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John Amos as Buzz Washington on "Men in Trees" John Amos as Buzz Washington on "Men in Trees" John Amos Pictures John Amos stars as Buzz Washington on ABC's "Men in Trees." A native of New Jersey, John Amos is best known for the role of James Evans in the classic sitcom "Good Times." John Amos's other notable roles include Gordy, the weatherman on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and Kunta Kinte on the legendary miniseries "Roots." For five seasons John Amos had a recurring guest-starring role on the award-winning series "The West Wing" as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. John Amos has also had guest starring roles in "Touched by an Angel," "704 Hauser," "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Martin" and "In the House," with LL Cool J. John Amos's movie credits include co-starring roles as Major Grant in "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," with Bruce Willis, and as the tough but honest head of the guard in Sylvester Stallone's "Lock Up." John Amos was also featured as Denzel Washington's father in "Ricochet," and starred as Dutch, an ex-convict biker, in the 2005 independent feature film, "Voodoo Moon." Recently John Amos completed "Dr. Dolittle 3," where he stars as a western rancher who teaches kids horseback riding, bulldogging and cowboy roping tricks. In addition to acting, John Amos has written for television, including "The Leslie Uggams Show" and the Emmy Award-winning "Lohman and Barkley Show." John Amos's range of talents extend to a passion for theater. John Amos made his theatrical debut in the Los Angeles production of "Norman, Is That You?," for which he was nominated as Best Actor by the Los Angeles Drama Critics. John Amos is also the former artistic director for the John Harms Theater in Englewood, New Jersey—northern New Jersey's largest theater, designated "Regional Center of Artistic Excellence" from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. As a writer and artist, John Amos conceived and wrote "Halley's Comet" in 1990, his critically acclaimed one-man show which opened at the American Stage Company to exceptional reviews and sold out houses. The show subsequently toured in over 480 cities throughout the United States and abroad. When his acting career took off, John Amos founded The John Amos Halley's Comet Foundation, a youth organization he created based on his previous career as a social worker in East Orange, New Jersey and the Bronx, New York. This innovative youth mentorship program is designed to motivate self-esteem and team work and to instill confidence and hope in children and their future. John Amos is also the driving force behind a mentorship program known as Kidsail for Success. Dressed like a pirate with a parrot sitting on his shoulder, "Cap'n John" (as the children call him) transforms his large yacht into a pirate ship, tells stories and teaches them about sailing. Recently John Amos set out on a 1500-mile ride from Los Angeles to La Paz, Mexico, on a motorcycle to promote his work with the Foundation. John Amos referred to the experience as "mind blowing and mind clearing. Fifteen hundred miles riding on a Hog straight in to Mexico... If it doesn't kill you, it will make you strong."
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Presenting workshop on Teaching Global Ed for Social Justice in AC on Thurs, meet w/ John Amos (Roots!) @ Fri grant award event. 3 days ago@btouch I was a fan of Esther Rolle & John Amos (who didn't like Jimmy Walker's character & quit when his antics became more prominent).... 3 days agoHardees needs the John Amos character from Coming to America to do a commercial for the Big Hardee - and the bun shouldn't have any seeds 4 days agoI was born on the day Roots debuted. Hosp staff thought my grandpa was John Amos. My mom got GRADE A care! I got many gifts! #ignorance LOL 4 days agoRT @Nellahtv #losemynumber if u got a nose like John Amos (James Evans from Good Times) I can't. (That's messed up.) 4 days ago#losemynumber if u got a nose like John Amos (James Evans from Good Times) I can't. 4 days ago'Coming to America' is on & I swear everytime I see John Amos I think of 'Good Times'... 6 days ago"I feel like breakdancing!" (c) John Amos 6 days ago |
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