Wednesday night ABC did I live 2 hour reboot to TV classic show’s The Jeffersons and All In The Family with a star studded live cast that included Jamie Foxx, Woody Harrelson, Kerry Washington, Anthony Anderson plus original actress of the show Marla Gibbs was on deck. But it was the singing of the most soulful television theme song […]
Norman Lear, creator of both iconic 1970’s sitcoms, revealed that neither show would work as regular programs in today’s societies. (CNN) Jimmy Kimmel’s long-awaited live sitcom special, recreating “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons,” now has an air date and all-star cast. “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in […]
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President Barack Obama is up to his singing ways again. On Thursday the president was touring New Orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina when he encountered a woman named Weezy. “Weezy? Really? Like, Weezy? Like in ‘Sanford & Son?,” the president said clinching his chest mimicking the old Red Fox routine. However, the […]
Ned Wertimer, who appeared on 11 seasons of “The Jeffersons” as Ralph The Doorman, is dead at age 89. The actor’s manager Brad Lemack confirmed to The Huffington Post Tuesday that Wertimer died on Jan. 2 following health complications at the Sherman Village Health Care Center in California. Wertimer was a veteran television actor who […]
For many black Americans, the news of actor Sherman Hemsley’s death represents a two-fold loss of both an incredible talent and the captivating character that was George Jefferson. By portraying the outspoken and incredibly honest Mr. Jefferson, who was never too shy to speak candidly about race relations in the seventies, Hemsley and his cast […]
eurweb.com *To highlight the work of the recently deceased Sherman Hemsley, TV One Network will pay tribute to the legendary actor with two nights of marathons. Included in the programming will, of course, be the long-running hit series “The Jeffersons” featuring the actor’s iconic role as George Jefferson, for which he won an NAACP Image […]
*Sherman Hemsley, best known for his iconic TV character George Jefferson on “The Jeffersons,” has died at his home in El Paso, Texas, police tell TMZ. He was 74. At press time, it was unclear how he died. Hemsley first became famous through guest appearances on “All in the Family.” He starred in the spin-off, […]