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. In 1967, Walker began working full-time with WRVR, the radio station of the Riverside Church. As a young man, Walker was a vendor at Yankee Stadium, starting with the 1964 World Series. Through a New York State funded program known as SEEK (Search for Education, Evaluation, and Knowledge), he continued his studies and entered into the field of radio engineering with WRVR. He attended Theodore Roosevelt High School in New York City. Walker was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in The Bronx, New York. Walker continues to tour the country with his stand-up comedy routine. He also starred in Let's Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. While on the show, Walker's character used the catchphrase "Dyn-O-Mite!" which he also used in his mid–1970s TV commercial for a Panasonic line of cassette and 8-track tape players and a 20 Medicare commercial. ("J.J."), the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., on the CBS television series Good Times, which ran from 1974 to 1979, and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 19 for his role. (born June 25, 1947) is an American actor and comedian. On Good Times (1973), L–R: Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, Jimmie Walker, Esther Rolle, and John Amos
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