Born in Compton, California, his father Eddie Smith was a stuntman and a co-founder of the Black Stuntmen's Association.
He also appeared in Panther, The Players Club, B*A*P*S, I Got the Hook-Up,[3] Def Jam's How to Be a Player and Repos, and in rap videos: in Dr. Dre's "Dre Day" (1992), he played Sleazy-E, a parody of Eazy-E, and he appeared again as Sleazy-E in the video for Eazy-E's "Real Muthaphuckkin G's" (1993), this time being assaulted.
[6] In July 2009, it was reported that Johnson had a heart attack at LaGuardia Airport while on his way to a comedy show.
[8] Johnson died on September 6, 2021, aged 55, at a Los Angeles County hospital,[1] after being found unresponsive in a store.
[6] Johnson died of multi-system organ failure stemming from chronic ethanol (alcohol) use according to his autopsy report.