Ralph David Carter (born May , ) is an American actor and singer best
remembered as Michael Evans, the youngest child of Florida and James
Evans, Sr., on the CBS sitcom Good Times from â€". Before joining Good
Times, Carter appeared in the Broadway musical Raisin, based on the
Lorraine Hansberry drama A Raisin in the Sun; as was noted in the
credits during the first season.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, he landed his breakout role as
Travis Younger in Raisin. For which, he won the Drama Desk Award for
Most Promising Performer as well as the Theatre World Award, and a
nomination for the Tony Award in the category for Best Supporting or
Featured Actor in a Musical.Norman Lear was enjoying huge success in
the s, with the hit televisions series All in the Family, Sanford and
Son and Maude. In February , Maude's housekeeper, Florida Evans
(portrayed by Esther Rolle), was given her own spin off series, Good
Times. John Amos, who had also appeared on Maude as Florida's husband,
Henry, was renamed James for Good Times.Carter's success in Raisin
brought him to the attention of Lear, who bought out the remainder of
his Broadway contract to cast him as the first original character of
Good Times, James and Florida's youngest son, Michael.
remembered as Michael Evans, the youngest child of Florida and James
Evans, Sr., on the CBS sitcom Good Times from â€". Before joining Good
Times, Carter appeared in the Broadway musical Raisin, based on the
Lorraine Hansberry drama A Raisin in the Sun; as was noted in the
credits during the first season.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, he landed his breakout role as
Travis Younger in Raisin. For which, he won the Drama Desk Award for
Most Promising Performer as well as the Theatre World Award, and a
nomination for the Tony Award in the category for Best Supporting or
Featured Actor in a Musical.Norman Lear was enjoying huge success in
the s, with the hit televisions series All in the Family, Sanford and
Son and Maude. In February , Maude's housekeeper, Florida Evans
(portrayed by Esther Rolle), was given her own spin off series, Good
Times. John Amos, who had also appeared on Maude as Florida's husband,
Henry, was renamed James for Good Times.Carter's success in Raisin
brought him to the attention of Lear, who bought out the remainder of
his Broadway contract to cast him as the first original character of
Good Times, James and Florida's youngest son, Michael.
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