James Avery

James LaRue Avery was an American actor, voice actor, and poet. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie. He also provided the voice of Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Turbo in Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, and James RhodesWar Machine in the 1990s Iron Man series.

About James Avery in brief

Summary James AveryJames LaRue Avery was an American actor, voice actor, and poet. He was best known for his roles as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie, and Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin. He also provided the voice of Junkyard Dog in Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Turbo in Rambo and the Forces of Freedom, and James RhodesWar Machine in the 1990s Iron Man series.

On December 31, 2013, Avery died at the age of 68 at Glendale Memorial Medical Center. Will Smith commented on Avery’s death, saying, “Some of my greatest lessons in acting, living, and being a respectable human being came through James Avery”