the gentle giant. compassionate, a wonderful friend, a true, loyal friend, and he has touched my life so well, and i will never forget him. he ought to be celebrated. he was a the "fresh prince of bel air" was the next show that portrayed wealthy african-americans on tv. did you have discussions with james avery about that? and how did you and he feel about the show's impact broadly on society? >> stuffs important to him that people understood that the striving of the african-american ought to have been shown on television, and this was the moment. he was happy with it, and he strove to present an uncle phil that everybody wishes was their uncle, but very good at what he did. he was a marvelous man and a truly wonderful actor.