But one of the most touching tributes of all came from LeVar Burton, Amos’ co-star in the hit 1977 mini-series “Roots.” Burton played a young Kunta Kinte, the son of an African warrior who is captured ...

NEW YORK -- Will history repeat itself with the remake of "Roots?" The original miniseries, based on Alex Haley's best-seller, became a national phenomenon in 1977 as it told the multigenerational ...

John Amos, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the older Kunta Kinte in the 1977 miniseries “Roots,” has died at 84, TheWrap has learned. A representative for the actor confirmed to TheWrap that ...

With all due respect to Coming to America’s Cleo McDowell — owner of an off-brand McDonald’s featuring a logo with golden arcs, not arches, and a Big Mick burger, not a Big Mac — John Amos’ two most ...

Based on Alex Haley’s best-selling novel about his African ancestors, "Roots" is the story of Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton), a West African youth captured by slave raiders and shipped to America in the ...