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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Wally Amos</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wally_Amos_2007_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Wally Amos, Famous Amos" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Wally_Amos_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-Wally_Amos_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="270" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Wally_Amos_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Wally_Amos_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Wally_Amos_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Wally_Amos_2007_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="625" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Amos in 2007</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Wallace Amos Jr.</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1936-07-01</span>)</span>July 1, 1936<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida" title="Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, Florida</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 13, 2024<span style="display:none">(2024-08-13)</span> (aged 88)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/National_Memorial_Cemetery_of_the_Pacific" title="National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific">National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honolulu,_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Honolulu, Hawaii">Honolulu, Hawaii</a>, U.S.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Famous Amos</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Famous_Amos" title="Famous Amos">Famous Amos</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Read" title="Learn to Read">Learn to Read</a></i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="infobox-signature skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wallyamos.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Wallyamos.png/250px-Wallyamos.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Wallyamos.png/330px-Wallyamos.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="244" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos,_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos%2C_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg/250px-US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos%2C_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos%2C_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg/330px-US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos%2C_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos%2C_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg/500px-US_Navy_070421-N-1280S-001_Wally_Amos%2C_founder_of_Famous_Amos_Cookies_takes_children_on_a_reading_adventure_during_Springfest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Wally Amos reading to children during Springfest at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Station_Pearl_Harbor" title="Naval Station Pearl Harbor">Naval Station Pearl Harbor</a>, 2007</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Wallace Amos Jr.</b> (July 1, 1936 – August 13, 2024) was an American television personality, businessman, and author. He was the founder of the <a href="/wiki/Famous_Amos" title="Famous Amos">Famous Amos</a> <a href="/wiki/Chocolate_chip_cookie" title="Chocolate chip cookie">chocolate chip cookie</a>, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della's Cookies gourmet cookie brands, and was the host of the adult reading program <i><a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Read" title="Learn to Read">Learn to Read</a></i>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amos was born July 1, 1936, to Wallace and Ruby Amos.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida, until he was 12 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When his parents divorced, he moved to New York City with his aunt, where he enrolled at the Food Trades Vocational High School. He showed his interest in cooking at a young age. It was from his aunt Della Bryant, who would bake cookies for him, that Amos later developed his <a href="/wiki/Chocolate_chip_cookie" title="Chocolate chip cookie">chocolate chip cookie</a> recipe.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amos dropped out of high school to join the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He served at <a href="/wiki/Hickam_Air_Force_Base" title="Hickam Air Force Base">Hickam Air Force Base</a> in <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a>, Hawaii, from 1954 until 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He earned his <a href="/wiki/GED" class="mw-redirect" title="GED">high school equivalency diploma</a><sup id="cite_ref-Canedy_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canedy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before being <a href="/wiki/Military_discharge#Honorable_discharge" title="Military discharge">honorably discharged</a> from the military.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Returning to New York City, Amos took classes to become a secretary and took a mailroom clerk job with the <a href="/wiki/William_Morris_Agency" title="William Morris Agency">William Morris Agency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, he became the agency's first <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African American</a> <a href="/wiki/Talent_agent" title="Talent agent">talent agent</a>. He signed <a href="/wiki/Simon_%26_Garfunkel" title="Simon & Garfunkel">Simon & Garfunkel</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and headed the agency's <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock 'n' roll</a> department. Amos attracted clients by sending them chocolate chip cookies along with an invitation to visit him. The musicians he represented included <a href="/wiki/The_Temptations" title="The Temptations">The Temptations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_%281%29.jpg/220px-Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_%281%29.jpg/330px-Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_%281%29.jpg/440px-Wally-amos-at-mark-victor-hansen-mega-marketing-seminar_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Amos attending <a href="/wiki/Mark_Victor_Hansen" title="Mark Victor Hansen">Mark Victor Hansen</a>'s MEGA Marketing Seminar in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1975, a friend suggested to Amos that he set up a store to sell his cookies. In March of that year, the first Famous Amos cookie store opened in Los Angeles, California.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started the business with the help of a $25,000 loan from <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Gaye" title="Marvin Gaye">Marvin Gaye</a> and <a href="/wiki/Helen_Reddy" title="Helen Reddy">Helen Reddy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Canedy_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canedy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company began to expand, and eventually, Famous Amos chocolate chip cookies could be found on supermarket shelves across the United States. He became such a known figure culturally that he appeared as himself in the <i><a href="/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series)" title="Taxi (TV series)">Taxi</a></i> episode "Latka's Cookies", in 1981. Thanks in part to the success of his cookie company, he was hired to deliver speeches. He wrote several books, many of which have a <a href="/wiki/Self-help" title="Self-help">self-help</a> theme, including <i>The Cookie Never Crumbles</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i>The Power in You</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1979, Amos's long-time friend and publicist John Rosica introduced him to Literacy Volunteers of America. Amos advocated <a href="/wiki/Literacy" title="Literacy">literacy</a> and helped thousands of adults learn to read. In 1987, he also hosted a television series designed to teach others how to read, entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Read" title="Learn to Read">Learn to Read</a></i>, produced by <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Educational_Television" title="Kentucky Educational Television">Kentucky Educational Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/WXYZ-TV" title="WXYZ-TV">WXYZ-TV</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1986, Amos was awarded the Entrepreneurial Excellence Award by <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">President Ronald Reagan</a> at the <a href="/wiki/White_House_Conference_on_Small_Business" title="White House Conference on Small Business">White House Conference on Small Business</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Canedy_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canedy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to financial troubles, Amos was forced to sell the Famous Amos Company in 1988.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the name "Famous Amos" was trademarked by his former company, he had to use Uncle Noname's Cookie Company as his new company's name.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Famous Amos distributor at the time, Lou Avignone, heard Amos on a local radio talk show and contacted Amos with the idea for starting a new business. In 1994, the two became partners and subsequently launched Uncle Noname Gourmet Muffins. The company focused on fat-free, nutritious muffins.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Uncle Noname became Uncle Wally's Muffin Company in 1999. The muffins were sold in more than 3,500 stores nationwide.<sup id="cite_ref-Canedy_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Canedy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, an article in <a href="/wiki/Fortune_(magazine)" title="Fortune (magazine)"><i>Fortune</i> magazine</a> lauded "The cookie comeback of 'Famous' Wally Amos" as Amos brought back his handmade cookies under a new name, The Cookie Kahuna. These cookies were marketed in a store in Hawaii, where Amos was based. They come in the flavors original chocolate chip, chocolate chip with <a href="/wiki/Pecan" title="Pecan">pecans</a>, and butterscotch with <a href="/wiki/Macadamia" title="Macadamia">macadamia nuts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amos appeared on the reality television show <i><a href="/wiki/Shark_Tank" title="Shark Tank">Shark Tank</a></i> in October 2016, pitching Cookie Kahuna, but failed to get a deal.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The business folded in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, Amos was called "the king of cookies" by NBC affiliate <a href="/wiki/KSNV" title="KSNV">KSNV</a> in Las Vegas.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2020, Content Media Group released a documentary on the life of Wally Amos, <i>The Great Cookie Comeback: reBaking Wally Amos</i>. The film was directed by <a href="/wiki/Jeff_MacIntyre" title="Jeff MacIntyre">Jeff MacIntyre</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg/250px-The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg/330px-The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg/500px-The_Reverend_Shawn_Amos_performing_at_Ramblin%27_Roots.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1365" /></a><figcaption>Shawn Ellis Amos</figcaption></figure> <p>Amos was married four times, most recently to Carol Williams.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had four children: Michael Amos, Gregory Amos, Sarah Amos,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and musician <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Amos" title="Shawn Amos">Shawn Amos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amos lived in Hawaii from 1977 until 2018,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Charlotte_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charlotte-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was again living in the state at the time of his death.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also lived in <a href="/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina" title="Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, South Carolina</a>, where he was working on Aunt Della's Cookies until 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amos died due to complications from <a href="/wiki/Dementia" title="Dementia">dementia</a> at his home in <a href="/wiki/Honolulu" title="Honolulu">Honolulu</a> on August 13, 2024, at the age of 88.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Author">Author</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Author"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAmosRobinson1983" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Robinson, Leroy (1983). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1KjdAQAACAAJ"><i>The Famous Amos Story: The Face That Launched a Thousand Chips</i></a>. Doubleday. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0385193788" title="Special:BookSources/978-0385193788"><bdi>978-0385193788</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Famous+Amos+Story%3A+The+Face+That+Launched+a+Thousand+Chips&rft.pub=Doubleday&rft.date=1983&rft.isbn=978-0385193788&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Robinson%2C+Leroy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D1KjdAQAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosAmos1988" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Amos, Gregory (1988). <i>The Power In You</i>. Penguin Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1556110931" title="Special:BookSources/978-1556110931"><bdi>978-1556110931</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Power+In+You&rft.pub=Penguin+Books&rft.date=1988&rft.isbn=978-1556110931&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Amos%2C+Gregory&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosKehret1991" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Kehret, Peg (1991). <i>Wally Amos Presents Chip and Cookie: The First Adventure</i>. Leslie Beaber (illustrator). Acropolis Books Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0874919882" title="Special:BookSources/978-0874919882"><bdi>978-0874919882</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wally+Amos+Presents+Chip+and+Cookie%3A+The+First+Adventure&rft.pub=Acropolis+Books+Inc&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=978-0874919882&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Kehret%2C+Peg&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosDenton1994" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Denton, Camilla (1994). <i>Man with No Name: Turn Lemons Into Lemonade</i>. Aslan Pub. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0944031575" title="Special:BookSources/978-0944031575"><bdi>978-0944031575</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Man+with+No+Name%3A+Turn+Lemons+Into+Lemonade&rft.pub=Aslan+Pub&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=978-0944031575&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Denton%2C+Camilla&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosMurray2002" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Murray, Eden-Lee (2002). <i>The Cookie Never Crumbles: Practical Recipes for Everyday Living</i>. St. Martin's Griffin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0312304980" title="Special:BookSources/978-0312304980"><bdi>978-0312304980</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Cookie+Never+Crumbles%3A+Practical+Recipes+for+Everyday+Living&rft.pub=St.+Martin%27s+Griffin&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0312304980&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Murray%2C+Eden-Lee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmos2006" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally (2006). <i>Be Positive! Insights On How To Live An Inspiring And Joy Filled Life</i>. Blue Mountain Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1598420685" title="Special:BookSources/978-1598420685"><bdi>978-1598420685</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Be+Positive%21+Insights+On+How+To+Live+An+Inspiring+And+Joy+Filled+Life&rft.pub=Blue+Mountain+Press&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1598420685&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosGlauberman2006" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Glauberman, Stu (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=na4PBqa77owC"><i>Live an Inspiring Life: 10 Secret Ingredients for Inner Strength</i></a>. Blue Mountain Arts, Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1598421675" title="Special:BookSources/978-1598421675"><bdi>978-1598421675</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Live+an+Inspiring+Life%3A+10+Secret+Ingredients+for+Inner+Strength&rft.pub=Blue+Mountain+Arts%2C+Inc&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1598421675&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Glauberman%2C+Stu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dna4PBqa77owC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosGlauberman2006" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Glauberman, Stu (2006). <i>The Power of Self-Esteem</i>. Blue Mountain Arts Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1598421705" title="Special:BookSources/978-1598421705"><bdi>978-1598421705</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Power+of+Self-Esteem&rft.pub=Blue+Mountain+Arts+Inc&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1598421705&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Glauberman%2C+Stu&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosGlauberman2008" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Glauberman, Stu (2008). <i>Watermelon Magic: Seeds Of Wisdom, Slices Of Life</i>. <a href="/wiki/Jack_Canfield" title="Jack Canfield">Jack Canfield</a> (foreword). Atria Books/Beyond Words. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1416598534" title="Special:BookSources/978-1416598534"><bdi>978-1416598534</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Watermelon+Magic%3A+Seeds+Of+Wisdom%2C+Slices+Of+Life&rft.pub=Atria+Books%2FBeyond+Words&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1416598534&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Glauberman%2C+Stu&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosGlauberman2008" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Glauberman, Stu (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=RhirPAAACAAJ"><i>The Path to Success Is Paved with Positive Thinking: How to Live a Joy-Filled Life and Make Your Dreams Come True</i></a>. Blue Mountain Arts Inc. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1598422573" title="Special:BookSources/978-1598422573"><bdi>978-1598422573</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Path+to+Success+Is+Paved+with+Positive+Thinking%3A+How+to+Live+a+Joy-Filled+Life+and+Make+Your+Dreams+Come+True&rft.pub=Blue+Mountain+Arts+Inc&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1598422573&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Glauberman%2C+Stu&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DRhirPAAACAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmos2010" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally (2010). <i>Watermelon Credo: The Book</i>. Suzanne Hallerman (illustration). Credo Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0615349473" title="Special:BookSources/978-0615349473"><bdi>978-0615349473</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Watermelon+Credo%3A+The+Book&rft.pub=Credo+Press&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0615349473&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contributor">Contributor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Contributor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Print_Books">Print Books</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Print Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFThomasWalton1993" class="citation book cs1">Thomas, R. David; Walton, Sam (1993). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=s154309EkREC"><i>Higher Than the Top: What Do These People Have In Common? They Dynamic Faith</i></a>. Dave Thomas, Orville Redenbacher, Wally Amos, Gayle Miller, Bill Bowerman. Dimensions for Living. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0687170029" title="Special:BookSources/978-0687170029"><bdi>978-0687170029</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Higher+Than+the+Top%3A+What+Do+These+People+Have+In+Common%3F+They+Dynamic+Faith&rft.pub=Dimensions+for+Living&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=978-0687170029&rft.aulast=Thomas&rft.aufirst=R.+David&rft.au=Walton%2C+Sam&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Ds154309EkREC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFHansenAmosTracy2002" class="citation book cs1">Hansen, Mark Victor; Amos, Wally; Tracy, Brian (2002). <i>Mission Possible!: Volume One</i>. Insight Publishing Company. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1885640840" title="Special:BookSources/978-1885640840"><bdi>978-1885640840</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Mission+Possible%21%3A+Volume+One&rft.pub=Insight+Publishing+Company&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-1885640840&rft.aulast=Hansen&rft.aufirst=Mark+Victor&rft.au=Amos%2C+Wally&rft.au=Tracy%2C+Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCathyTracyAmos2003" class="citation book cs1">Cathy, S. Truett; Tracy, Brian; Amos, Wally (2003). <i>Conversations on Success</i>. Insight Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1885640123" title="Special:BookSources/978-1885640123"><bdi>978-1885640123</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Conversations+on+Success&rft.pub=Insight+Publishing&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1885640123&rft.aulast=Cathy&rft.aufirst=S.+Truett&rft.au=Tracy%2C+Brian&rft.au=Amos%2C+Wally&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDunston2010" class="citation book cs1">Dunston, Marc (2010). <i>The Magic of Giving</i> (children's book). Katie Cantrell (illustrator), Wally Amos (foreword). Pelican. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1589808058" title="Special:BookSources/978-1589808058"><bdi>978-1589808058</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Magic+of+Giving&rft.pub=Pelican&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-1589808058&rft.aulast=Dunston&rft.aufirst=Marc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Audiobooks">Audiobooks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Audiobooks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmos1998" class="citation audio-visual cs1">Amos, Wally (1998). <i>Let Go, Let God</i> (Audio book). Unity School of Christianity. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0871598424" title="Special:BookSources/978-0871598424"><bdi>978-0871598424</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Let+Go%2C+Let+God&rft.pub=Unity+School+of+Christianity&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-0871598424&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmos2001" class="citation audio-visual cs1">Amos, Wally (2001). <i>Faith: Inspirational Messages</i> (Audio book). <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0871598677" title="Special:BookSources/978-0871598677"><bdi>978-0871598677</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Faith%3A+Inspirational+Messages&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0871598677&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Type </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jeffersons" title="The Jeffersons">The Jeffersons</a></i> </td> <td>Television sitcom </td> <td>Man #1 </td> <td>Season 7, episode 3<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Taxi_(TV_series)" title="Taxi (TV series)">Taxi</a></i> </td> <td>Television sitcom </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Taxi_episodes#Season_3_(1980–81)" title="List of Taxi episodes">Latka's Cookies</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Learn_to_Read" title="Learn to Read">Learn to Read</a></i> </td> <td>Educational TV series </td> <td>Host </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Deadline-obit_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-obit-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Biography_(TV_program)" title="Biography (TV program)">Biography</a></i> </td> <td>Television documentary </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "Famous Wally Amos: The Cookie King".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Office_(American_TV_series)" title="The Office (American TV series)">The Office</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Television sitcom </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Episode: "<a href="/wiki/Tallahassee_(The_Office)" title="Tallahassee (The Office)">Tallahassee</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Shark_Tank" title="Shark Tank">Shark Tank</a></i> </td> <td>Television reality show </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Amos appeared in the October 6, 2016 episode, seeking $50,000 funding for 20% equity of his company "Cookie Kahuna". The Sharks all passed on the opportunity.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td><i>The Great Cookie Comeback: Re-Baking Wally Amos</i> </td> <td>Documentary film </td> <td>Himself </td> <td>Released in February 2020, a documentary film on the life of Wally Amos, released by Content Media Group.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wally_Amos&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-NYT_obit-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT_obit_1-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRisen" class="citation news cs1">Risen, Clay. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/wally-amos-dead.html">"Wally Amos, Creator of Famous Amos Cookies, Dies at 88"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240818032617/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/wally-amos-dead.html">Archived</a> from the original on August 18, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 14,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Wally+Amos%2C+Creator+of+Famous+Amos+Cookies%2C+Dies+at+88&rft.aulast=Risen&rft.aufirst=Clay&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F08%2F14%2Fbusiness%2Fwally-amos-dead.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFPemoni2007" class="citation web cs1">Pemoni, Lucy (July 13, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19731831">"No longer Famous, Wally Amos still baking"</a>. <i>msnbc.com</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181003010330/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19731831/ns/business-us_business/t/no-longer-famous-wally-amos-still-baking">Archived</a> from the original on October 3, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2018</span>. <q>Born in Tallahassee, Fla., Amos moved to New York City at age 12 because of his parents' divorce. He lived with an aunt, Della Bryant, who taught him how to make chocolate chip cookies.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=msnbc.com&rft.atitle=No+longer+Famous%2C+Wally+Amos+still+baking&rft.date=2007-07-13&rft.aulast=Pemoni&rft.aufirst=Lucy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fid%2Fwbna19731831&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFThompson2014" class="citation web cs1">Thompson, David (August 5, 2014). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.honolulumagazine.com/the-cookie-comeback-king-wally-famous-amos/">"The Cookie Comeback King: Wally "Famous" Amos"</a>. <i>Honolulu Magazine</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20181222173204/http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/August-2014/The-Cookie-Comeback-King-Wally-Amos/">Archived</a> from the original on December 22, 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Honolulu+Magazine&rft.atitle=The+Cookie+Comeback+King%3A+Wally+%22Famous%22+Amos&rft.date=2014-08-05&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.honolulumagazine.com%2Fthe-cookie-comeback-king-wally-famous-amos%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Canedy-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Canedy_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Canedy_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Canedy_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Canedy_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCanedy1999" class="citation news cs1">Canedy, Dana (July 3, 1999). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/03/business/famous-cookie-face-match-wally-amos-got-his-hand-his-name-back-game.html">"A Famous Cookie And a Face to Match; How Wally Amos Got His Hand And His Name Back in the Game"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331">0362-4331</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190413204623/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/03/business/famous-cookie-face-match-wally-amos-got-his-hand-his-name-back-game.html">Archived</a> from the original on April 13, 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 22,</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=A+Famous+Cookie+And+a+Face+to+Match%3B+How+Wally+Amos+Got+His+Hand+And+His+Name+Back+in+the+Game&rft.date=1999-07-03&rft.issn=0362-4331&rft.aulast=Canedy&rft.aufirst=Dana&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1999%2F07%2F03%2Fbusiness%2Ffamous-cookie-face-match-wally-amos-got-his-hand-his-name-back-game.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMolloy2011" class="citation web cs1">Molloy, Erin (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/NMAH.AC.0112.pdf">"Guide to the Famous Amos Collection"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Smithsonian Natural Museum of American History Kenneth E. Behring Center</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Smithsonian+Natural+Museum+of+American+History+Kenneth+E.+Behring+Center&rft.atitle=Guide+to+the+Famous+Amos+Collection&rft.date=2011&rft.aulast=Molloy&rft.aufirst=Erin&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsirismm.si.edu%2FEADpdfs%2FNMAH.AC.0112.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFLindsey1975" class="citation news cs1">Lindsey, Robert S. (August 16, 1975). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/16/archives/a-cooky-transforms-an-agent-into-a-star.html">"A Cooky Transforms an Agent into a Star"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=A+Cooky+Transforms+an+Agent+into+a+Star&rft.date=1975-08-16&rft.aulast=Lindsey&rft.aufirst=Robert+S.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1975%2F08%2F16%2Farchives%2Fa-cooky-transforms-an-agent-into-a-star.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230416232008/http://premierespeakers.com/wally_amos/bio">"Wally Amos Bio"</a>. <i>Premiere Motivational Speakers Bureau</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://premierespeakers.com/wally_amos/bio">the original</a> on April 16, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Premiere+Motivational+Speakers+Bureau&rft.atitle=Wally+Amos+Bio&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fpremierespeakers.com%2Fwally_amos%2Fbio&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosMurray2002" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Murray, Eden-Lee (2002). <i>The Cookie Never Crumbles: Practical Recipes for Everyday Living</i>. <a href="/wiki/Macmillan_Publishers" title="Macmillan Publishers">Macmillan Publishers</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0312304980" title="Special:BookSources/978-0312304980"><bdi>978-0312304980</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Cookie+Never+Crumbles%3A+Practical+Recipes+for+Everyday+Living&rft.pub=Macmillan+Publishers&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=978-0312304980&rft.aulast=Amos&rft.aufirst=Wally&rft.au=Murray%2C+Eden-Lee&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWally+Amos" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFAmosAmos1988" class="citation book cs1">Amos, Wally; Amos, Gregory (1988). <i>The Power in You</i>. 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