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A spin-off from the hit series, Maude, Good Times centers on the trials and tribulations of the Evans family, poor but proud residents of Chicago’s Cabrini Green housing project. Hard-working family...
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Florida Evans A 1942 graduate of Atlanta’s Spelman College, Emmy Award winning actress Esther Rolle came from a family of performers, and worked for more than three decades in television and film...
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J.J. Evans It was as GOOD TIMES’ J.J. Evans that comic Jimmie Walker catapulted to stardom, becoming one of the most memorable faces on television during the 1970’s. While GOOD TIMES provided Walker...
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James Evans After growing up on a farm in Mississippi, and then serving in the Korean War, John Amos has gone on to establish himself as one of Hollywood’s most sought after African American actors....
View ArticleBern Nadette Stanis
Thelma Evans Bern Nadette Stanis was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of five her grandmother took her to tap dancing lessons where she first began her career as a performer. She...
View ArticleJa’Net DuBois
Willona Woods As an actress, a voice for animated characters, and a composer, Ja’Net DuBois has established herself as an award winning talent in the world of film and television. Though her most...
View ArticleRalph Carter
Michael Evans Born in New York City on May 30, 1961, Ralph Carter is best known for playing Michael Evans, the politically active son on Good Times. Carter started his acting career in a musical...
View ArticleBad Times for JJ
Jimmy Walker got real in his episode of Life After when he talked candidly about accusations of being called an Uncle Tom to horrifying revelations about his home life. Which caused us to take another...
View ArticlePoll: Which Janet Jackson Are You?
She embodies fierceness and feistiness, but which evolution of Janet Jackson are YOU? Take our poll then get your Janet fix with our Good Times marathon today!
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