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"Jeffersons" sitcom star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 - chairman - 07-25-2012
Sherman Hemsley, 74, a onetime mail sorter from South Philadelphia who moved on up to the East Side of New York as George Jefferson in a celebrated 1970s sitcom, died yesterday at his home in El Paso, Texas.
Mr. Hemsley, who was found by his nurse, apparently died of natural causes, according to police.
The Jeffersons, which ran from 1975 to 1985, was one of several groundbreaking black sitcoms of that era, including Sanford and Son and Good Times. George Jefferson was a character unlike any seen on TV before, a proud and successful African American businessman, cocky, edgy, and opinionated, determined not to be pushed around.
Re: "Jeffersons" sitcom star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 - ketchim - 07-25-2012
Dat chap is Hilarious .
RIP !
Re: "Jeffersons" sitcom star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 - Kwami - 07-25-2012
He has finally found a deluxe apartment in the sky
Re: "Jeffersons" sitcom star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 - chairman - 07-25-2012
Re: "Jeffersons" sitcom star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 - Snoopster - 07-25-2012
He was also very good as Decon Frye in "Amen" during the 80's.
R.I.P. Sherman.
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Re: "Jeffersons" sitcom star Sherman Hemsley dies at 74 - SCA - 07-25-2012
This dude was funny....the man's face will make you laugh.