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John Amos, beloved Good Times father and Emmy-nominated Roots star, dies at 84
Long before John Amos became a star playing James Evans, a hard-working father raising a family in the projects on Good Times, the actor had plenty of firsthand experience with the daily grind.
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During a 1987 commencement speech at Drew University, Amos — who died Aug. 21 at 84, of natural causes, according to his family — looked back on his unlikely path to fame.
"I really didn't decide on an acting career until after I had exhausted just about every other job possibility in the world.
I'd been a truck driver, a garbage man," he told the graduates. "And I found I was capable of doing a job society looks on as being demeaning, but to do it with a certain amount of pride."
In a statement Tuesday announcing Amos' death, his son, Kelly Christopher Amos, said, "It is with heartfelt sadness that I share with you that my father has transitioned.
He was a man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold… and he was loved the world over. Many fans consider him their TV
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