Wally Amos

Wally Amos
Amos in 2007
Born	Wallace Amos Jr. (1936-07-01)July 1, 1936 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Died	August 13, 2024(2024-08-13) (aged 88) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Resting place	National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[citation needed]
Other names	Famous Amos
Known for	Famous Amos, Learn to Read
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Wallace Amos Jr. (July 1, 1936 – August 13, 2024) was an American television personality, businessman, and author. He was the founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della's Cookies gourmet cookie brands, and was the host of the adult reading program Learn to Read.