Mike Evans Death
Mike passed away on December 14, 2006 at the age of 57 in Twentynine Palms, California, USA. Mike's cause of death was throat cancer.
When did Mike Evans die?
December 14, 2006How did Mike Evans die? What was the cause of death?
Throat cancerHow old was Mike Evans when died?
57Where did Mike Evans die? What was the location of death?
Twentynine Palms, California, USA
Mike Evans Birthday and Date of Death
Mike Evans was born on November 3, 1949 and died on December 14, 2006. Mike was 57 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 3, 1949
Date of Death: December 14, 2006
Age at Death: 57
Mike Evans - Biography
Michael Jonas "Mike" Evans (November 3, 1949 – December 14, 2006) was an American actor and, with Eric Monte, co-creator of the show Good Times. Ralph Carter's character Michael Evans was named after him.
A college student majoring in drama but with no acting experience, Evans caught his big break when All in the Family producer and director John Rich hired him to play Lionel Jefferson, the son of the Bunkers' new black neighbors. Show developer Norman Lear preferred Cleavon Little for the role, but Rich lobbied to cast an actor who would appear less threatening. Evans continued to play the role on the spinoff The Jeffersons, but left after the first season to pursue other aspects of his career. According to Jimmie Walker, Evans had threatened to leave if he was not given more screen time, and Norman Lear let him out of his contract. Actor and opera singer Damon Evans (no relation to Michael) then took the role of Lionel, but Mike Evans returned in the role for the sixth through eighth seasons.
In July 1974, Evans met Helena Jefferson (June 18, 1952 – September 11, 2002). They married on January 10, 1976. On September 11, 2002, Evans lost his wife to breast cancer after she was diagnosed on February 24, 2001. Four years after her death, Evans died of throat cancer at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, California at the age of 57. He is survived by his two daughters, Carlena and Tammie, his mother Annie Sue, his brother Thomas, his cousin Harold and his niece Chrystal.
