Ralph Carter as Michael Evans
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 Ralph Carter played the role of Michael, the youngest of the Evans' children, on the series. | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Gender: | Male | |||
| Born: | May 30, 1961 | |||
| Birthplace: | New York City, New York, U.S. | |||
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| Occupation/ Career: |
Actor, Singer, entertainer | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | Good Times from Season 1-6 | |||
| Character played: | Michael Evans | |||
| Episode appearances: |
All in series | |||
Ralph Carter (born May 30, 1961) played the part of Michael Evans, the youngest of the Evans clan, on Good Times. Carter is best known for his work as a child and teenager, both in the Broadway musical Raisin (based on the Lorraine Hansberry drama A Raisin in the Sun) and as the character Michael Evans, the youngest member of the Evans family, on the 1970s sitcom Good Times. For his work in Raisin, Carter was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical). He has the distinction of having appeared in two Galt MacDermot flop musicals in the same season, Dude, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Performer, and Via Galactica.
Early acting career[]
Carter started on Broadway at just nine years old in the musical The Me Nobody Knows. After runs in Tough To Get Help, Dude and Via Galactica,[1] he landed his breakout role as Travis Younger in Raisin, for which, he won the 1973 Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Performer as well as the 1974 Theatre World Award and a nomination for the 1974 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.[2]
Music career[]
In 1975, Carter recorded an album called When You're Young and in Love. The title song, along with another called "Extra, Extra" were hits at disco clubs and charted #10 and #12 respectively.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Ralph Carter.
- ↑ Vanselow, Arthur (September 3, 2018). Where is actor Ralph Carter from "Good Times" now?. Showbiz Post.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003 Billboard.
External links[]
- Ralph Carter article at Wikipedia
- Ralph Carter at Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
