Birth Name: James Carter Walker, Jr.
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: June 25, 1947
Ethnicity: African American
Jimmie Walker is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as J.J. Evans on the television series Good Times.
Jimmie is the son of Lorena and James Carter Walker who were both born in Alabama.
Jimmie’s maternal grandparents, Lorena and Cornelius Perryman, were born in Alabama. Jimmie’s paternal grandparents, Mattie and James Walker, were born in Alabama. All of Jimmie’s great-grandparents were born in Alabama.
Excerpts from Jimmie’s memoir discussing his family:
https://www.popmatters.com/161858-dyn-o-mite-good-times-bad-times-our-times-a-memoir-2495825742.html
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dynomite/Xd2ZVrzNtqUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=lorena
Genealogy of Jimmie’s mother:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GXMW-MC3
Genealogy of Jimmie’s father:
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GXML-44B
NOTE TO ADMIN: In his memoir, he states that he was born in Manhattan, New York City but in this interview he states that he was born in Brooklyn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tBtrhfM0lY&t=280s
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