“And I think it was just this show, this situation, that was against anything and everything he believed in.”Īmos’ character, James Evans, Sr., was killed off the series after three seasons.Īmos has said in previous interviews he was fired by legendary producer and writer Norman Lear after repeatedly complaining that too much emphasis was being placed on J.J. “John is a good actor, a solid actor,” Walker noted. Walker said Amos caused problems on set because he thought the show was beneath him. Ja’net DuBois, Ralph Carter and BernNadette Stanis co-starred on the CBS sitcom, which ran for six seasons. Read More: Lee Daniels Unloads on Mo’Nique: ‘She’s Out of Pocket’ If you said at that time ‘Call Esther and ask her about ,’ I wouldn’t even have her number,” he explained.
We talk more now, a little bit, but very, very little. “I think the same basically goes for John. Walker, 71, added that he wasn’t friendly with his TV dad, John Amos, either. “I don’t remember ever speaking a word to Esther the whole time she was there,” Walker said in a recent interview with the Television Academy, which hands out the Emmy Awards. on the 1970s sitcom, has revealed he had issues with many of his former castmates, including the late Esther Rolle, who played his mom. Jimmie Walker, who rose to stardom playing James ‘J.J.’ Evans, Jr. The close-knit family on Good Times wasn’t close at all behind the scenes, according to one of the show’s stars.
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