Unscripted: James Avery

Best known as Will Smith's "Uncle Phil" on the hit series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the imposing James Avery is a classically trained actor who has written TV scripts and poetry, and earned an Emmy Award for production while working for PBS. Born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he served in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy. Avery made his first screen appearance in 1980 with an uncredited part in The Blues Brothers, and in the three decades since then has amassed a long list of film and TV credits that includes Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, C.S.I. and The Closer.

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[Fagottron]

Mr. Avery is aging well. I watch the entire Fresh Prince series once or twice a year to help stay in touch with the good years, and Uncle Phil remains one of my favorite TV characters of all time. Watching James for all these years has been a tremendous honor. =]

[Meda01]

When he's talking about college, he sounds like a player.

[FelicityHilton]

interesting interview

[RYN988]

What a great man!

[AngryRussian47]

is it just me or does he look thinner than when he was on the fresh prince?

[11drogbacfc]

My uncle Pete, my mothers boyfriend....?

[OldskolFan]

Wonderful and inspiring story! Pursue your passion and you will find purpose.

[junkhobokiller]

@AdamDuffield everyone made fresh prince of bel air i dont really see a flawed, maybe the only flawed is the replacement of the first vivian she was a good, funny mother i heard she was a bitch though, what a shame

[jamesst3]

where's part 2! This relates to me with the arts thing and I've been left hanging :(!

[GeneralCane]

For some reason I love hearing Avery talk out of script.

[wowlturkey]

@blue1161 Ha. Awesome, I didn't even see this comment before posting! LOL

[wowlturkey]

@RenesmeeCarlieCull Dude. It's James Avery. I don't think he said it to be a dick... I think he was just a young ignorant kid and that was his perspective on Canada at the time.