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Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley's biography

Sherman Alexander Hemsley is 74 years old stage actor born at Philadelphia. Sherman was born on Tuesday 1st of February 1938. According to year of birth 1938 Sherman belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 1st of February means he is Aquarius. Aquarius is an Airy sign. They are smart thinkers, social, communicative, independent and intelligent people.

Sherman is multiracial american. He is citizen of United States of America. Sherman is christian. His primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know him also as television actor. He is recently known as film actor.

Sherman Hemsley's schools

We found 1 school Sherman attended. Name of the school: Edward W. Bok Technical High School.

Sherman Hemsley's career

His main focus is to be stage actor. He is famous thanks to George Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons, B.P. Richfield on Dinosaurs, Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen.

Is Sherman Hemsley gay ?

Sherman is known to be gay.

How did Sherman Hemsley die

He died on on Tuesday 24th of July 2012 when he was 74 years old at El Paso. Sherman Hemsleys death was caused by superior vena cava syndrome due to lung cancer. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Sherman Hemsley's Rankings

  • George Jefferson, his character on The Jeffersons (1975), was ranked #44 in "TV Guide"'s list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [6/20/04 issue].

What else you don't know about Sherman Hemsley ?

Sherman´s middle name is Alexander.

What Sherman Hemsley has done for a first time

  • Played a pastor twice, in his first and final films: Love at First Bite (1979) and American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009).

Sherman Hemsley's quotes

  • [When he was about to co-star with Isabel Sanford on All in the Family (1971)'s spinoff, The Jeffersons (1975)]: Isabel Sanford, who played his wife, Louise Jefferson, was reluctant to leave All in the Family (1971). She didn't know how the show would go.
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Sherman Hemsley's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Sherman Hemsley looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 6" (168 cm). Body build is average. Sherman´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. His hair is shade of bald.