Members kalbir Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/james-avery-fresh-prince-bel-air-father-dies-65-article-1.1563487 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted January 1, 2014 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 RIP Uncle Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 Sad to hear about this. I was never a big watcher of the show, because I don't like Will Smith, but when I did watch, Avery was consistently funny, a great slow-burn comic, yet never trying to steal scenes and make it all about him. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 So sorry to hear this news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 May he rest in peace. He was always funniest when Uncle Phil would get angry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 He was such a MVP as Uncle Phil, after Geoffrey the Butler, probably the funniest character on the show. He also had a small role as a judge on Y&R in recent times, IMO he stole every scene he was in. And his speaking voice! RIP, Mr. Banks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 I enjoyed him as Uncle Phil. He had great comedic timing. I watched him as the medical examiner on The Closer more recently. Rest in peace, James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chicklitsandfantasies Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 I enjoyed Uncle Phil. I remember his Y&R role as the judge from the hit and run trial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members I Am A Swede Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 How sad. "Fresh Prince" was never a favourite of mine, but he was one of the best things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Chamberlain Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 I'm so sad about this one. One of my favorite sitcom dads ever. James Avery was a great actor and funny as hell. But, until I read that article on his death I literally had no clue he was a Vietnam veteran. RIP James...you'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 I was very sorry to read about Mr. Avery's passing. 68 still seems too young. I had the pleasure of seeing him onstage in an all-black production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Long Wharf in CT. Geoffrey Owens was also in the cast. I got to say a quick hello/congrats to Mr. Avery during the post-show reception, and to tell him that I fondly remembered his vocal characterization of Shredder on the TMNT cartoon. I hadn't even realized that it was him until Joan Rivers brought it up while interviewing him on her show several years ago. My heart goes out to his poor wife. I can only imagine how she feels having stepped out for a bit only to have lost him while she was gone. But maybe Mr. Avery wanted it that way. The Fresh Prince cast seemed so genuinely tight and fond of one another which makes this even sadder. I honestly believe that they are one of the few sitcom casts that could have pulled off a scripted reunion and would have had one helluva time rehearsing and taping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted January 1, 2014 Members Share Posted January 1, 2014 So sad. RIP James! You were the best part of FPOB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Chamberlain Posted January 2, 2014 Members Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm really hoping a channel that has rights to the show plays a marathon of "Uncle Phil's best moments" or something like that this weekend. It would be the proper thing to do. I plan on watching some Fresh Prince later. It's on at Midnight (EST) on ABCFamily if anyone else wants to watch. I wanna see him throw Jazz out of the mansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted January 2, 2014 Members Share Posted January 2, 2014 Oh wow. RIP. He was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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