Jimmie Walker
Also Known As: Jimmie 'JJ' Walker , Jimmie Walker Jr., 詹姆斯·沃克
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Carter Walker Jr. (born June 25, 1947), known professionally as Jimmie Walker, is an American actor and comedian. Walker is best known for portraying James Evans Jr. (J. J.), the oldest son of Florida and James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times which originally ran from 1974–1979. Walker was nominated for Golden Globe awards Best Supporting Actor In A Television Series in 1975 and 1976 for his role. While on the show, Walker's character was known for the catchphrase "Dy-no-mite!" which he also used in his mid–1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players. He also starred in Let's Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine. In 1967, Walker began working full-time with WRVR, the radio station of the Riverside Church. In 1969, Walker began performing as a stand-up comedian and was eventually discovered by the casting director for Good Times, after making appearances on Rowan & Martin's Laugh In and on the Jack Paar Show. He eventually released one stand-up comedy album during the height of his Good Times popularity: Dyn-o-mite on Buddah Records (5635). During Good Times' 1974–75 season, Walker was 26 years old, though his character was much younger. John Amos, the actor who portrayed Walker's father on Good Times, was actually just eight years older than Walker. Walker credits producer/director John Rich for inventing "Dy-no-mite!" which Rich insisted Walker say on every episode. Both Walker and executive producer Norman Lear were skeptical of the idea, but the phrase and Walker's character caught on with the audience. Also, off- and on-camera, Walker did not get along with series' lead, Esther Rolle, who played Florida Evans, in the series, because she and Amos disapproved of Walker's increasingly buffoonish character and his popularity, and Walker felt hurt by their disdain. Dissatisfaction led Amos (before Rolle), to leave the show, making Walker the star of the show. Walker was the only Good Times star to not attend Rolle's funeral.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: June 25, 1947
Age: 77 years old
Gender: Male
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Airplane!
Overview: An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-02
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Monster Mash: The Movie
Overview: Teenagers Scott and Mary are on their way to a Halloween party when their car breaks down, and they encounter a creepy castle where the depraved Dr. Frankenstein seeks to put Scott's brain in his monstrous creation. As for Mary, Count Dracula wants her for... well, you know.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-11-14
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Rabbit Test
Overview: Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-09
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Imps*
Overview: Once Upon a Time in a mythical place called Hollywood, a long, long, long time ago in a galaxy not so very far away, a witty group of actors with 38 EMMY Nominations, 3 Academy Award nominations, and 8 Golden Globe nominations, along with 4 Playmates and a Penthouse Pet, came together in a burst of comic frenzy and created imps*.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-12
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Overview: A look back at the people, events, music, and trends of the 1970s.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-04
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Let's Do It Again
Overview: Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brothers and Sisters of Shaka. However, their method for raising the money involves travelling to New Orleans and rigging a boxing match.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-11
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The Guyver
Overview: FBI agent Max Reed witnesses Dr. Tetsu Segawa - a researcher for the mysterious Chronos Corporation - being murdered. Dr. Segawa had stolen an alien device known as "The Guyver" from Chronos. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend's father was Dr. Segawa, finds the Guyver's hiding spot while watching the forensic team investigating the crime scene.
Genres: Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-03-18
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Don't Suck
Overview: A veteran comedian's last chance at stardom takes him on the road with a young comic whom reveals an unexpected past.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-01
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Doin' Time
Overview: Duke Jarrett is sent to jail at the John Dillinger prison. However, the prison looks more like a zoo, more or less ruled by the prisoners themselves.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-19
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David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around
Overview: Celebrated ladies' man, Tyree Jackson, thinks his only job is to sneak women in and out of his apartment while his live-in girlfriend, Desirae Baxter, is at work. Tired of his philandering ways, Desirae and her girlfriends devise a plan that will give Tyree a taste of his own medicine. Written by David E. Talbert
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-06
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Chasing Robert
Overview: Alan is a gambler desperate to erase the huge sports debt he owes to a cruel but quirky Chicago mobster.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-17
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Norman Lear: A Life on Television
Overview: An ET special that features new interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created and never-before-seen interviews from the ET vault. This one-hour special features new interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created, including Jimmie Walker and Mackenzie Phillips. Also included with this new footage and interviews is an in-depth sit-down interview with Lear that ET host Kevin Frazier conducted when Lear celebrated his 100th birthday, in which he reflected on his lengthy, groundbreaking career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-08
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Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
Overview: This documentary explores the life and career of longtime comedian Gary Mule Deer.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-01
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Going Bananas
Overview: An evil circus owner chases a chimp and his friends through Africa. Not necessarily 'Dyn-O-Mite!', but this silly monkey business is decent family fun.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-05
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The Concorde... Airport '79
Overview: Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-17
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Sweet Lorraine
Overview: The double life of Methodist minister's wife catches up to her, as her husband campaigns for Mayor in a small New Jersey town.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-23
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Murder Can Hurt You!
Overview: A private eye spoof that sends up assorted TV detectives from Ironside, Columbo and Kojak to Baretta, McCloud and Starsky and Hutch, as eight bumbling super-sleuths band together in a battle of wits against the devilishly clever Master Criminal.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-21
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Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth
Overview: In this horror parody, a masked serial killer menaces the town of Bulimia Falls with various sharp objects. Attention-seeking television personality Hagitha Utslay is soon on the scene, reporting on the ever-growing body count. Former mall security guard Doughy shows up to protect the teenage population, but he's clearly not much help, allowing the murderer to pick off even more hapless kids as numerous scary movies are referenced.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-17
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Kidnapped
Overview: A woman's sister is kidnapped on her 16th Birthday and forced into filming pornography. A policeman helps the woman rescue her teenage sister from the pornographers.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-09
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Water
Overview: The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-11
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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Overview: Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-10-26
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The Comedian
Overview: An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-09
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Plump Fiction
Overview: Four stories intersect in this violent film parody. Exterminators dress as hit men and try to protect the wife of their boss, Montello. Meanwhile, the strippers at Montello's strip club, dressed as nuns, attempt to rob him. Tag-team wrestlers steal Montello's briefcase, thinking its contents are valuable. Finally, Bumpkin, running to deliver a script, loses a lot of the pages.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-01
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Joys
Overview: Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-05
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Super Shark
Overview: An offshore drilling accident triggers the release of a giant prehistoric shark. When marine biologist Kat Carmichael arrives, she runs up against corporate front man Roger Wade, who plots with Stewart to disrupt her investigation. With the help of Skipper Chuck and disc jockey Dynamite Stevens, Kat tries to find a way to defeat the monster which has evolved to a state where it can walk on dry land and fly...it's the SUPER SHARK!
Genres: Science Fiction Action Comedy Horror Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-08
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But... Seriously
Overview: A documentary juxtaposing the events of the 20th century with the commentary of stand-up comedians.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-25
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Overview: Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.
Genres: Comedy Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-11-15
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Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
Overview: Jimmie Walker (best known for his role as J.J. Evans on the popular sitcom, Good Times), and Michael Winslow (best known for his role in all seven Police Academy films), perform in this hilarious one-hour stand up special featuring incredible stories, jokes, and all the bleeps and bloops you can handle!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-10
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I Am Richard Pryor
Overview: The life story of Richard Pryor (1940-2005), the legendary performer and iconic social satirist who transcended racial and social barriers with his honest, irreverent and biting humor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-12
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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
Overview: Live performances of classic holiday-themed episodes from Norman Lear's hit shows "All in the Family" and "Good Times."
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-18
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Telethon
Overview: The behind-the-scenes intrigues — including, possibly, a murder — of an all-star fundraising telethon set in Las Vegas.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-06
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A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
Overview: An 11-year old phenom wrestler with an undefeated record, Kace Gabriel gives up the sport to write/direct a movie. He believes that if the film makes his best friend, Charlie, laugh on Christmas Day it will awake the boy from a coma.
Genres: Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-15
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Open Season
Overview: When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-14
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Sing Sing Thanksgiving
Overview: B.B. King, Joan Baez and other great artists gather for a show at Sing Sing Prison.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-03
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Big Money Rustlas
Overview: The Insane Clown Posse heads back to the Wild West in this prequel to BIG MONEY HUSTLAS. Nothing happens in the dusty town of Mud Bug without the approval of gambling magnate Big Baby Chips (Violent J), and the locals turn and run when his henchmen come out to play. But when swaggering sheriff Sugar Wolf (Shaggy 2 Dope) teaches the locals to fight back, Big Baby Chips and his gang head for the hills in a hail of gunfire.
Genres: Action Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-14
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