Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker is one of those performers whose single catchphrase, the immortal "Dy-no-mite!", earned him a permanent place in pop culture. But I think reducing him to that line undersells him. As J.J. on Good Times he carried a working-class Bronx family comedy that mattered, drawing two Golden Globe nods in consecutive years. What I admire most is his stubborn longevity: decades later he still tours and posts material, refusing to coast on nostalgia. There is something deeply honest about a comedian who never stopped doing the work. He turned hardship into laughter, and I have a real soft spot for that.

Name (English)

Jimmie Walker

Name (Japanese)

ジミー・ウォーカー

Reading

じみー・うぉーかー

Born

June 25, 1947 (age 79)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / comedian

High school

Theodore Roosevelt High School

• Official sitehttp://www.dynomitejj.com/front.html
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmie%20Walker
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1290449

Tags

• New York
• actor
• television actor
• comedian

Last updated

2026-06-17

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