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Jimmie Walker
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Jimmie Walker
Homepage
https://jimmiejjwalkerdynomite.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-06-25,The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.309

Airplane!
1980-06-27

Monster Mash: The Movie

4.867

Monster Mash: The Movie
1995-11-10

4.476

Rabbit Test
1978-04-09

3.9

Imps*
1983-12-12

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

4

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980-01-04

Let's Do It Again

7

Let's Do It Again
1975-10-11

5.557

The Guyver
1991-03-18

5.3

Don't Suck
2023-12-01

4.833

Doin' Time
1985-05-19

David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around

4.3

David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around
2012-03-06

2

Chasing Robert
2007-07-17

Norman Lear: A Life on Television

0

Norman Lear: A Life on Television
2023-12-08

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)

6

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
2022-10-01

3.6

Going Bananas
1987-08-05

The Concorde... Airport '79

4.7

The Concorde... Airport '79
1979-08-17

0

Sweet Lorraine
2015-04-23

Murder Can Hurt You!

0

Murder Can Hurt You!
1980-05-21

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth

4.7

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
2000-10-17

4.2

Kidnapped
1988-06-09

6.028

Water
1985-01-11

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

7

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977-10-26

5.691

The Comedian
2016-12-09

3.8

Plump Fiction
1997-05-01

6

Joys
1976-03-05

4.1

Super Shark
2011-12-08

But... Seriously

8.5

But... Seriously
1994-03-25

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6.788

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992-11-15

Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here

0

Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
2018-08-10

I Am Richard Pryor

6.9

I Am Richard Pryor
2019-03-12

Live in Front of a Studio Audience:

6.1

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
2019-12-18

6

Telethon
1977-11-06

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle

4.6

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020-11-15

4.833

Open Season
1995-01-14

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

9.5

Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974-04-03

Big Money Rustlas

4.118

Big Money Rustlas
2010-08-14

Forgotten Fortune

0

Forgotten Fortune

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?

6.5

The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?
1977-03-12

4.5

The Jerk, Too
1984-01-06

5.125

Beat the Geeks
2001-11-07

8

Good Times
1974-02-08

Son of the Beach

6.6

Son of the Beach
2000-03-14

Everybody Hates Chris

8.065

Everybody Hates Chris
2005-09-22

The Tony Danza Show

6.375

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

7.515

George Lopez
2002-03-27

7.125

Donny & Marie
1976-01-23

6.971

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

6.333

B.A.D. Cats
1980-01-04

6.159

Blossom
1990-07-05

7.83

ER
1994-09-19

The White Shadow

7.147

The White Shadow
1978-11-27

The Comedy Store

7.7

The Comedy Store
2020-10-04

6

Bustin' Loose
1987-09-26

Back to the Grind

0

Back to the Grind
2007-07-18

7

Cher
1975-02-16

Tony Orlando and Dawn

3.5

Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974-12-04

0

At Ease
1983-03-04

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

5.4

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973-09-14

The Larry Sanders Show

7.672

The Larry Sanders Show
1992-08-15

The Bold and the Beautiful

5.603

The Bold and the Beautiful
1987-03-23

Dark Side of Comedy

8.2

Dark Side of Comedy
2022-08-16

Gotham Comedy Live

5.5

Gotham Comedy Live
2012-11-15

Hollywood Squares

7.571

Hollywood Squares
1998-09-14

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.781

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994-04-15

9

Comedy.tv
2009-09-26

The Very Very Best of the 70s

0

The Very Very Best of the 70s
2019-05-16

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution

6

Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution
2022-06-29

Celebrity Ghost Stories

7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009-10-03

The Drew Carey Show

6.511

The Drew Carey Show
1995-09-13

The John Larroquette Show

6.824

The John Larroquette Show
1993-09-02

5.923

Good Times
2024-04-12

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.3

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

2.7

Sherri
2022-09-12

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.533

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show

6.6

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

Worst Cooks in America

6.552

Worst Cooks in America
2010-01-03

8.198

Scrubs
2001-10-02

Late Night with David Letterman

6.052

Late Night with David Letterman
1982-02-01

Saturday Night Live

6.938

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

6.8

Traffic Light
2011-02-08