Ernie Barnes(1938-2009)

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Actor
Writer

Ernie Barnes was born in Durham, North Carolina, USA. He is known for his art on Good Times (1974), specifically "The Sugar Shack," the iconic dance painting which sold for over $15 million in 2022. Barnes' work is in museums, institutions and collected internationally. He is the first American professional athlete to become a noted painter.

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Known for

The Super Comedy Bowl

TV Special

Writer

1971

Number One

5.5

Deke Coleman

1969

Doctors' Wives

4.7

Dr. Perfield

1971

Good Times

7.5

TV Series

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Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Height
- 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
Born
- July 15, 1938
- Durham, North Carolina, USA
Died
- April 27, 2009
- Los Angeles, California, USA(myeloid leukemia)
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- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Article

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Was paid his final football season by New York Jets owner Sonny Werblin "to just paint." A year later, Barnes debuted his art in a solo exhibition at a prestigious Manhattan gallery. The show sold out and he subsequently retired from football.