What is John Amos?
{{Infobox person | name = John Amos | image = John Amos 2011.jpg | image_size = | caption = Amos in 2011 | birth_name = John Allen Amos Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date|1939|12|27}} | birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2024|8|21|1939|12|27}} | death_place = [[Inglewood, California]], U.S. | death_cause = [[Congestive heart failure]] | alma_mater = [[Colorado State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1970–2023 | known_for = {{ubl | Kunta Kinte (adult) – ''[[Roots (TV miniseries)|Roots]]'' | James Evans Sr. – ''[[Good Times]]'' }} | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = {{Ubl | {{marriage|Noel J. Mickelson|1965|1975|reason=div}} | {{marriage|[[Lillian Lehman]]|1978|1979|reason=div}} }} | children = 2 }} '''John Allen Amos Jr.''' (December 27, 1939 &ndash; August 21, 2024) was an [[Americans|American]] movie, television, voice, stage actor, former football player, and comedian. He was known for his roles as James Evans Sr. in ''[[Good Times]]'' and as adult Kunta Kinte in ''[[Roots (TV miniseries)|Roots]]''. He also played Cleo McDowell in ''[[Coming to America]]'' and its [[Coming 2 America|sequel]]. Amos was born on December 27, 1939 in [[Newark, New Jersey]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/25/John-Amos.html John Amos Biography (1939-)]</ref> He studied at [[East Orange High School]], at [[Long Beach City College]] and at [[Colorado State University]]. Amos was married to Noel J. Mickelson from 1965 until they divorced in 1975. He was later married to Lillian Lehman from 1978 until they divorced in 1979. He was then married to Elisabete De Sousa. Amos had four children. Amos died of [[congestive heart failure]] at a hospital in [[Inglewood, California]] on August 21, 2024, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barnes |fir