A face you won’t forget
Rodney Washington
Played by Tommy Davidson
Rodney Washington is the Compton, California, teenager presented as a poster child on In Living Color's Jheri's Kids telethon spoof. Played by Tommy Davidson in a dripping curl wig, he confesses to host Jheri Lewis how his craving for curl…
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Rodney Washington is the Compton, California, teenager presented as a poster child on In Living Color's Jheri's Kids telethon spoof. Played by Tommy Davidson in a dripping curl wig, he confesses to host Jheri Lewis how his craving for curl activator cost him his girlfriend and made his fast-food job a fire hazard, then vows to switch to a flat-top.
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