Where Are They Now: The Cast of Good Times

America's first Black TV family on their 40th anniversary.

Ja'Net DuBois - Ja’Net DuBois wasn’t just the Evans’ family sassy neighbor Willona Woods and adoptive mom to daughter Penny, she is also a former model and the composer and singer of The Jeffersons’ catchy theme song, “Movin’ On Up." Post Good Times, DuBois starred on TV in Roots: The Next Generation and The PJs and she also guest starred on The Facts of Life, A Different World, ER and The Wayans Bros. DuBois appeared in such movies as I’m Gonna Git You Sucka and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. (Photo: Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)
Janet Jackson - From 1977 to 1979, Janet Jackson starred as abused neighbor-turned-adoptive daughter Penny Gordon Woods. The iconic superstar has juggled an acting and music career for the past three decades. Jackson released 10 albums and appeared on the TV shows Diff'rent Strokes and Fame. She also starred in the films Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and For Colored Girls. The Grammy-award winner married billionaire Wissam Al Mana in 2012.(Photo: KCS Presse / Splash News)
Johnny Brown - The comedian who starred in the sitcom as Nathan Bookman and was affectionately dubbed “Buffalo Butt,” has stayed busy in television for nearly 40 years. After Good Times ended, Brown could be seen in such series as The Parkers, Everybody Hates Chris and the 2012 and 2013 films In Da Cut The Movie and In Da Cut. (Photo: Fred Prouser /Landov)
Tribune-2-211Moses Gunn - As Carl Dixon, Moses Gunn had the monumental task of trying to fill the shoes vacated by John Amos when he was cast as a love interest for Florida Evans (Rolle). Gunn only appeared during the 1977 season but enjoyed a strong career in television and film following his departure. He starred in Amen, The Women of Brewster Place and Homicide: Life on the Street on TV. The actor also appeared in the movies Ragtime and Leonard Part 6. He died from asthma on December 16, 1993. (Photo: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

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Janet Jackson - From 1977 to 1979, Janet Jackson starred as abused neighbor-turned-adoptive daughter Penny Gordon Woods. The iconic superstar has juggled an acting and music career for the past three decades. Jackson released 10 albums and appeared on the TV shows Diff'rent Strokes and Fame. She also starred in the films Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and For Colored Girls. The Grammy-award winner married billionaire Wissam Al Mana in 2012.(Photo: KCS Presse / Splash News)

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