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Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker
Age 79 years (Jun 25, 1947)
Birthplace The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Movies 22
TV Shows 15

Jimmie Walker

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Jimmie Walker is a screen veteran of the old school who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Very few actors keep finding work for 52 years. In cinemas, 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' is the work that stuck — Celeb #3, specifically. 'Airplane!' is close behind in visibility.
Jimmie Walker is a screen veteran of the old school who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. The oldest credits belong to a different era of the industry. Very few actors keep finding work for 52 years. In cinemas, 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York' is the work that stuck — Celeb #3, specifically. 'Airplane!' is close behind in visibility.
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Don't Suck
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Don't Suck
Full Filmography 37
Good Times
Jim Bean (voice)
★ 5.5
2024Season 1
Don't Suck
Dale
★ 4.9
2023
A Wrestling Christmas Miracle
Dr. Lemon
★ 3.7
2020
The Comedy Store
Self · 5 episodes
★ 7.6
2020–
Jimmie JJ Walker & Michael Winslow: We Are Still Here
Himself
2018
The Comedian
Jimmie Walker
★ 5.7
2016
David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around
Preacher
★ 4.5
2012
Super Shark
Dynamite Stevens
★ 4.0
2011
Traffic Light
Swinger Dude
★ 6.8
2011Season 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Jimmie Walker and where are they from?
Jimmie Walker is 79 years old, born on June 25, 1947 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Jimmie Walker?
Jimmie Walker is best known for roles in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Airplane!, Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th.
How many movies has Jimmie Walker been in?
Over a 52-year career (since 1974), Jimmie Walker has appeared in 21 movies and 14 TV shows.
What was Jimmie Walker's first movie?
The career of Jimmie Walker began with Sing Sing Thanksgiving (1974).
What is Jimmie Walker's most recent movie or series?
Jimmie Walker's most recent release is Good Times, which premiered on April 12, 2024.
What TV shows has Jimmie Walker appeared in?
On television, Jimmie Walker has appeared in Everybody Hates Chris, ER, Saturday Night Live, Scrubs.
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Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker
1947-06-25 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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