Legendary sitcom actor Sherman Hemsley, who made the character George Jefferson famous in “The Jeffersons” has died, according to a report from TMZ...The 74-year-old star, who rose to fame after his appearances on “All in the Family”
and ultimately the spinoff,
“The Jeffersons”
was also a professional singer...
Hemsley was born in Philadelphia and ultimately dropped out of high school to join the Air Force, People magazine reports. He later worked for the U.S. Postal Service while taking
After performing with local groups in Philadelphia, Hemsley moved to New York to make his Broadway debut as Gitlow in Purlie....
While touring with the production, television writer and producer Norman Lear contacted Hemsley to play the role of Jefferson on his new sitcom, All in the Family. Hemsley hesitated to accept but Lear held the role open for him and two years later, Hemsley joined the cast...
Less than two years after Hemsley made his television debut, he and All in the Family costar Isabel Sanford were given their own spin-off in The Jeffersons...
The series earned Hemsley Emmy and Golden Globe nominations in 1984 and 1985 respectively…
In 1986, Hemsley was cast as Deacon Ernest Frye in the NBC series, Amen. The role would last five seasons, ending in 1991…
Later on, he appeared as Judge Robertson on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air…
He was also a professional singer and released a single on Sutra Record called "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" in 1989…
In 1992, he released Dance, an R ' n B album…
Unfortunately, somebody figures they need to get paid for the hyping of this album and it was snatched out of my blog...
R.I.P. Sherman Hemsley
Thanks for the laughs
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