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| Subject: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:05 pm | |
| Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed. He was 65.
His "Fresh Prince" co-star Alfonso Ribeiro tweeted news of Avery's passing. "I'm deeply saddened to say that James Avery has passed away," Riberio tweeted. "He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly.
A classically trained actor and poet, Avery grew up in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where he was raised by a single mother. He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War and first appeared onscreen as a dancer in an uncredited role in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers."
According to IMDb, after he served in the military, Avery moved to San Diego, California, where he began writing TV scripts and poetry for PBS.
"I knew I loved the arts," Avery said in an interview for the show "Unscripted." "I knew I wanted to be a writer, but the theater was something I had been involved in before."
Avery appeared in multiple TV shows and movies including as the voice of Shredder in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." But his most famous role was as Phillip Banks, the stern but loving uncle to Will Smith's character on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." |
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| Subject: Re: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:05 pm | |
| R.I.P. |
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| Subject: Re: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:25 pm | |
| Uncle Phil! |
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| Subject: Re: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:58 pm | |
| RIP |
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| Subject: Re: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:32 pm | |
| RIP God wanted to meet Uncle Phil. ____________________ . Favorite Current Wrestlers:1. Sasha Banks 2. Becky Lynch 3. 4. 5. Favorite All-Time Wrestlers:Your dad |
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| Subject: Re: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:27 pm | |
| Aww that's so sad. He was young too RIP |
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| Subject: Re: James Avery, Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince, Passes Away At 65 Wed Jan 01, 2014 7:35 pm | |
| RIP. That nigga was a father figure to everyone who grew up w/o a father. |
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