Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Hemsley
Sherman Alexander Hemsleywas an American actor, best known for his role as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family and The Jeffersons, Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series Amen and B.P. Richfield on the ABC series Dinosaurs. For his work on the The Jeffersons, Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award and won a NAACP Image Award...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth1 February 1938
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I always told my mother I wanted a job where I could have a lot of fun and have a lot of time off. She asked me where I was going to find that, and I said, 'I don't know, but it's out there.
I'm proud to be from Philadelphia.
I loved it, but had to forget about acting after elementary school because it was the sort of thing you just didn't do in my rough neighborhood.
I don't slam doors in people's faces, and I'm not a bigot.
Making people laugh was automatic.
I'm just an old hippie. You know, peace and love.
I was in a play in elementary school and had to jump up and run away. I was nervous and tripped and fell down and everyone laughed. Their laughter made me relax, so I pretended it was part of the show.