I'm joined by the Iconic Actor John Amos An imposing veteran actor of stage and screen, John Amos earned his greatest claim to fame as the hardworking but prideful James Evans, Sr. on the hit Norman Lear sitcom "Good Times" Born in Newark, NJ, he attended East Orange High School, where he graduated in 1958. Amos then enrolled at Long Beach City College, but graduated from Colorado State University, with a degree in sociology. John Amos' pre-acting life was an athletic one, he was a Golden Gloves boxing champion, and he played semi-professional football in the United States and Canada where he played for both the Canton Bulldogs and Joliet Explorers in the United Football League. He signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos in 1964, as part of the American Football League. In 1965 and in 1966 he joined the Atlantic Coast Football League, playing for two teams. John Amos has the honor of having won more TV Land Awards than any other actor. These are for his appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Good Times, and Roots. We discuss his life growing up in New Jersey and his career as an athlete and actor in great detail plus a bonus segment with KC Amos who discusses his life growing up with John Amos as his father at the peak of his career
