Photos: ‘Roots’: See the cast then and now
‘Roots’ (Clockwise from left: ABC Photo Archives / ABC via Getty Images; Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times; Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times; ABC)
Now: The original members of the TV show “Roots,” pictured on May 11, 2016: John Amos, left, Lynne Moody, Ben Vereen, Leslie Uggams, Georg Stanford Brown, Louis Gossett Jr., Sandy Duncan. Here are some photos from their roles in 1977 and now.
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Now: LeVar Burton on May 9, 2016.
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Now: John Amos on May 11, 2016.
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Then: Ben Vereen as Chicken George in a scene from ABC’s “Roots,” which aired in 1977.
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Now: Ben Vereen on May 11, 2016.
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Now: Lynne Moody on May 11, 2016.
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Now: Leslie Uggams on May 11, 2016.
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Now: Sandy Duncan on May 11, 2016.
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Now: Georg Stanford Brown on May 11, 2016.
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Now: Louis Gossett Jr. on May 11, 2016.
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