Lear was so convinced that Hemsley was the right man to play Jefferson that he waited a full two years for the actor to wrap ...

Amen is an American television sitcom produced by Carson Productions that ran from September 27, 1986 to May 11, 1991 on NBC. Set in Sherman Hemsley's real-life hometown of Philadelphia ...

He was 62. Gilliland’s career started in the 1980s, when he was a member of the production staff during the first season of the Sherman Hemsley-starring sitcom Amen and as a writer and story ...

What made the queries so bizarre was that Coleman had indeed died tragically young ... as reported back when he passed, in 2010: Gary Coleman, who soared to fame in the late 1970s as the child ...

“Amen” was the first Black comedy to figure out how to make religion funny without being blasphemous, faith-based without being too preachy. The talented cast was led by Sherman Hemsley (of ...

Sherman Helmsley will finally be laid to rest three months after his death. An El Paso, Texas judge named Flora Enchinton, self-proclaimed best friend of Hemsley, beneficiary over the star’s ...

Actor Sherman Hemsley, who starred in hits like "The Jeffersons ... After "The Jeffersons" was abruptly cancelled, Hemsley starred in the sitcom "Amen" as a fiery Philadelphia church deacon ...

Sherman Alexander Hemsley was the son of a printing press ... Hemsley starred as fiery Philadelphia church deacon Ernest Frye in the sitcom "Amen" from 1986 to 1991. He frequently turned up ...

This time, I’m bringing you the cast of “Amen.” This show, which starred the incomparable talent of Sherman Hemsley, was a hit with audiences that varied in race, social economic status, ...

Sherman Alexander Hemsley was the son of a printing press ... Hemsley starred as fiery Philadelphia church deacon Ernest Frye in the sitcom “Amen” from 1986 to 1991. He frequently turned ...

Sherman Hemsley’s George Jefferson was “movin ... He also starred as Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC sitcom “Amen” from 1986-91. Hemsley signed his will six weeks before his death from ...

I had the honor of wrking w the great comedic actor as a kid on his show Amen in 1988.' Lenny Kravitz also paid his respects: 'Rest in peace Sherman Hemsley. You are legendary. Your contribution ...