Carl Johnson
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protagonist of the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Key facts
- First appearance
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
- Last appearance
- The Introduction (2004)
- Created by
- Rockstar North
- Voiced by
- Young Maylay
- Motion capture
- Young Maylay
- Nickname
- CJ
- Occupation
- Gangster underboss businessman
- Affiliation
- Grove Street Families
- Family
- Beverly Johnson (mother) Sean "Sweet" Johnson (brother) Kendl Johnson (sister) Brian Johnson (brother)
- Origin
- Los Santos, San Andreas
- Nationality
- American
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Given name
- Carl
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Santos
- Occupation
- contract killer
- Languages spoken
- African American Vernacular English
- Creator
- Rockstar North
- Voice actor
- Young Maylay
- Performer
- Young Maylay
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- present in work
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- name in native language
- Carl Johnson
- subject has role
- player character
- narrative role
- protagonist
- nickname
- CJ
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- different from
- Carl Johnson
- inspired by
- Young Maylay
- Commons category
- Carl Johnson (Grand Theft Auto)
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Johnson, also known as "CJ", is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), the fifth main installment in Rockstar Games's Grand Theft Auto series. He is voiced by Young Maylay, who also served as the likeness for the character and provided some motion capture.
Carl is the second-in-command of the Grove Street Families, a street gang based in the fictional city of Los Santos. The gang is led by Carl's brother, Sweet, with whom he became estranged following the death of their younger brother Brian. Five years later, Carl returns to Los Santos after his mother's murder, forcing him to return to his gangster lifestyle while under pressure from criminal organizations and corrupt authorities. Carl's quest to find the truth behind his mother's murder leads him to develop alliances, take on rival street gangs and build up his own criminal empire.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carl Johnson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.