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James Avery Dead at 65: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air's Uncle Phil Dies in L.A. Hospital
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| 01 JANUARY 2014
| US WEEKLY
Posted on 01/01/2014 12:11:25 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
James Avery has died at the age of 65. The actor -- best known for playing Uncle Philip Banks on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air -- died at an L.A. hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
According to TMZ, Avery recently underwent a surgery for an undisclosed illness. His wife, Barbara Avery, was at the hospital at the time of his death.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: 2014obituaries; freshprinceofbelair; jamesavery; obituary; unclephilipbanks
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
That sucks. Right on New Years.
He was really a stand-out character on that show.
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posted on
01/01/2014 12:21:33 PM PST
by
VanDeKoik
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Aw. RIP. He played that character so well.
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01/01/2014 12:22:58 PM PST
by
Yaelle
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
01/01/2014 12:25:07 PM PST
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Sad to hear. He helped make that show so good.
Prayers for his family and friends.
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posted on
01/01/2014 12:38:26 PM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist; Impy; Perdogg; GOPsterinMA; BillyBoy
Not Uncle Phil ! :-( RIP.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
It was apparently open heart surgery.
He was a Viet Nam vet, too.
Sad.
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01/01/2014 12:49:51 PM PST
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Winstons Julia
(Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Too young. Way too young.
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01/01/2014 1:19:25 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
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01/01/2014 1:19:55 PM PST
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: Winstons Julia
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01/01/2014 1:24:57 PM PST
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: SevenofNine
Good video. RIP, James Avery, and thanks for your service.
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01/01/2014 3:49:22 PM PST
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TwelveOfTwenty
(See my home page for some of my answers to the left's talking points.)
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
Vietnam Vet who served in Navy 68-69.
To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
To: Revolting cat!
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posted on
01/01/2014 5:46:20 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
("Health care is too important to be left to the government.")
To: a fool in paradise
And then, there was the PA ambassador to Praha who blowed hisself up. That makes three!
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01/01/2014 5:48:04 PM PST
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Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: fieldmarshaldj; SevenofNine; Perdogg; GOPsterinMA; BillyBoy; hockeyfan44; NFHale; Bender2
I don’t know much about the actor’s personal life.
But the character of Uncle Phil was probably the only Black Republican portrayed on a popular show (Carlton too). A positive portrayal at that.
He was also the voice of Shredder on the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Cartoon from the late 80’s/early 90’s.
May he rest in piece.
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01/01/2014 10:18:01 PM PST
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Impy
(RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
To: fieldmarshaldj
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01/01/2014 10:20:50 PM PST
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Impy
(RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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