Dynomite!: Good Times, Bad Times, Our Times -- A Memoir

By Jimmie Walker

Book Overview

Jimmie Walker was raised in a violent and abusive home in the Bronx. Starting in small clubs and eventually opening for Black Panther rallies, he ultimately became an icon playing J. J. Evans on Good Times . Walker was the first successful young black sitcom star, and his catchphrase--"Dyn-o-mite "--remains an indicator of the era. He saw sudden and enormous fame in everything from comic books and a talking doll to pajamas, trading cards, a bestselling album, and TV Guide covers. In Dyn-o-mite , Walker candidly talks about his rise and the considerable tensions on the set of Good Times that contradicted the show's image of a close-knit, blue-collar family struggling to survive in the projects. Walker made "Dyn-o-mite " a catchword for the Baby Boomer generation. Today, Dyn-o-mite will inspire that same generation to rediscover what once made America great--the freedom of thought, the freedom of speech, and the belief in the individual.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306820838
• ISBN13: 9780306820830
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"