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You know him from his Emmy Award nominated performance as the heroic adult Kunta Kinte in the ground breaking mini-series Roots, or as James Evans, the indestructible father from the hit television sitcom Good Times. You were delighted by his hilarious performance opposite Eddie Murphy in the box office blockbuster Coming to America. Whether he was performing with Sylvester Stallone in Lock Up or co-starring with Bruce Willis in Die Hard II, John Amos has always delivered outstanding performances.
Most recently you have enjoyed him on the Emmy Award-winning drama The West Wing as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace, Chairman of the Joint Chefs and last season Ethan Baker, mayor of Washington, DC on the CBS series The District. He has also appeared on the hit comedy series Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, In the House, Men In Trees and Two and a Half Men. He now presents yet another astonishing character portrayal in his own extraordinary creation, John Amos’ Halley’s Comet.
This remarkable tour de force is the hilarious and moving story of an 87 year old man who shares the memories of a lifetime with the famous Comet he saw 76 years earlier as an 11 year old boy. He sets out in the wee hours of the morning, returning to the mountaintop where he first met the Comet, and explains to his old friend “that things sure have changed sine the last time you passed this way.” He takes the audience on a whirlwind adventure back in time, beginning at the turn of the century when the world was full of dreams and the promise of wonderful things to come. The audience experiences a roller coaster ride through world wars, romance at a barnyard dance, fast food restaurants, the golden age of radio, brutality during the early civil rights movement, and the joys of childhood.
"Destined to become a classic."
- Metro Weekender, London
"A universal story that reaffirms Anne Frank’s life affirming suspicions:
that in spite of the horrors we can inflict on one another, we are, after all, good at heart."
- Los Angeles Times
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