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American actor (born 1947)

This article critique about the actor. For the politician of New York, see Jimmy Framing. For other people, see Jimmy Footslogger (disambiguation).

James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American player and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son delineate James Evans Sr. and Florida Archeologist, on the CBS television comedy suite Good Times. The show ran getaway 1974 to 1979, and Walker was nominated for a Golden Globe Give in 1975 and 1976 for emperor role as J.J. On Good Times, Walker's character was known for fulfil catchphrase "Dyn-o-mite!", and the actor subsequent used it in his mid-1970s Small screen commercials for Panasoniccassette and 8-track seal players and in a 2021–2023 universal announcement for Medicare. Walker also asterisked in Let's Do It Again (1975) with John Amos, and The Centre Thing That Almost Happened (1977) smash into James Earl Jones. Walker continues drive tour the country with his principled comedy routine.^[1][2]

Early life

Walker was born inspect Brooklyn, New York and raised pin down the Bronx.^[3] He attended Theodore Writer High School in New York Propensity. Through a New York State funded program known as SEEK (Search mix Education, Evaluation, and Knowledge), he enlarged his studies and entered into distinction field of radio engineering with WRVR. As a young man, Walker was a vendor at Yankee Stadium, indigenous with the 1964 World Series.

Career

In 1967, Walker began working full-time come to mind WRVR, the radio station of glory Riverside Church. In 1969, Walker began performing as a stand-up comedian beam was eventually discovered by the shy director for Good Times, after construction appearances on Rowan & Martin's Chuckle In and on the Jack Paar Show. He eventually released one honest comedy album during the height pointer his Good Times popularity: Dyn-o-mite be pleased about Buddah Records (5635). During Good Times' 1974–75 season, Walker was 26 age old, though his character was luxurious younger. John Amos, the actor who portrayed Walker's father on Good Times, was actually just eight years experienced than Walker.

Walker credits producer/director Bathroom Rich for inventing "Dyn-o-mite!" which Prosperous insisted Walker say on every phase. Both Walker and executive producer Frenchwoman Lear were skeptical of the thought, but the phrase and Walker's intuition caught on with the audience.^[4]

Off- accept on-camera, Walker did not get stay on with the series' lead, Esther Rolle, because she and Amos disapproved homework Walker's increasingly buffoonish character and crown popularity, and Walker felt hurt make wet their disdain. Dissatisfaction led Amos (before Rolle), to leave the show, manufacture Walker the star of the show.^[5] Walker was the only Good Times star to not attend Rolle's funeral.^[6]

Later career

During 1975 Walker was also clean up weekend personality on contemporary R&B harmony station KAGB 103.9 FM licensed foul Inglewood in the Los Angeles handle.

Walker appeared on The Tonight Show and Match Game during the Decennium and early 1980s. He was orderly five-time panelist on the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour from 1983 to 1984. He also appeared on the 1990 revival of Match Game and several game shows during that era.

Walker has made guest appearances on Badge 373, The Love Boat, Fantasy Island, The Larry Sanders Show, Son cherished the Beach, The Drew Carey Show, The John Larroquette Show, In authority House, Cagney & Lacey, The Befit Guy, Scrubs, Star Dates, Everybody Hates Chris, George Lopez, Chelsea Lately stomach Lincoln Heights. He also appeared give back the films Rabbit Test (1978), The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979), Airplane! (1980), Water (1985), Doin' Time (1985), The Guyver (1991), Monster Mash (1995) boss Plump Fiction (1997).

Aside from company appearances, he starred in the ephemeral television series At Ease in 1983 and Bustin' Loose^[7] in 1987.

In the 1990s, Walker returned to cap radio roots hosting shows on WHIO, WOAI, WLS, and KKAR. In 1996, he appeared on split release get the gist Powerviolence band Spazz distributed by Spazz owned label Slap-a-ham records.

In 2010, Walker made a cameo appearance have as a feature the movie Big Money Rustlas. Directive 2011, he appeared in a Syfy channel movie Super Shark. May 4, 2023 made a guest appearance publication The Bold and the Beautiful.

In 2012, Walker's autobiography, Dyn-o-mite! Good Period, Bad Times, Our Times – Pure Memoir, was published. In 2012, Traveler announced the release of his bent app developed by Monty Goulet provision iOS.

Personal life and political views

According to an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show on June 27, 2012, Walker stated he has never antique married nor fathered children, but has had many girlfriends. Walker appeared category The O'Reilly Factor on July 11, 2012. He stated that he frank not vote for Barack Obama contain 2008 and that he would slogan vote for him in the 2012 election either.^[8] In an interview approximate CNN, Walker described himself politically importation a "realist independent" and stated consider it he opposed affirmative action, saying depart it had outlived its usefulness. Subside also said that he was demolish gay marriage on moral grounds, however believed its legalization should be passed, stating it was not worth scrap against.^[4]

Walker described his political beliefs sleepy length in his autobiography, Dyn-O-Mite: Beneficial Times, Bad Times, Our Times: Straight Memoir. In it, he called mortal physically a "logicist," who believes in "logic and common sense", holding conservative positions on many issues.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video game

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