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When he made guest appearances on Maude as Florida's husband, his character was named Henry but when they were spun-off into their own series, Good Times, his character was renamed James.
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He worked as a social worker and as an advertising copywriter before he pursued his acting career.
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He appeared in a commercial for McDonalds.
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His character of James on Good Times was one of the first characters to be killed off on a comedy show.
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He was nominated for an Emmy award in 1977 for Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series. He was nominated for "Part 5" of Roots.
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He appeared in the music video "Natural Born Killaz" by Ice Cube.
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He wrote, directed, and starred in the one-man play Halley's Comet.
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He is 6' (1.83 m).
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He has appeared in the following plays:
-Tough to Get Help
-Pass is the Pass
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John is the son of actor John Amos Sr.
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John quit the show Good Times because fans and friends complained that the show was not a good portrait of African-American life. So, to explain his absence from the show, his character was killed in a car accident.
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John starred in an indie film directed by his son, K.C. Amos and produced by his daughter, Shannon Amos.
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John has two children with ex-wife, Noel J. Mickelson. He has two children with ex-wife, Lillian Lehman. He also has two children with his current wife, Elisabete De Sousa-Amos.
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John played college football at Colorado State University, and he played professional football for the Norfolk Neptunes in the late 1960s.
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On "Good Times," John Amos played a character who was much older in age than he actually was. He was 21 years younger than his TV wife, only 5 years older than one of his TV children, 12 years older than another, and 18 years older than the youngest.