Jimmie Walker Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Movies House and Net Worth
Jimmie Walker (Real Name James Carter Walker Jr.) is a famous American actor and comedian. He had a role as the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., on the CBS television series Good Times from 1974 to 1979. Walker also starred in Let’s Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Additionally, on the show, his character always used the catchphrase “Dyn-O-Mite!”
He was born on June 25, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York,United States. Walker is76 years old.
He is a man of tall stature. Walker stands at a height of6 ft 1 in(Approx 1.86 m).
He was born to his loving mother and father in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Walker is the son ofLorena WalkerandJames Carter Walker. He was raised along withBeverly Walker.
He is not married as he stated he has never been married nor fathered children, but has had many girlfriends. This was according to an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show on June 27, 2012. Also, he described himself politically as a “realist independent” and stated that he opposed affirmative action, saying that it had outlived its usefulness in an interview with CNN.
He graduated with his high school diploma from Theodore Roosevelt High School in New York City. Walker then continued his studies and entered into the field of radio engineering with WRVR through a New York State-funded program known as SEEK. Moreover, he was a vendor at Yankee Stadium, starting with the 1964 World Series.
Walker has appeared in several movies and Tv Shows including:Movies
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Walker placed his $3M Boerne estate on the market on November 2020. He is set to sell his Texas Hill Country estate on 9 acres at a price of $2.99 million. The house sits on 5,443-square-foot private gates at 105 Legend Hollow in Cordillera Ranch. The house has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. Also, it has a 762-square-foot detached, one-bedroom casita for family or friends with a full kitchen and a living area.
He did a Medicare Advantage commercial that is running on the airwaves, causing a lot of confusion among seniors. The commercial is available on YouTube where he did a video on the 2021 Medicare Helpline TV Commercial, the 2021 Medicare Helpline TV Commercial, and also the 2022 Benefits Helpline TV Commercial.
His career began in 1967 working full-time with WRVR, the radio station of the Riverside Church. Walker then began performing as a stand-up comedian in 1969 and was eventually discovered by the casting director for Good Times. he made appearances on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and on the Jack Paar Show. Moreover, he released one stand-up comedy album during the height of his Good Times popularity: Dyn-o-mite on Buddah Records. John Rich invented “Dyn-o-mite!” which Rich insisted Walker say on every episode.
He later worked as a weekend personality on contemporary R&B music station KAGB 103.9 FM in 1975. In the early 1970s to 1980s, he appeared on The Tonight Show and Match Game. Walker served as a panelist on the Match Game-Hollywood Squares Hour from 1983 to 1984 and also appeared on the 1990 revival of Match Game.
Further, he had guest appearances on The John Larroquette Show, In the House, Cagney & Lacey, The Fall Guy, Scrubs, Star Dates, Everybody Hates Chris, and George Lopez among others. Also, he starred in the short-lived television series At Ease in 1983 and Bustin’ Loose in 1987. Walker made a cameo appearance in the movie Big Money Rustlas in 2010. In addition, his autobiography, Dyn-o-mite! Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times, A Memoir, was published in 2012.
His career as an actor and comedian has enabled him to attain a decent fortune. Walker’s net worth is$8 Million.
Walker is 75 years old born on June 25, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Walker (Real Name James Carter Walker Jr.) is a famous American actor and comedian. He had a role as the older son of Florida and James Evans Sr., on the CBS television series Good Times from 1974 to 1979. Walker also starred in Let’s Do It Again with John Amos, and The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened with James Earl Jones. Additionally, on the show, his character always used the catchphrase “Dyn-O-Mite!”
Walker has earned an estimated net worth of $8 Million from working as a famous American actor and comedian.
