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On Good Times (1973), L–R: Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos. James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. He portrayed James ("J.J.") Evans Jr., the older son of James Evans Sr. and Florida Evans, on the CBS television comedy series Good Times.
Good Times is an American television sitcom that aired for six seasons on CBS, from February 8, 1974, to August 1, 1979. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by executive producer Norman Lear , it was television's first African American two-parent family sitcom .
Because of Carter's success in Raisin, Lear bought out the remainder of his Broadway contract to cast him as the first original character of Good Times, James and Florida's youngest son, Michael. On Good Times (1974), L-R: Ralph Carter, Bernnadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos.
The late Norman Lear, BernNadette Stanis and Jimmie Walker, who played Thelma and J.J., respectively, in the original series, have minor roles. ... All 10 episodes of “Good Times” are ...
Shortly after Netflix released the first official “Good Times” trailer at the end of March, ahead of the series premiere on April 12, fans of the 1970s original sitcom took to social media to ...
Also featured in the program was Jimmie Walker, known as J.J. Evans on Lear's sitcom Good Times, which centered on a tight-knit Black family living in a Chicago housing project. Walker recalled ...
Bernnadette Stanis, [4] also billed as Bern Nadette Stanis (born Bernadette Stanislaus, [5] December 22, 1953), [6] [2] is an American actress and author. Stanis is best known for her role as Thelma Evans, the only daughter of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS sitcom Good Times which originally ran from 1974 to 1979.
When reflecting on the iconic CBS hit "Good Times," which Lear produced, Barris called Walker's character on the show, J.J., a "phenomenon," to which Lear replied that he "knew that role could ...