Comedian A.J. Johnson Cause Of Death Revealed

Anthony “A.J.” Johnson’s cause of death has been revealed.

The actor and comedian, known for his roles in Friday and House Party, died in September at the age of 55.

According to a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Johnson died from “chronic ethanol use.”

No other causes of death are listed, while the “manner” of death is noted as “natural” and the report says Johnson died in the hospital.

Johnson was discovered “lifeless” in a Los Angeles store last September, his nephew told TMZ at the time, and was later taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Born and raised in Compton, California, Johnson would begin building his name in the early 90s as a comedian throughout the Los Angeles comedy scene. In 1992, he would be featured in Dr. Dre’s music video “Dre Day” as Sleazy-E, a parody of rapper Eazy-E. He would later reprise that role in Eazy-E music video “Real Muthaf*ckin G’s” in which he would be assaulted by the rapper. This would lead to one of AJ’s earliest breakout moments as he would be featured on HBO’s iconic comedy series “Def Comedy Jam” hosted by Martin Lawrence in 1994.

After landing the role of E.Z.E. in 1990’s House Party, Johnson went on to star in 1994’s House Party 3.

His other notable film roles include Lethal Weapon 3, Menace II Society, Panther, Friday, How to Be a Player, B*A*P*S, I Got the Hook-Up, Hot Boyz and I Got the Hook Up 2.

Johnson also appeared in multiple television series, starring on The Bold and the Beautiful, Malcolm & Eddie, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Parent ‘Hood, Moesha, Martin, and South Central.