The Resume

(December 27, 1939- )
Played Gordie on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' James (Henry) Evans Sr. on 'Maude' and 'Good Times,' Kunta Kinte on 'Roots,' and Joe Anderson on 'All About the Andersons'
Starred in the one-man stage show 'Halley's Comet'
Acted in 'Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song,' 'The World's Greatest Athlete,' 'Let's Do It Again,' 'Beastmaster,' 'Coming to America,' 'Die Hard 2,' 'My Baby's Daddy'

Why he might be annoying:

He started his career as a comedian.
He is divorced.
On 'Maude,' his character was named Henry but when it spun off to 'Good Times,' his name changed to James.
He gave a blistering interview to Ebony magazine in 1975 about he felt that the 'J.J.' character on 'Good Times' depicted blacks.
He left the show soon after that, but maintains that he was fired.
His character in 'Good Times' was one of the first comedy sit-com characters to be killed off.
It seems money was more of a factor in his departure.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was Emmy nominated for the role of Kunta Kinte in 'Roots.'
He was one of the first actor to star as the father in a two-parent black TV family.
He played a pivotal character in one of the top mini-series of all-time.

Credit: I Eat Legos

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blaxploitation Film Stars
• Celebrity Boxers
• Dead Meat
• Die Hard [Series]
• Fantasy Film Stars of the 80's
• Good Times
• Guest Voices on King of the Hill
• History Channel’s ‘Christmas Through the Decades’ Commentators
• I am from Newark, NJ
• I Attended Colorado State University
• I Boarded the Love Boat [A-D]
• I Married in 1978
• Look at Me, I Just Graduated
• Mary Tyler Moore Show
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• Norman Lear Produced My Show
• Ogres [Huge and Hulky]
• Profiles 12251-12500 (Ranked: 12495)
• Roots [1977]
• Spin-Off Stars
• Stuttering John Interviewed Me for Howard Stern's WWOR Show
• The West Wing
• TV Land's 100 Most Memorable TV Moments 51-100 [December 2004]
• TV Series Deserters
• VH-1's I Love the 70's Commentators
• VH-1's I Love the 80's - Strikes Back Commentators

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 89 Votes: 42.70% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 70 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 55.36% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 94 Votes: 74.47% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 81 Votes: 72.84% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 70 Votes: 62.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 205 Votes: 74.15% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 137 Votes: 66.42% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 124 Votes: 49.19% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 139 Votes: 41.73% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 296 Votes: 43.24% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 105 Votes: 35.24% Annoying