In this clip, John Amos talked about his upbringing in New Jersey where he said you left with a PhD in “reality.” He also opened up about his father being in the service and virtually absent from his life until John was 19. But John explained that upon forming a relationship with his father during his late teens, the two became best of friends.

In this clip, John Amos recounted integrating both his elementary and middle school as a child in New Jersey alongside two other Black children. He discussed his early encounters with bigotry and how he addressed it.
Later, John Amos talked about attending Colorado State University on a football scholarship and his multiple attempts at making it on an NFL roster.