Actor John Amos, known for his role as James Evans, Sr on the series “Good Times”, has turned 82.
His on screen wife was played by Emmy Award-winning actress Esther Rolle and we loved her role as the strict but loving mother. who encouraged her hardworking husband through the years.
The tv series lasted’ six seasons, and ended owing to creative and ideological differences between Amos, Rolle, and the show’s writers and producers. Amos’s contract was not renewed after the third season, and his character was killed off. This was due in part to his issues with what he perceived as a negative portrayal of J.J. Evans, the Evan family’s oldest son, played by comedian Jimmie Walker.
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