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Jimmie Walker
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Jimmie Walker
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-06-25,The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

7.295

Airplane!
1980-07-02

Monster Mash: The Movie

4.8

Monster Mash: The Movie
1995-11-14

4.2

Rabbit Test
1978-04-09

3.9

Imps*
1983-12-12

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

0

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

Let's Do It Again

6.9

Let's Do It Again
1975-10-11

5.6

The Guyver
1991-03-18

6.6

Don't Suck
2023-12-01

4.5

Doin' Time
1985-05-19

David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around

5.5

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

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

4.286

Kidnapped
1988-06-09

5.9

Water
1985-01-11

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

0

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977-10-26

5.706

The Comedian
2016-12-09

3.8

Plump Fiction
1997-05-01

4

Joys
1976-03-05

4.2

Super Shark
2011-12-08

But... Seriously

10

But... Seriously
1994-03-25

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6.8

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

6.8

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

5

Telethon
1977-11-06

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle

4

A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
2020-11-15

4.7

Open Season
1995-01-14

Sing Sing Thanksgiving

10

Sing Sing Thanksgiving
1974-04-03

Big Money Rustlas

4.2

Big Money Rustlas
2010-08-14

4.2

Beat the Geeks
2001-11-07

7.981

Good Times
1974-02-08

Son of the Beach

6.7

Son of the Beach
2000-03-14

Everybody Hates Chris

8.043

Everybody Hates Chris
2005-09-22

The Tony Danza Show

6.1

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

6.258

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

7.6

George Lopez
2002-03-27

6.5

Donny & Marie
1976-01-23

6.902

Cagney & Lacey
1982-03-25

5

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

6.2

Blossom
1990-07-05

8

Scrubs
2001-10-02

7.8

ER
1994-09-19

The Comedy Store

7.7

The Comedy Store
2020-10-04

The White Shadow

7

The White Shadow
1978-11-27

5

Bustin' Loose
1987-09-26

Back to the Grind

0

Back to the Grind
2007-07-18

6.25

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

7.7

The Larry Sanders Show
1992-08-15

The Bold and the Beautiful

5.5

The Bold and the Beautiful
1987-03-23

Dark Side of Comedy

8.1

Dark Side of Comedy
2022-08-16

Gotham Comedy Live

5.5

Gotham Comedy Live
2012-11-15

Hollywood Squares

6.5

Hollywood Squares
1998-09-14

The Mike Douglas Show

5.1

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.811

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

5.1

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

6.55

The Drew Carey Show
1995-09-13

The John Larroquette Show

6.7

The John Larroquette Show
1993-09-02

Saturday Night Live

6.934

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

6.3

Good Times
2024-04-12

6.258

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.258

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

6.258

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

4.2

Sherri
2022-09-12

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.41

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01