Caption: Still of Will Smith, Oprah Winfrey, Tatyana Ali, Alfonso Ribeiro, James Avery, Ashley Bank, Janet Hubert and Karyn Parsons in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Actor, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Born: November 27, 1945
Star sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6' 5" (1.96 m)
Known for: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Sparks (1996), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Source: IMDB
Although best known as the uncle/patriarch and judge "Philip Banks" on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), James Avery is a classically trained actor and scholar. A native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, he joined the US Navy after graduating high school and served in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Upon leaving the military, he moved to San Diego, ...