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Roots star John Amos dies aged 84 as his son pays tribute to his dad as a 'man with the kindest heart and a heart of gold'
The star died on August 21 in Los Angeles from natural causes, per The Hollywood Reporter.
A reference to Roots hit Coronation Street back in 2016 after Ofcom launched an investigation into an episode after the soap was accused of racism for a comment a character made about her hair. He also played Gordy the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Kunta Kinte in the dramatic miniseries Roots, which earned him an Emmy nomination. John scored an Emmy nomination for his role in the ABC-TV series which was based on the book by author Alex Haley and became one of America's most watched show in the late 1970s
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