Jimmie Walker


    Starbirth:
    June 25, 1947
Birthplace:
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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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 Supporting Actor In A Television Series in 1975 and 1976 for his role. While on the show, Walker's character was known for the catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!" which he also used in his mid–1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players. He also starred in Let's Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine. In 1967, Walker began working full-time with WRVR, the radio station of the Riverside Church. In 1969, Walker began performing as a stand-up comedian and was eventually discovered by the casting director for Good Times, after making appearances on Rowan & Martin's Laugh In and on the Jack Paar Show. He eventually released one stand-up comedy album during the height of his Good Times popularity: Dyn-o-mite on Buddah Records (5635). During Good Times' 1974–75 season, Walker was 26 years old, though his character was much younger. John Amos, the actor who portrayed Walker's father on Good Times, was actually just eight years older than Walker. Walker credits producer/director John Rich for inventing "Dy-no-mite!" which Rich insisted Walker say on every episode. Both Walker and executive producer Norman Lear were skeptical of the idea, but the phrase and Walker's character caught on with the audience. Also, off- and on-camera, Walker did not get along with series' lead, Esther Rolle, who played Florida Evans, in the series, because she and Amos disapproved of Walker's increasingly buffoonish character and his popularity, and Walker felt hurt by their disdain. Dissatisfaction led Amos (before Rolle), to leave the show, making Walker the star of the show. Walker was the only Good Times star to not attend Rolle's funeral.


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Norman Lear: A Life on Television 2023
Don't Suck Dale 2023
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) Self 2022
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle Dr. Lemon 2020
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times" Himself 2019
I Am Richard Pryor Self - Actor and Comedian 2019
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here Himself 2018
The Comedian Jimmie Walker 2016
Sweet Lorraine Rudy ray 2015
David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around Preacher 2012
Super Shark Dynamite Stevens 2011
Chasing Robert Himself 2007
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth Pimp 2000
Plump Fiction Stingy Costumer 1997
Monster Mash: The Movie Hathaway 1995
Open Season Homer (as Jimmy Walker) 1995
But... Seriously Self (archive footage) 1994
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Celeb #3 1992
The Guyver Striker 1991
Kidnapped Chester 1988
Going Bananas Mozambo 1987
Doin' Time Shaker 1985
Water Jay Jay 1985
Imps* Thomas 1983
Airplane! Windshield Wiper Man 1980
Murder Can Hurt You! Parks the Pusher 1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self - Village People 1980
The Concorde... Airport '79 Boisie 1979
Rabbit Test Umbuto 1978
Telethon Himself 1977
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened Morris Bird III 1977
Joys Self 1976
Let's Do It Again Bootney Farnsworth 1975
Sing Sing Thanksgiving Self 1974
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Everybody Hates Chris <blank> <mt>
George Lopez <blank> <mt>
Donny & Marie Self <mt>
Scrubs Jimmie Walker <mt>
B.A.D. Cats <blank> <mt>
The White Shadow Jimmie Walker <mt>
Back to the Grind <blank> <mt>
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts Self <mt>
Beat the Geeks <blank> <mt>
Good Times James "JJ" Evans <mt>
The Tony Danza Show Self <mt>
Son of the Beach <blank> <mt>
The Love Boat Ronald Baker <mt>
Cagney & Lacey <blank> <mt>
Blossom <blank> <mt>
ER Jay Jay <mt>
Bustin' Loose Sonny Barnes <mt>
Cher Self <mt>
Tony Orlando and Dawn Self <mt>
At Ease <blank> <mt>
Comedy.tv <blank> <mt>
Celebrity Ghost Stories Self <mt>
The Love Boat Mickey Garner <mt>
The Love Boat Wally <mt>
The Love Boat Marvin Jones <mt>
The Comedy Store Self <mt>
The Larry Sanders Show Jimmie Walker <mt>
Space Ghost Coast to Coast <blank> <mt>
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution <blank> <mt>
The Bold and the Beautiful Count Bouche <mt>
Dark Side of Comedy Self <mt>
Hollywood Squares Self - Panelist <mt>
Gotham Comedy Live Self - Host <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self <mt>
The Very Very Best of the 70s Self - Commentator <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host <mt>
The Drew Carey Show Lewis' stunt double <mt>
The John Larroquette Show Slyde Wilson <mt>
Good Times Jim Bean (voice) <mt>
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) <mt>
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