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In fact, “Good Times” was originally written to portray Florida Evans as a single mother raising her children, but Esther Rolle refused to accept the part unless she was given a husband.

Damn!” the actress Esther Rolle, who played Evans’s wife, Florida, famously lamented while mourning his death. “Good Times” rumbled on for another three seasons without its fatherly anchor ...

John Amos played the patriarch James Evans Sr, and the late Esther Rolle played his wife, Florida Evans. “Good Times” wasn’t just another sitcom.

Rolle originated the role of Florida Evans on “Maude,” the Norman Lear comedy that starred Bea Arthur. She was so popular as Maude’s maid, she was offered her own spin-off series.

Amos, who played James Evans Sr. in the 1970s sitcom Good Times, showed TV critic Eric Deggans what it was like to have a concerned, ethical father at home. Behind the scenes, Amos pushed for more ...

American actors John Amos as James Evans, Sr., and Esther Rolle (1920 – 1998) as Florida Evans, in a promotional portrait for the US TV sitcom, ‘Good Times’, 1974.

In 1974, CBS debuted Good Times, where Amos and Esther Rolle played James and Florida Evans, parents struggling to keep their kids’ heads above water in a Chicago housing project.

His character, along with wife Florida, played by Esther Rolle, originated on another Lear show, “Maude.” James Evans often worked two manual labor jobs to support his family that included ...