‘Good Times’ star John Amos turns 83 as he celebrates his long life with his six loving children
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: December 27 is dedicated to John Amos, who turned 83 during the holiday season. The actor, who is best known for his role as James Evans Sr in CBS’ ‘Good Times’, is a father of six children, who love and respect him immensely.
As per reports, Amos shares his children with three different women. With each woman, he had two children. One of his is Shannon, who is an entrepreneur. A few months ago, she posted a photo of a priceless moment she shared with her father on her Instagram page.
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Special moments
Shannon put up the heartwarming post in October. It showed her lovingly dancing with her father to Luther Vandross' ‘Dance with My Father’. In the caption, she wrote, “Grateful for this precious moment with my Dad @officialjohnamos. If you’re blessed to still have your Dad, we challenge you to create a precious moment. #dancewithyourfatherchallenge #DanceWithYourFatherChallenge #officialJohnAmos #officialshannonamos.”
The adorable post attracted over 100,000 likes with lots of comments. One of them read, “This video needs a tear jerker warning. Got us all blurry eyed.” “This song always brings me to tears! Calling my daddy now!” another read, while yet another person commented, “So moved by this, dear Shannon. I danced with my father at his 80th Birthday and he asked, ‘Who’s leading, you or me?’ Blessings my friend.” Another chimed in, “I felt your energy of joy while your head was on his chest listening to his heartbeat.”
However, it’s not just Amos and Shannon who spent some good time together. The ‘Roots’ actor’s son KC also shares a great bond with his father. The two were seen shaking a leg at the Spread The Cheeer USA gala in Denver in 2021. In November, the father-son duo entertained their fans singing to Johnny Nash's ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ as the caption read, “Always #GoodTimes Kickin it w my son @k.c.amos over the holiday.”
A loving husband
Amos is not just a great father but also an adoring lover and a husband. He married his first wife Noel Jean Mickelson despite a ban on interracial marriages. Shannon spoke about it on her Instagram page while sharing a throwback photo of the couple.
In a lengthy post, she wrote, “IT WAS ILLEGAL IN 16 STATES FOR WHITES TO MARRY BLACKS WHEN MY PARENTS GOT MARRIED IN 1965. My Dad met & fell in love w/ my Mom while attending college at Colorado State University. He was from the inner city of Newark, NJ — she was from the small mid-west town of Esterville, Iowa. For them, it was love at first sight. However, it was a tumultuous time in the world around them."
The post continued, “On Feb 21st, 1965, just 2 months after their marriage, Malcom Ex would be assassinated. 2 years later, on April 4th 1968, Martin Luther King would be gunned down. In the midst of it all, their love would produce a child (me). I was born a year before my parents would be recognized as a legal couple in 16 states.”
Shannon explained, “By 1968, Loving vs. The State of Virginia, became a landmark civil rights case. The U.S. Supreme court struck down laws banning interracial marriage. The case involved Mildred Loving, a black woman, and her white husband, Richard loving, who in 1958 were sentenced to a year in prison for marrying each other. Their marriage violated Virginia’s Racial Integrity Act of 1924, which criminalized marriage between people classified as ‘white’ and people classified as ‘colored.'"
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“The Lovings appealed their conviction to the Supreme Court of Virginia, which upheld it. They then appealed to the Supreme Court, which agreed to hear it. On June 12, 1967, the court issued a unanimous decision in the Loving’s favor and overturned their convictions. As a child I didn’t know my parents were different colors. I only saw them as my parents— the two people who loved me. All I knew was their love. One day, when I was 5 years old, that all changed. My parents took me on cross country road trip. As we pulled into a gas station in Arizona, a white man came out of the service station w/ a loaded shot gun. He aimed it at my Dad & told him to get his White trash and their nigger child off his property. Everything changed that day. My parents would have no choice but to explain to me the man’s frightening behavior. They would be forced to introduce me to the existence of racism and my innocent view of the world was forever changed,” she concluded.
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