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“Good Times,” “Coming to America” actor was 84 years old


“Good Times,” “Coming to America” actor was 84 years old

John Amos, the Emmy-nominated actor known for his roles in “Roots,” “Good Times” and more, has died. He was 84. Amos, who played the older version of Kunta Kinte in the acclaimed miniseries “Roots” and James Evans Sr. in the classic sitcom “Good Times,” died Aug. 21 in Los Angeles of “natural causes,” a representative […]

The Tony-winning Broadway star was 48


The Tony-winning Broadway star was 48

Gavin Creel, a Tony Award-winning theater actor known for his work in shows such as Hello, Dolly! and “Hair” died. He was 48. Creel died Monday at his home in New York of metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a type of cancer, a representative for the actor confirmed to USA TODAY. He was diagnosed […]