Jimmie Walker Net Worth

$800,000

Jimmie Walker is an American actor and comedian with a net worth of $800 thousand. He is most famous for playing James Evans Jr. (‘J.J.’) on the CBS sitcom ‘Good Times’, where he originated the popular catchphrase ‘Dyn-O-Mite!’

Key facts:

  • Jimmie Walker is an American actor and comedian.
  • He gained fame for playing James Evans Jr. ('J.J.') on the CBS sitcom 'Good Times' from 1974-1979.
  • Walker originated the popular catchphrase 'Dyn-O-Mite!' on the show.
  • He has over 50 acting credits to his name, including films like 'Let's Do It Again' (1975) and 'Airplane!' (198).
  • Walker also published a memoir titled 'Dynomite!: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times–A Memoir' in 2012.

Basic Information About Jimmie Walker

Full NameJames Walker
CategoryCelebrities
ProfessionsActor, Comedian
Net worth$800,000
Date of birth1947-06-25 (77 years old)
Place of birthThe Bronx
NationalityUnited States of America
EducationTheodore Roosevelt High School
Curiosities and TrademarksThe catchprase "DY-NO-MITE!"
FatherJames Carter Walker Sr.
MotherLorena Walker
Siblingsone (sister: Beverly Walker)
GenderMale
Height6 ft (1.85 m)
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What Movie Awards did Jimmie Walker win?


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Jimmie Walker awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Golden Globe - Best Supporting Actor - TelevisionNomineeGood Times1976
Impact Award - WinnerGood Times2006

Jimmie Walker roles

Movie / Series Role
Airplane!Windshield Wiper Man
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkCeleb #3
The ComedianJimmie Walker
The Concorde... Airport '79Boisie
GuyverStriker (as Jimmy Walker)
Match Game PMSelf - Panelist 7 episodes, 1976-1981
ScrubsJimmie Walker 2 episodes, 2001-2002
Space Ghost Coast to CoastSelf 1 episode, 1996
The White ShadowJimmie Walker 1 episode, 1980
Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited) unknown episodes
BlossomSelf 1 episode, 1994
Match Game/Hollywood Squares HourSelf - Panelist 25 episodes, 1983-1984
Let's Make a DealSelf 1 episode, 2020
Good TimesJames 'J.J.' Evans, Jr. 133 episodes, 1974-1979
The Love BoatMarvin Jones / ... 6 episodes, 1977-1985
The Larry Sanders ShowJimmie Walker 1 episode, 1994
TattletalesSelf 5 episodes, 1974-1976
Traffic LightSwinger Dude 1 episode, 2011
Match Game 73Self - Panelist 40 episodes, 1974-1976
Cagney & LaceyTony Brown 1 episode, 1983
Fantasy IslandJay 1 episode, 1982
George LopezLionel 1 episode, 2003
The Drew Carey ShowLewis' Double 1 episode, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf 1 episode, 1993
Chelsea LatelySelf - Round Table 1 episode, 2007
Everybody Hates ChrisGene 3 episodes, 2006-2008
Son of the BeachUncle Ben 1 episode, 2002

Jimmie Walker's Quotes

  • I'm no actor. I'm a comic who lucked into a good thing.
  • I think the black actor has a tough time being funny from the standpoint of everything being looked upon as 'coonish'.
  • Believe me when I tell you I am lucky to be able to get a laugh here and there in America, And that's a constant fight. Showbiz, I will tell you, is like climbing a greasy pole. Sometimes you get to the top and slide right back down again.
  • [on Esther Rolle and John Amos who played his parents on Good Times (1974)] "I've been speaking to you for two or three minutes. That's longer than I ever talked to them. I wasn't angry at them. We just didn't talk."

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Interesting Facts about Jimmie Walker

  1. Was 26 years old when he started playing teenager J.J. Evans on Good Times (1974).
  2. [On the casting of Demond Wilson as Lamont on Sanford and Son (1972)] "It's hard to find a DULL Black man.".
  3. His character, J.J. Evans, in the 90's, was the inspiration for many characters on shows such as The Wayne Bros, with the character, Marlon Williams.
  4. As of 2017, he has never been married nor had any children. Many internet sites claim he has been married since 1980 to former actress Jere Fields only due to their convincing appearances together on Tattletales (1974). They were never an actual couple. In 2017, Walker's private life made headlines when Norman Lear told an interviewer that Jimmie was dating political commentator Ann Coulter. However, Coulter later responded and clarified that they were only friends.
  5. He revealed that he did not have a very good relationship with Esther Rolle on Good Times (1974). During the show's run, Rolle was very critical of the J.J. Evans character believing that he was a poor role model to the black community. She even left the series for a season in a dispute over the character.
  6. Best friend of BernNadette Stanis.
  7. Friends with Cuba Gooding and David Letterman.

Additional information of Jimmie Walker

ZodiacCancer
Lucky Number7
Lucky StoneMoonstone
Lucky ColorSilver
Best Match for MarriageTaurus, Pisces, Scorpio
Eye Colordark brown
Hair Colorblack

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