Uncle Phil Would’ve Been 72 Years Old Today, RIP

“First things first, Rest in Peace Uncle Phil”.

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Today we celebrate James Avery’s 72^nd birthday. He played in ‘License to Drive, The Prince of Egypt, Dr. Dolittle 2, Rambo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and his most popular role as Philip Banks. A well known attorney and everyone’s favorite stern but loving uncle on the hit 1990’s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.

Uncle Phil took in his nephew in-law (Will Smith) from the streets of Philadelphia, raising him in Los Angeles along with his four other kids.  James Avery died on December 31^st, 2014 at the age of 68 due to complications from open heart surgery.  Here’s a few of our favorite scenes from the late great James Avery.

HBD + RIP #JamesAvery aka Uncle Phil ??

A post shared by HOT 97 (@hot97) on Nov 27, 2017 at 10:39am PST

Classic #ripUnclePhil #RoleModelz

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One of my fav episodes ??? #FreshPrinceOfBelAir #RIPUnclePhil

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And of course everyone’s favorite scene…

Gets me every time. Big Shout Out to everyone who grew up without a Father and still held it down ?✊️ #WillSmith #FreshPrince #FreshPrinceOfBelAir RIP #UnclePhil #JamesAvery

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Happy 72nd Birthday Uncle Phil. Rest in Paradise!