Slink Johnson

Gerald "Slink" Johnson (born February 1, 1973),[1] also known by his stage name Slink Capone, is an American actor. He starred in the sitcom Black Jesus and portrayed Lamar Davis in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V.[2][3]

Slink Johnson
Slink Johnson in 2018
Born
Gerald Johnson

(1973-02-01) February 1, 1973
Dumas, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active2007–present

Career

In 2021, Johnson reprised his role as Lamar alongside Shawn Fonteno (Franklin Clinton) in a live-action re-enactment of the ending cutscene of the Grand Theft Auto V mission "Franklin and Lamar," where Lamar berates (or "roasts") Franklin for his "yee-yee ass" haircut.[4] After days of fans posting their own takes on the famous cutscene, Shawn Fonteno and Slink Johnson weighed in.[5] The scene experienced a resurgence in popularity in late 2020 when parodies of the cutscene were uploaded on YouTube and other video hosting sites, usually involving Lamar's character model being replaced with various popular culture icons such as Darth Vader, Vegeta and Snow White among others.[6][7] Later that year, Fonteno and Johnson once again reprised their roles in The Contract DLC for Grand Theft Auto Online, complete with a homage to the original roast cutscene.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary Murder Mike
2008 The Super Rumble Mixshow Black Jesus Short
2010 Freaknik: The Musical Virgil's Boss (voice) TV movie
2011 G Code: Check Yo Nuts G Code Man Short
2012 Highway Budtender
2015 Meet My Valentine Emcee TV movie
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Lieutenant Jared TV movie
2016 Pre-Nig The Narrator Short
Major Deal Uber Passenger 1
2017 White Girl Voice G Short
The Outdoorsman Jimmy
2018 DWB: Dating While Black Dontae
2019 Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History William Tillman
Pantervention Spokesperson Video
Perfectly Single Pat
2020 John Henry Gun
A Compton Story - Short
Baby Gangsta Detective Coleman
Purgatory Court Judge Abandon Short
2021 Why She Keep Scratchin'? Leandro/Slink Short
Space Jam: A New Legacy Warner Bros. Security Guard
Dirty Cops L.A. Capt. Clay Davis
Apocalypshit Sugary
Social Disturbance Detective Mitchell
5150 Himself Short
2022 The Thot of Murder Mike
For the 1st Time Dr. Raymond Pipe
2023 White Men Can’t Jump Lamont
Kings of L.A. Mike-Mike

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Boondocks Lando (voice) Episode: "The Story of Lando Freeman"
2014 Community Service Dwayne Tate Main Cast
2014–19 Black Jesus Black Jesus aka Fredrick Main Cast
2015 Six Guys One Car Andre Episode: "Under New Management"
2016 The Christian Show Lamar Davis Recurring Cast: Season 2
2017 Ad-TV Himself Episode: "Episode #1.1" & "#1.3"
Dead House Clarence Main Cast
2018 The 5th Quarter Jesus Episode: "The Sports Gods"
2018–19 For Evan's Sake Cornell Beaverwetter Main Cast
2019 The Jellies! Charlie (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 2
Sugar and Toys Hypeman Episode: "The Every Damn Internet Challenge Challenge"
Broken Ground - Episode: "The Big Payback"
Stingers Officer #1 Episode: "Drink Up"
Just Roommates Jamarcus Brown Episode: "The After Party"
2019–20 Locs Tall Cuz Main Cast
2020 Roomies Himself Episode: "The One With Slink Johnson: Part 1 & 2"
2022 KXNG D.O.P.E. Dad Recurring Cast

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2013Grand Theft Auto VLamar DavisVoice and motion capture
Grand Theft Auto Online
2015 GTA Online: Lowriders
2021 GTA Online:The Contract

References
  1. "SLINK JOHNSON'S BIRTHDAY EXTRAVAGANZA/SUPERBOWL WEEKEND BASH!". facebook.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. Act, Shadow And (September 17, 2015). "Interview: Actor-Comedian Slink Johnson on Compton, the Bible Belt and Season 2 of 'Black Jesus'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. Hale, Mike (August 7, 2014). "Slink Johnson Is 'Black Jesus' on Adult Swim". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  4. Chalk, Andy (January 12, 2021). "Grand Theft Auto 5 voice actors recreate the 'Lamar Roasts Franklin' scene". PC Gamer.
  5. "Slink Johnson - GTA, Lamar". October 9, 2014.
  6. Good, Owen S. (January 13, 2021). "GTA 5's 'Lamar roasts Franklin' meme goes IRL with original actors". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  7. Boom, Daniel Van. "GTA V's dumbest meme re-created IRL with the game's actual actors". Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  8. "Lamar roasts Franklin again in GTA Online's The Contract update". Retrieved January 6, 2022.


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