John Amos, Star of Prosperity and Roots, Dead at 84 

Roots: The Legend of an American Household was similarly a historical series, illustrating the life of Kunta Kinte after he is abducted from his home in The Gambia and offered into slavery. Amos played the adult variation of Kunta, while Levar Burton played the teen variation.

His deal with the series made him an Emmy election, and made television Land Awards for Roots, Prosperity and The Mary Tyler Moore Program In 1996 he likewise made an NAACP Image Award election for In Your Home

The New Jersey local likewise depicted Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, dealt with The District and appeared in motion pictures such as The Beastmaster, 1988’s Pertaining To America (plus its 2021 follow up), Secure and Pass Away Difficult 2

On Prosperity, Amos formerly informed PBS on its Pioneers of Television series in 2013, “It was a a smart program sometimes, other times, naturally, we didn’t opt for a heavy message and it was simply large home entertainment. However even under the umbrella of amusing individuals we got messages throughout.”

Yet it was Roots that was an especially unique experience for the star.