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  • ‘Suits LA’ Honors Late Actor John Amos With Episode 7 Dedication, Special Storyline

    The actor guest starred as himself in the series premiere of the NBC spinoff series

    By

    Jose Alejandro Bastidas
    April 6, 2025 @ 7:00 PM
    TV
    7:00 PM
    ‘Suits LA’ Honors Late Actor John Amos With Episode 7 Dedication, Special Storyline
  • John Amos Cause of Death Revealed

    The actor died back on Aug. 21, though it wasn’t announced until Tuesday

    By

    Jacob Bryant
    October 2, 2024 @ 12:19 PM
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    12:19 PM
    John Amos Cause of Death Revealed
  • John Amos’ Daughter Learned of Father’s Death Through Media Reports: ‘We Are Devastated and Left With Many Questions’

    Shannon Amos says she learned of the “Roots” star’s passing 45 days after his death

    By

    Kayla Cobb
    October 2, 2024 @ 7:43 AM
    TV
    7:43 AM
    John Amos’ Daughter Learned of Father’s Death Through Media Reports: ‘We Are Devastated and Left With Many Questions’
  • John Amos, Emmy-Nominated Star of ‘Roots’ and ‘Good Times,’ Dies at 84

    He memorably played the older Kunta Kinte on the epic ’70s miniseries

    By

    Sharon Knolle and Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
    October 1, 2024 @ 11:07 AM
    TV
    11:07 AM
    John Amos, Emmy-Nominated Star of ‘Roots’ and ‘Good Times,’ Dies at 84
  • John Amos Says Many ‘Roots’ Actors ‘Did Not Receive the Commensurate Job Offers’ Following Miniseries’ Success

    On its 45th anniversary, Louis Gossett Jr. and John Amos reflect on the miniseries’ legacy with TheWrap

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    February 27, 2022 @ 2:44 PM
    TV
    2:44 PM
    John Amos Says Many ‘Roots’ Actors ‘Did Not Receive the Commensurate Job Offers’ Following Miniseries’ Success
  • Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming to America’ Sequel Gets 2020 Release Date

    Craig Brewer will direct while Kenya Barris is rewriting the script

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    February 11, 2019 @ 11:52 AM
    Movies
    11:52 AM
    Eddie Murphy’s ‘Coming to America’ Sequel Gets 2020 Release Date
  • ‘Coming to America’ Sequel: Jonathan Levine and Kenya Barris Team Up to Direct, Write

    Eddie Murphy is expected to return as Prince Akeem, although a deal is not yet in place

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    September 28, 2017 @ 9:52 AM
    News
    9:52 AM
    ‘Coming to America’ Sequel: Jonathan Levine and Kenya Barris Team Up to Direct, Write
  • ‘Criminal Minds’ Star Thomas Gibson and 9 More TV Stars Fired Amid Controversy (Photos)

    Gibson is the latest television actor to get the heave-ho after misbehaving, but he’s certainly not the first

    By

    Tim Kenneally
    August 15, 2016 @ 3:58 PM
    3:58 PM
    ‘Criminal Minds’ Star Thomas Gibson and 9 More TV Stars Fired Amid Controversy (Photos)

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