John Amos, star of TV's 'Good Times' and 'Roots,' dies at 84

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John Amos, star of TV's 'Good Times' and 'Roots,' dies at 84

Amos starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots."
     

Amos starred as the family patriarch on the hit 1970s sitcom “Good Times" and earned an Emmy nomination for his role in the seminal 1977 miniseries “Roots."

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