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John Amos

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How can you good folks list Mr Amos’s body of work without one of his most important roles As Kunta Kintia in Aley Haley’s Roots . I feel he’d be much prouder of his work on roots than the disappointment of his time on good times . 2600:6C52:6700:FD37:D120:66E1:49E6:9F15 (talk) 14:42, 5 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Movie role

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You played a major role in Willa. A truck & produce warehouse owner Sam Blakey (talk) 03:20, 20 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Passed on August 21st, kept private by family

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According to a statement released: https://variety.com/2024/tv/obituaries-people-news/john-amos-dead-good-times-roots-1236161810/ - 96.81.143.81 (talk) 19:10, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe his family wanted to wait to announce his death until someone planned the funeral and/or memorial service for him. Cbsteffen (talk) 20:46, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2024

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He died on August 21st. The article used as proof of Oct 1 says the August date. 143.59.79.215 (talk) 21:11, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Already done Jamedeus (talk) 22:33, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 October 2024 (2)

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The actors date of death is listed as August 21, 2024 whereas it is actually today, October 1, 2024.

Source: https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/nx-s1-5135539/john-amos-star-of-tvs-good-times-and-roots-dies-at-84 68.117.186.50 (talk) 21:19, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: This source does not say he died today, it says his publicist confirmed it today and that no other details are available. The original article has since been updated to say he died on August 21, but the NPR reprint is still serving an outdated copy. Jamedeus (talk) 22:40, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Right. The day a celebrity death makes the news is up to the family of the celebrity, and the day the family announces the death is based on when the family is ready to announce the death depending on what the family has to sort out first! Cbsteffen (talk) 00:42, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Amos did not appear in Gem of the Ocean on Broadway

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The Variety article that claims that is incorrect. He only did it at the McCarter in NJ: https://playbill.com/article/rashad-to-reprise-gem-of-the-ocean-role-for-mccarter-theatre-amos-to-co-star-com-127338 It's not on his ibdb.com page https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/john-amos-104492 either. I did not want to make the change because I am hoping Variety will (I left a comment). But they are definitely wrong. Divaraven5 (talk) 13:57, 2 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]