ACTOR JAMES AVERY passed away this week at the age of 65, after years of delighting children and adults as Uncle Phil in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. (He also played the voice of Shredder in the ...

Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” has died, his publicist said Wednesday. He was 68.