Members Lucky Posted July 24, 2012 Members Posted July 24, 2012 Sherman Hemsley, the actor who played George Jefferson on the popular TV series The Jeffersons, died in El Paso, Texas, today. Hemsley originated the character of George on the Archie Bunker show, All in The Family in 1973. His wife, Luoise, and son, Lionel, were so popular with audiences that they were given their own spinoff, The Jeffersons, and an address, 185 East 85th Street, in Manhattan's Upper East Side. The show's theme song, Moving On Up, reflected their rise in status from a home in Queens to the elegant East Side. Other popular characters on the show were neighbor Tom Willis, and maid Florence. Hemsley was 74. Quote
Members Lucky Posted July 24, 2012 Author Members Posted July 24, 2012 Damn. These newer posters sure are succinct. Quote
Guest ftlboy Posted July 24, 2012 Posted July 24, 2012 Wonderful. forgot how well written it was. I loved Florence, such a wonderful interaction between she and George. Sad to hear the news. Quote
Members Lucky Posted July 25, 2012 Author Members Posted July 25, 2012 Maybe Louise wasn't getting any! Gawker discusses the gay rumors: http://gawker.com/5929102/gay-or-not-gay-sherman-hemsley Quote
Guest FourAces Posted July 26, 2012 Posted July 26, 2012 So sad to see this news. I love watching the Jeffersons to this day and also enjoyed Amen. For a former postal employee he did well for himself. As a TV icon he broke new ground. Quote
