Johnny Brown, the American actor, comedian, and singer best known for portraying the housing project superintendent Nathan Bookman on Good Times, has died. He was 84.
His daughter, actress Sharon Catherine Brown announced the news on her Instagram account on Friday.
His daughter began the post with his birth and death dates, writing, ‘Johnny Brown June 11, 1937 – March 2, 2022.’
Sharon continued in her lengthy and heartfelt post: ‘Our family is devastated. Devastated. Devastated. Beyond heartbroken.
‘Barely able to breathe. We respectfully ask for privacy at this time because we need a minute to process the unthinkable.’
She asked for privacy as the family takes times to ‘process the unthinkable.’
Brown continued, ‘It’s too terrible. It will never not be. It’s a shock. He was literally snatched out of our lives. It’s not real for us yet. So there will be more to say but not now. Dad was the absolute best. We love him so very much.’