John Amos

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  • Birth Place: Newark, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/27/1941, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor
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John Amos Fast Facts:
  • Played football in college, then had tryouts with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos and the CFL's British Columbia Lions.
  • Worked as a social worker in New York City and as a copywriter at an L.A. ad agency.
  • Did stand-up in Vancouver and Greenwich Village.
  • Was a writer for Leslie Uggams' short-lived 1969 CBS variety series.
  • Left Good Times after two seasons because of his complaints about scripts, but later starred in another Norman Lear show, the short-lived 1994 sitcom 704 Hauser.
  • An avid sailor, he founded the Halley's Comet Foundation (named after his boat—and the 1990 one-man play he wrote and appeared in) to expose inner-city children to maritime activities.
  • John Amos Relationships:
  • Annabell P. Amos - Mother
  • Elisabete De Sousa - Ex-wife
  • John A. Amos - Father
  • Lillian Lehman - Ex-wife
  • Noel J. Mickelson - Ex-wife
  • K.C. Amos - Son
  • Shannon Patrice Amos - Daughter
  • John Amos Awards:
  • 1977 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a Drama or Comedy Series - Nominee
  • College:
  • Colorado State University, Colorado Springs, CO
LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, John Amos  John Sciulli/WireImage.com
Lie to Me, Tim Roth, John Amos, Frankie Faison Greg Gayne/FOX
Lie to Me, John Amos Greg Gayne/FOX
Men in Trees, John Amos, Orlando Jones Sergei Bachlakov/ABC
Men in Trees, John Amos, Orlando Jones, Lauren Tom, Derek Richardson Sergei Bachlakov/ABC
Men in Trees, Ever Carradine, Emily Bergl, Abraham Benrubi, John Amos, Suleka Mathew, Colby Johannson, Cynthia Stevenson, Timothy Webber Jeff Petry/ABC
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