'”Marlon Wayans Discusses the Highs & Lows of Political Correctness as a “Woke-ish” ComedianCheck out the full interview below.Top 5 Black TV Dads of All Time [PHOTOS]Copyright © 2019 EBONY Media Operations.The industry vet admitted he didn’t express his grievances in the most professional manner, which resulted in his character being killed off, and him getting the boot.Amos continued, “They’d go on about their credits and the rest of that and I’d look at each and every one of them and say, ‘Well, how long have you been Black? John Amos, better known for his role as James Evans in the ‘70s series “Good Times,” was written off the show on its fourth season. In 1964, Amos signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos. '”Top 10 Black Sitcom Dads on Television We Wish We Had“I left because I was told that my services were no longer needed because I had become a ‘disruptive element.’ In other words, I didn’t have the diplomacy that I think I’ve cultivated over the last 10 or 15 years,” Amos confessed.
Then, he returned to T.V. “Being born in Newark, raised in East Orange, I had a way of voicing my differences against the script that weren’t acceptable to the creative staff. That just doesn’t happen in the community. Mostly because he hated the character of JJ. When it came time … "Photo of the Evans family from the television program "Good Times" | Photo: Wikimedia Commons ImagesThe following years he appeared in films and series like Eddie Murphy’s “Coming to America,” “Die Hard 2,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “In The House,” “The West Wing” and “All About the Andersons.”When CBS’s “Good Times” first premiered back on February 8, 1974, the series set a precedent as the first-ever American series starring an African American family with two parents.John Amos at the Althea screening and panel discussion on Oct. 5, 2015 in New York City | Photo: Getty ImagesAmos, who first won fame on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” started to clash with the “Good Times” writers because he believed that, as white men, they didn’t understand how a black father would act, or what he would say.It took years for Amos and Norman Lear to reconnect after he was fired, but eventually, the now 80-year-old actor says that Lear understood he was right about his complaints, even if his delivery wasn’t the best.In the episode, there was tension amongst the Evans family when James and J.J. take Alderman’s side, while Florida and Thelma choose the young opponent.And although that’s when the creative differences set off animosity on the set, for Amos, that was just the tip of the iceberg.John Amos and Esther Rolle, for "Good Times," 1974 | Photo: Wikimedia Commons Images He then played with the Canton Bulldogs and Joliet Explorers of the United Football League.
In 1965, he played with the Norfolk Neptunes and Wheeling Ironmen of the Continental Football League.
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