Jimmie Walker – 74

Jimmie Walker is an actor and comedian from the United States who is best known for his role in the sitcom ‘Good Times.’ He wanted to work in radio and majored in radio engineering. He used to work as a vendor at the ‘Yankee Stadium,’ but eventually moved on to WRVR Radio. In the late 1960s, he began performing stand-up comedy and was discovered by the producers of the show “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In.” This is how he was cast in his breakout series, ‘Good Times,’ where he played James ‘J.J.’ Evans Jr. For this role, he received a ‘TV Land Award’ and two ‘Golden Globe’ nominations. He appeared in shows like “At Ease” and “Bustin’ Loose.”

Bern Nadette Stanis – 68

An iconic actress and author, Bern Nadette Stanis is most famous as Thelma Davis, the only daughter of James Evans Sr. and Florida on Good Times. This was a really fun sit-com back in the ’70s that has given birth to quite a number of pop culture references.

After Good Times came to an end, Stanis took a step back from acting but made several appearances on What’s Happening Now and The Cosby Show. Apart from her passion for entertainment media, she has written several books such as The Last Night, For Men Only, Situations 101: Finances, and Situations 101: Relationships, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.

Born in Florida, Wesley Snipes made his film debut in ‘Wildcats’ and was cast in Mo’ Better Blues’ later. Snipes took the leading role in ‘Jungle Fever’ and also played one of the most memorable characters—stylish crime lord Nino Brown in New Jack City.

Wesley Snipes – 59

Throughout the ’90s, Snipes was one of the biggest actors in Hollywood. Audiences best remember him in such action adventures as 1993’s ‘Rising Sun’ and 1998’s ‘Blade.’ Snipes has made a great effort to explore other directions with films such as ‘Waiting to Exhale’ in 1995, ‘To Wong Foo,’ and many others.

Philip Michael Thomas – 72

Through his career that spanned almost three decades, Philip Michael Thomas had become quite the celebrity with his acting roles. Today, he is mostly remembered for playing Detective Ricardo Tubbs in Miami Vice and as the man behind Lance Vance’s voice in the games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Vice City Stories. However, ever since the early ‘00s, Thomas slowly started to disappear from the spotlight. By that time, he had already acquired a big enough fortune to be able to enjoy his retirement. The last time we saw him was in the 2015 short film called Thank You, Fifteen.

Ted Lange – 74

Ted Lange studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, segueing his passion of acting into a career. Ted’s first acting credit did wonders for his career, starring alongside the great Gavin MacLeod in ‘The Love Boat’. The experience made their friendship indomitable ever since! In 2006, Ted was seen on the fourth season of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, a reality program designed to help celebrities get in shape. He lost an impressive 28 pounds on the show! Over his career, he built a small fortune of $4 million and he retired in 2014.

Carl Weathers – 74

Just because we rarely see Carl Weathers in new films anymore doesn’t mean he has not been keeping busy. Carl first became recognized by playing Apollo Cree in the Rocky films back in the ‘70s and ‘80s. He later managed to switch between tough and comedic roles like changing shirts with films like Predator and Happy Gilmore. Decades have gone by and Carl is now mainly doing voice acting. After voicing Omnitraxus in Stars vs the Forces of Evil, he even managed to voice Combat Chris in Toy Story 4 in 2019.