About
Appeared on the sketch comedy TV series Laugh-In and played the character of Nathan Bookman on Good Times. He acted in over 30 different TV shows. Later in his career, he appeared in several movies.
Before Fame
As a boy he lived in Harlem and attended school with writer Walter Dean Myers.
Trivia
He had roles on The Jeffersons and Family Matters. He has gained fame for his Louis Armstrong impersonation.
Family Life
He had a daughter named Sharon.
Associated With
He was in the 1964 Broadway musical Golden Boy with Sammy Davis, Jr.
