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  • R.I.P. – Actor Sherman Hemsley Dies at 74 [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

    Jul, 24 2012 | Written by ATLien

    Another one of our legendary television icons has passed away.

    Sherman Hemsley, the talented actor who once starred as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons, has died at 74.

    The actor starred in several television sitcoms but his role on The Jefferson’s is one of his most notable.? He started out on All in the Family and his high strung character garnered its successful spin-off, The Jeffersons.

    He also played Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen.

    Details + video memories below…

    According to police, Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas, but his cause of death has not been disclosed.

    Born in South Philadelphia, Hemsley dropped out of high school to join the Air Force. He returned to Philadelphia and worked for the U.S. Postal Service, while taking acting classes at night.

    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.

    Sanford died in 2004 at age 86.

    In 1986, Hemsley was cast as Deacon Ernest Frye in the NBC series, Amen. The role would last five seasons, ending in 1991.

    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&B album.

    Although he retired from television acting, Hemsley joined Sanford through the late ’90s and early 2000’s to reprise their roles as George and Louise “Weezy” Jefferson on guest spots. The duo appeared on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and in commercials for Old Navy, Gap and Denny’s. (source)

    Hemsley had no wife or children.

    Join me in honoring Hemsley with this walk down memory lane…

    VIDEO: The Jeffersons (Poetic Justice) Part 1

    VIDEO: The Jeffersons (Poetic Justice) Part 2

    VIDEO: George Gets Locked in the Bathroom (The Jeffersons)

    R.I.P. Sherman Hemsley



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