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Reginald VelJohnson Makes Rare Red-Carpet Return for Onslaught Premiere

The 74-year-old actor attended the Los Angeles premiere to promote his A24 role, a public reappearance that underscores his continued work in film and television.

Overview

  • VelJohnson attended the Los Angeles premiere of A24’s Onslaught on Aug. 26, posing on the blue carpet in white pants, a lion-print T-shirt, a white cap and using a cane.
  • He is credited in Onslaught and told an outlet in June that he plays a trailer-park resident who gets caught up in a takeover and fires a gun in the film.
  • E! News and other outlets noted this was his first red-carpet sighting in roughly two years, marking a renewed public visibility after recent TV and voice roles.
  • Some entertainment sites highlighted a noticeably slimmer appearance and cited an estimated net worth of about $2 million, but those details are reported by more limited sources.
  • VelJohnson remains best known for Die Hard and his nine-season run as Carl Winslow on Family Matters, he returned to mainstream TV on Dancing with the Stars in 2024, and some outlets report Onslaught will open in early September.