Sherman Hemsley Net Worth

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.

Interesting Facts about Sherman Hemsley

1. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 211-212. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
2. Played the same character, "George Jefferson", on four different TV series and in a film: the TV series All in the Family (1971), The Jeffersons (1975), E/R (1984) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), and the film, Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998).
3. George Jefferson, Hemsley's character on The Jeffersons (1975), was ranked #44 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
4. Was twenty years younger than his The Jeffersons (1975) co-star Isabel Sanford who played his wife on the series.
5. He was only 11 years older than his fictional TV son, acted by Mike Evans, on The Jeffersons (1975).
6. He and his The Jeffersons (1975) co-star, Isabel Sanford, appeared in Old Navy and Denny's Restaurant commercials, during the late 1970's.
7. The name "Weezy" came about due to a girl, Sherman Hemsley had a crush on in real-life, named Louise. Sherman Hemsley would call her "Weezy", and one day asked Isabel Sanford if he could call her character "Weezy" and she said yes.
8. Sherman Hemsley is also a professional singer having released a single in 1989 called, "Ain't That A Kick In The Head", with Sutra Records.
9. Hemsley never married or had any children. He lived with his girlfriend, Flora Enchinton, prior to his death.
10. In 2006, Hemsley was cast in VH1's reality show, The Surreal Life (2003), season 6.
11. He and Isabel Sanford also made a cameo appearance in the film, Sprung (1997).
12. Hemsley performed with local groups in Philadelphia before moving to New York to study with Lloyd Richards at the Negro Ensemble Company.
13. He dropped out of school and joined the United States Air Force, where he served for four years.
14. He was also a musician, releasing an album called "Dance" in 1992, though his own taste ran more toward 1970s rock bands, like Genesis and Yes.
15. On leaving the Air Force, he returned to Philadelphia where he worked for the Post Office during the day while attending acting school at night.
16. He played the same character (George Jefferson) on five different series: All in the Family (1971), The Jeffersons (1975), E/R (1984), The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and House of Payne (2006).
17. Made his television debut playing George Jefferson on All in the Family and made his final television on House of Payne playing George Jefferson as well.
18. Sherman Hemsley's talent agent and friend of 30 years died on July 14, 2013 in El Paso Tx. During this time, Sherman starred in the stage play, "Norman Is That You?", which won an award in Vegas for Best Produced Show with the "Sherman Hemsley Show". In addition, Sherman starred in the NBC-TV shows of the 80s and 90s, Amen (1986) and Goode Behavior (1996), which Ken Johnston contributed as producer.
19. He was known to be a very private person.
20. Friends with Marla Gibbs, Bill Cosby, Robert Guillaume, and Carroll O'Connor.