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John Amos on his experience playing "Kunta Kinte" on Roots and how his background prepared him for it 12:12
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change
John Amos on his experience playing "Kunta Kinte" on Roots and how his background prepared him for it 12:12
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Representation on Television
John Amos on his experience playing "Kunta Kinte" on Roots and how his background prepared him for it 12:12
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Underrepresented Voices
John Amos on the effect of Roots on his personal self-esteem 01:00
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change
John Amos on the effect of Roots on his personal self-esteem 01:00
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Representation on Television
John Amos on the effect of Roots on his personal self-esteem 01:00
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Underrepresented Voices
John Amos on his Roots character, "Kunta Kinte" 03:52
Interview: John Amos | Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
On his early life and influences; on an early encounter with Good Times artist Ernie Barnes 15:58
Interview: John Amos
On his football career and becoming a writer; on being "discovered" for "Gordy the Weatherman" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; on some of his early television appearances with Tim Conway 14:53
Interview: John Amos
On being cast as "Gordy the Weatherman" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; on the character of "Gordy the Weatherman" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; on the atmosphere on the set and his favorite episodes 13:01
Interview: John Amos
On playing "Henry Evans" on Maude; on the character of "James Evans" on Good Times; on acting on Good Times 08:44
Interview: John Amos
John Amos on appearing in a well-known McDonalds commercial 04:36
Interview: John Amos | Genre: Commercials
John Amos on playing "Gordy the Weatherman" on The Mary Tyler Moore Show 06:50
Interview: John Amos | Genre: Comedy Series
John Amos on playing "James Evans" on Good Times (Part 1) 06:44
Interview: John Amos | Genre: Comedy Series
John Amos on playing "Kunta Kinte" on Roots (Part 1) 05:55
Interview: John Amos | Genre: TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials
John Amos on some of his early television appearances with Tim Conway 00:55
Interview: John Amos | Person: Tim Conway
John Amos on being cast as "James Evans" and working with Esther Rolle on Good Times 02:29
Interview: John Amos | Person: Esther Rolle
John Amos on playing "Henry Evans" and working with Beatrice Arthur on Maude 02:11
Interview: John Amos | Person: Beatrice Arthur
John Amos on his problems with the scripts of Good Times and Norman Lear dismissing him from Good Times 02:40
Interview: John Amos | Person: Norman Lear
John Amos on an early encounter with Good Times artist Ernie Barnes 02:54
Interview: John Amos | Show: Good Times