Ja’Net DuBois’ biological dad is jazz legend Cab Calloway, according to the late star’s birth certificate. The Good Times star passed away in her sleep last month, with California authorities listing cardiac arrest as her immediate cause of death.
However, when Ja’Net’s death certificate was released by L.A. County this week, it listed the musician as her biological dad.
According to the documentation, obtained by TMZ, it also indicates she was known as Jeannette T. Calloway-DuBois. Although every online bio for Ja’Net lists her father as Gordon DuBois and her mother as Lillian Gouedy, Gordon isn’t featured on the new papers, with the information provided by one of the actress/singer’s daughters.
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