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Jimmie 'JJ' Walker. Actor: Good Times. He symbolized the 70s American dream of success -- the former kid from the ghetto who rose to wisecracking TV superstardom. While in his element as the broadly strutting, gleamy-toothed J.J. Evans of the popular urban-styled sitcom Good Times (1974), Jimmie Walker lived the extremely good life. Following the series' demise, however, reality again checked ...
- June 25, 1947
Actor: Good Times. He symbolized the 70s American dream of success -- the former kid from the ghetto who rose to wisecracking TV superstardom. While in his element as the broadly strutting, gleamy-toothed J.J. Evans of the popular urban-styled sitcom Good Times (1974), Jimmie Walker lived the extremely good life.
- Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
- June 25, 1947
- 2 min
Jimmie Walker is an American actor and comedian, best known for playing a pivotal role in the sitcom titled ‘Good Times.’. He wanted to make a career in radio and pursued radio engineering. While he worked as a vendor at the ‘Yankee Stadium’ at one point, he later began working at the WRVR Radio. He started performing as a stand-up ...
Jul 6, 2012 · Show wasn't always good times, actor says in book. Staff Writer. The Columbus Dispatch. 0:04. 0:59. With his signature catchphrase “Dyn-o-mite,” Jimmie Walker was the breakthrough star of the ...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947), known professionally as Jimmie Walker, is an American actor and comedian. Walker is best known for portraying James Evans Jr. (J. J.), the oldest son of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times which originally ran from 1974–1979. Walker was nominated for Golden Globe awards Best ...
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Jimmie Walker. A native of The Bronx, actor Jimmie Walker began his career in 1969 as a young standup comic. Five years later, the youthful comedian landed the role of J.J. Evans on television ...
Jimmie Walker. Actor, Writer, Soundtrack. Biography: He symbolized the 70s American dream of success -- the former kid from the ghetto who rose to wisecracking TV superstardom. While in his element as the broadly strutting, gleamy-toothed J.J. Evans of the popular urban-styled sitcom Good Times (1974), Jimmie Walker lived the extremely good life.
