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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:20 PM

Tx4obama (29,944 posts)

Sherman Hemsley Dead: 'The Jeffersons' Actor Dies At 74

Source: Huffington Post

Sherman Hemsley, known for his starring role on "The Jeffersons," has died at age 74.

Although the cause of Hemsley's death is unclear, TMZ reports that the actor passed away at his El Paso, Texas, home.

Hemsley made a name for himself as George Jefferson, carrying the iconic sitcom for a decade and earning a 1984 Emmy nomination for his work as lead actor in a comedy series. The actor went on to appear on a handful of other classic television shows including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and "The Hughleys." He also starred as Deacon Ernest Frye on the NBC series "Amen" for several years.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/24/sherman-hemsley-dead-dies-the-jeffersons_n_1699590.html

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Sherman Hemsley Dead: 'The Jeffersons' Actor Dies At 74 (Original post)	Tx4obama	Jul 2012	OP
He gave us so many laughs.	Graybeard	Jul 2012	#1
Yeah, he was "The Black Archie Bunker."	Archae	Jul 2012	#2
He could go toe to toe with Archie Bunker	bluestateguy	Jul 2012	#16
Moving on up!!	lobodons	Jul 2012	#3
Update from TMZ	Tx4obama	Jul 2012	#4
RIP.	Panasonic	Jul 2012	#5
Ok, this shit is getting weird	Confusious	Jul 2012	#6
Drop that mouse and step AWAY.... from the computer	Canuckistanian	Jul 2012	#10
May I recommend some reading?	Dr. Strange	Jul 2012	#13
LOL	Hassin Bin Sober	Jul 2012	#15
You are awesome. nt	msanthrope	Jul 2012	#24
Sounds like a good idea for a Twilight Zone episode n/t	deutsey	Jul 2012	#19
So much laughter left behind	Va Lefty	Jul 2012	#7
RIP! Thank you for the many, many laughs.........	TheDebbieDee	Jul 2012	#8
Oh No!!! He was a Philadelphian too!	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2012	#9
Awww- how sad. May he rest in peace.	myrna minx	Jul 2012	#11
George Jefferson is one of my all-time favorite characters.	David__77	Jul 2012	#12
RIP	Scurrilous	Jul 2012	#14
I discovered that show in 2009 when a local station played classic sitcoms in the afternoon.	alp227	Jul 2012	#17
Try "Good Times" too.	Brigid	Jul 2012	#21
Actually the supposed location was Cabrini Green -- a north side housing project	waddirum	Jul 2012	#25
I always thought the location . . .	Brigid	Jul 2012	#26
check out the opening credits	waddirum	Jul 2012	#27
I like that show too.	alp227	Jul 2012	#28
Great show - timelessly hilarious	Adenoid_Hynkel	Jul 2012	#18
I agree.	AtomicKitten	Jul 2012	#22
One of my favorite shows	deutsey	Jul 2012	#20
Yes, best theme song ever.	Brigid	Jul 2012	#23

Response to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:32 PM

Graybeard (6,671 posts)

1. He gave us so many laughs.

Hemsley's scenes with Archie Bunker on the All In The Family show are comedy classics.

RIP to a very funny man.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:36 PM

Archae (26,626 posts)

2. Yeah, he was "The Black Archie Bunker."

Archie couldn't handle having someone around like that!

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 08:39 PM

bluestateguy (40,060 posts)

16. He could go toe to toe with Archie Bunker

And Archie couldn't handle it because George Jefferson was a conservative Republican too.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:36 PM

lobodons (668 posts)

3. Moving on up!!

To the deluxiest apartment in the sky!!

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:40 PM

Tx4obama (29,944 posts)

4. Update from TMZ

1:58 PM PT -- Sources tell us ... Hemsley was discovered by his nurse ... who initially believed the actor was asleep. Once she realized something was wrong, she called for help.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/24/sherman-hemsley-dead-dies-the-jeffersons/

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:41 PM

Panasonic (2,921 posts)

5. RIP.

Hope you'll meet up with Weezy up there.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:42 PM

Confusious (8,313 posts)

6. Ok, this shit is getting weird

Last edited Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:43 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

I was looking up Andy Griffith the day before he died,

I was looking up Sherman Helmsley yesterday after watching some "all in the family" on you tube.

You better hope I'm not looking you up.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:24 PM

Canuckistanian (42,279 posts)

10. Drop that mouse and step AWAY.... from the computer

Sarge, he's going for the Youtube Icon.....

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:30 PM

Dr. Strange (21,572 posts)

13. May I recommend some reading?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_Top

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:52 PM

Hassin Bin Sober (8,729 posts)

15. LOL

You got a real snork out of me.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:13 PM

msanthrope (16,914 posts)

24. You are awesome. nt

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:52 AM

deutsey (16,852 posts)

19. Sounds like a good idea for a Twilight Zone episode n/t

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 05:56 PM

Va Lefty (1,931 posts)

7. So much laughter left behind

Last edited Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:02 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

RIP Sherman

Talks about George Jefferson

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:10 PM

TheDebbieDee (8,434 posts)

8. RIP! Thank you for the many, many laughs.........

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:13 PM

BumRushDaShow (12,023 posts)

9. Oh No!!! He was a Philadelphian too!

He "came home" with one of his series "Amen" (set here).

R.I.P. and many of us will miss his perfect asides. He is "movin' on up" to that deluxe apartment in the sky.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 06:53 PM

myrna minx (20,560 posts)

11. Awww- how sad. May he rest in peace.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:16 PM

David__77 (14,226 posts)

12. George Jefferson is one of my all-time favorite characters.

I love that show.

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 07:49 PM

Scurrilous (24,749 posts)

14. RIP

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Tue Jul 24, 2012, 10:18 PM

alp227 (21,028 posts)

17. I discovered that show in 2009 when a local station played classic sitcoms in the afternoon.

That show was a great combo of Sherman's talent and Norman Lear's genius. Shocking to hear this news now. For some reason I never heard about Sherman's death on the latest NPR bulletin. I was born in the '90s but am grateful to have discovered "The Jeffersons", "Sanford and Son", and "All in the Family".

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 05:51 PM

Brigid (10,746 posts)

21. Try "Good Times" too.

It's about a black family struggling to survive the mean streets of the soith side of Chicago. They still show it on TVLand, I think. I still consider it the most provocative of the old sitcoms I grew up on.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:38 PM

waddirum (517 posts)

25. Actually the supposed location was Cabrini Green -- a north side housing project

That is the skyline that they show in the opening sequence.

The show also featured a young Janet Jackson.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:13 PM

Brigid (10,746 posts)

26. I always thought the location . . .

Was was a stand-in for The Robert Taylor Homes. My bad. Still a fascinating look at a family surviving in the ghetto.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 09:37 PM

waddirum (517 posts)

27. check out the opening credits

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 10:51 PM

alp227 (21,028 posts)

28. I like that show too.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:17 AM

Adenoid_Hynkel (11,626 posts)

18. Great show - timelessly hilarious

and best theme song ever:

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 05:53 PM

AtomicKitten (39,680 posts)

22. I agree.

It IS the best theme song ever.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 08:55 AM

deutsey (16,852 posts)

20. One of my favorite shows

The first few seasons, anyway. It got kind of thin the longer it was on, as can happen to most shows.

Still, good ensemble cast, but Hemsley was the best thing about.

RIP, Sherman, and thanks for all the many, many laughs you gave me.

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Wed Jul 25, 2012, 05:55 PM

Brigid (10,746 posts)

23. Yes, best theme song ever.

RIP, Mr. Helmsley.

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