American actor and vocalist Ralph Carter has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He’s famous for his work as a kid and adolescent in the Broadway musical Raisin,on the basis of the Lorraine Hansberrry drama A Raisin in the Sun,as well as on the 1970s sitcom Good Times where he played the part of Michael Evans, the youngest person in the Evans family. On June 28, 2006, he and the former cast members, including Janet Jackson, Jimmie Walker and Bern Nadette Stanis, appeared in the BET Awards. Along with his work in Raisin, Carter earned a Tony nomination for Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical). Throughout that time, he also appeared in two Galt McDermot flop musicals:Man, which earned him the Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Performer, and Via Galactica. The title tune, combined with track Extra, Extra, were popular in disco clubs and reached #10 and #12 in the graphs, respectively. The name song of his second record The Rent Party was sang in a episode of Good Times.
World Theatre Award, Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Actor
Albums
Hot, Wet, Drippin' With Sweat, Nitro II
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
TV Shows
Good Times
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Fact
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Currently living in New York City [2005]
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Best known as a juvenile player on 70s TV with his portrayal of spunky activist son Michael, the youngest sibling in the Evans household, on the popular sitcom Good Times (1974).
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In 2005 he appeared in the cast of "Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death" for the Classical Theatre of Harlem company.
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For his work in the 1973 musical "Raisin", Carter won the Theatre World Award was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical. That same season he also appeared in "Dude", for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Performer, "Via Galactica" (both of which were short-lived) and "The Karl Marx Play", which performed off-Broadway. Prior to this he came in as a replacement in the Broadway musical "The Me Nobody Knows" in 1971 at the age of 10.
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At the height of his Good Times (1974) run, Carter was groomed for teen-idol singing status. Mercury Records produced Carter's one and only release -- the 1976 "Young And In Love". Ralph's two singles were "Extra Extra (Read All About it)" and "When You're Young And In Love." He also sang on a couple of his TV show's episodes.
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On June 28, 2006, Carter appeared at the BET Awards in a mini-"Good Times" reunion, joining former cast members Jimmie Walker (J.J.), BernNadette Stanis (Thelma) and Janet Jackson (Penny).
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Showed up on an episode of "E! True Hollywood Story" (age 40+) for the story behind his landmark sitcom sporting a mustache.
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Had an 80s singing nightclub act and performed mainly as a baritone balladeer performing in such NY clubs as Sweetwater's.
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Like other TV child stars, Ralph's on-camera career fell away after his popular show's cancellation, unable to transition into adult roles.
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Ralph released a record, "Extra Extra," that was a minor hit in the mid-1970's.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1974 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Raisin."
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Donny's House
1987
TV Movie
Good Times
1974-1979
TV Series
Michael Evans
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Groomsmen
2006
writer: "Shakin'"
The King of Queens
2002
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Good Times
1976-1978
TV Series performer - 6 episodes
The 28th Annual Tony Awards
1974
TV Special performer: "Sidewalk Tree"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Steve Harvey
2016
TV Series
Himself
Extra
2015
TV Series
Himself - Good Times
Face of Darkness: Journey to Healing
2014
Documentary
Himself
Life After
2012
TV Series
Himself
Stars & Music
2011
Himself
TV Land Confidential
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
BET Awards 2006
2006
TV Special
Himself
The 4th Annual TV Land Awards
2006
TV Special
Himself
E! True Hollywood Story
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Ebony/Jet Showcase
1986
TV Series
Himself
The Merv Griffin Show
1977
TV Series
Himself
Wonderama
1976
TV Series
Himself
New American Bandstand 1965
1975-1976
TV Series
Himself
Soul Train
1975
TV Series documentary
Guest
Dinah!
1974
TV Series
Himself
The 28th Annual Tony Awards
1974
TV Special
Himself - Performer and Nominee: Best Featured Actor in a Musical
$1 Million
