Ending Explained | MovieSpoilers.io

    Ending Explained. In the conclusion of "Hollywood Shuffle," directed by Robert Townsend, the protagonist, Bobby Taylor, faces a pivotal moment in his acting career. Throughout the film, Bobby grapples with the stereotypical roles offered to Black actors in Hollywood. After landing a role in a demeaning film, he experiences a crisis of conscience.

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  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0093200Hollywood Shuffle (1987) - IMDb

    Mar 20, 1987 · With Robert Townsend, Craigus R. Johnson, Helen Martin, Starletta DuPois. An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.

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    • Comedy
    • Robert Townsend
    • 1987-03-20

  5. www.imdb.com › title › tt0093200Hollywood Shuffle (1987) - Plot - IMDb

    In an echo of his grandmother's previous admonition that there's always honest work at the post office, (in doing the so-called Hollywood Shuffle) the film ends with Bobby filming a TV commercial for the US Postal Service.

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  7. www.vanityfair.com › hollywood › 201730 Years Later, the Searing Critiques of Hollywood Shuffle ...

    The most famous scene from Shuffle involves a fantasy sequence called Black Acting School in which Townsend’s version of himself, Bobby Taylor, imagines white actors instructing black actors...

  8. www.criterion.com › films › 29771Hollywood Shuffle (1987) | The Criterion Collection

    The writer-director-star’s megawatt charisma propels Hollywood Shuffle, the hilarious tale of a struggling actor attempting to break into an industry where the only roles available to Black performers seem to be hustlers, butlers, and slaves—forcing him to choose between selling out and maintaining his self-respect.

  9. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › hollywood-shuffle-1987Hollywood Shuffle movie review (1987) | Roger Ebert

    The story behind "Hollywood Shuffle" is more thrilling than anything on the screen. It's the story of Robert Townsend, young black actor from Chicago, talented, ambitious, who wins supporting roles in "Cooley High," "Streets of Fire" and "A Soldier's Story" but fails to gain stardom in a Hollywood where most roles for blacks are stereotypes and ...