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LeVar Burton On ‘Roots’ Costar John Amos: “May His Name Forever Be Blessed”
LeVar Burton shared his thoughts on the late John Amos during an appearance on ABC's The View today.
LeVar Burton and John Amos at 2007 5th Annual TV Land Awards Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc LeVar Burton shared his thoughts on the late John Amos during an appearance on ABC’s The View today, praising his Roots costar – they played the enslaved person Kunta Kinte at different points in the character’s life – for his groundbreaking TV portrayal on Good Times. “James Evans, the character that John played on Good Times, was the first Black man as householder on TV,” Burton said. In addition to Good Times and Roots, Amos’ many credits include The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Coming to America, Die Hard 2, The Beastmaster(1982) and Me Tyme.
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