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John Amos (December 27, 1939 – August 21, 2024) was an American actor and retired football player. He is best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries "Roots" and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series "Good Times." He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. On film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as "The Beastmaster" (1982), "Coming to America" (1988), "Lock Up" (1989), "Die Hard 2" (1990) and "Coming 2 America" (2021). Prior to acting, he played on the Colorado State Rams football team and in 1964, he signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Denver Broncos and in 1967 signed a free agent contract with the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. Both of these contracts did not land him a spot on the teams and played a final season in the Continental Football League with the Victoria Steelers before pursuing acting.
Coming from a wealthy family, Floyd Lawton and his brother were abused by their horrible father and their indifferent mother. One day, they wanted to escape from them, but Floyd, scared and having bad support, accidentally killed his brother, before fleeing, broken. He later joined the army and did everything to become the best world's shooter. After being dismissed, he became a mercenary, and he does everything to meet the needs of his son, whom he raises alone, but his father find them and will do everything to take is revenge. However, you have to be suicidal to want revenge on Deadshot !
