John Amos dead at 84
10-01-24 | 12:54 PM
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John Amos dead at 84
I have never seen so many celebrities die in 1 week.
10-01-24 | 12:55 PM
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What the fuck. Heaven is reloading their lineup.
10-01-24 | 01:01 PM
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geez, when it rains it pours. RIP.
10-01-24 | 01:02 PM
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Wow RIP... I wonder if all these celebrities know something the rest of us don't.
10-01-24 | 01:08 PM
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In honor of the Sports Night thread bump: RIP Admiral Fitzwallace
10-01-24 | 01:18 PM
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Mr. McDowell and King Jaffe Joffer now sharing little pigs in a blanket.
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10-01-24 | 01:26 PM
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10-01-24 | 01:43 PM
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10-01-24 | 02:07 PM
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Oh wooow. RIP. He meant a lot to Our Community.
10-01-24 | 02:48 PM
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RIP. He was a real one.
10-01-24 | 02:50 PM
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I forgot the role he played but I remember him for his guest appearance on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and thought he was really good. RIP
10-01-24 | 02:57 PM
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10-01-24 | 03:01 PM
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He was either the father of Tyra Banks or Nia Long on the show.
10-01-24 | 03:02 PM
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I was Nia Long. I can picture them on screen. I just don't remember if her and WIll ended up getting married at the end of the show.
10-01-24 | 03:24 PM
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Damn. This is sad. I was too young to watch him on Good Times but I enjoyed seeing him pop up in movies and tv shows over the years.
His overly excited “I feel like breakdancing!” line in Coming to America makes me smile every time I watch it.
His overly excited “I feel like breakdancing!” line in Coming to America makes me smile every time I watch it.
10-01-24 | 03:57 PM
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10-01-24 | 04:01 PM
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You would have to be in your late 50s to 60+ now to have seen Good Times 1st run and still remember it.
Wasn't Amos the patriarch of the family on that show, but later died? Amos looked a lot older than his actual age. He was only 34 when Good Times started.
Wasn't Amos the patriarch of the family on that show, but later died? Amos looked a lot older than his actual age. He was only 34 when Good Times started.
10-01-24 | 04:10 PM
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I remember watching Good Times some on tv but I watched Sanford and Son more.
10-01-24 | 04:13 PM
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10-01-24 | 04:14 PM
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I saw Good Times all the way through in syndication several times as a kid. Made me a lifelong fan of Mr Amos.
And then he showed up in Beastmaster, which was on TV a time or two in the 80s/early 90s.
And then he showed up in Beastmaster, which was on TV a time or two in the 80s/early 90s.
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10-01-24 | 04:18 PM
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10-01-24 | 04:22 PM
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My recollection is that he objected to them putting the emphasis on Jimmy JJ Walker's character. Amos thought that Walker's performance was a racist caricature throwing back to how Blacks were portrayed in the pre-Civil Rights era.
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10-01-24 | 04:52 PM
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Yeah he was not happy about it and most likely was what he got into with Lear. Esther Rolle (Florida Evans) was even more outspoken about Walker's character.