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Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials. He is especially known for his eponymous self-titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood (1995–1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes. Townsend is also known for his role as Donald "Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film The Five Heartbeats. He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats (2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film. Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films Playin' for Love, In the Hive and more. During the 1980s and early–1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand-up comedy routines and appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more.
Virgil Hawkins, formerly the Dakota City hero Static, has been enjoying a life away from crime fighting. He stopped after his electrokinetic powers got out of control at a protest and he nearly harmed a crowd. Years after laying low, Virgil gets stopped by a cop while driving his date home. His powers suddenly flare up and he ends up accidentally killing the officer. What he doesn't know is that he was set up by his arch-nemesis from the past, Ebon. Virgil and his date end up on the run from authorities and rivals obsessed with catching them and stealing the powers he claims he no longer wants. To save himself and the ones he cares about, he will have to decide to accept what he thinks he is running from.
