Emmanuel Lewis Net Worth

Emmanuel Lewis's Quotes

• I love the concept that if I ever wanted to walk away from show biz without having to depend on any past money, I can have current money being taken care of all the time.
• I would never really expose any of my girlfriends to the Press. Everything that I would have with them would be very private. I didn't want to put them through what I had to go through. *I* had to do it. *They* didn't.
• My mom is extremely protective of me. Wherever I went, my mom and my family went.
• It was never a shock to me. It was never a thing where I'd say, 'Oh, my God! What's going on here?' You know, I'm short. Alright. - on his slow growing process
• [on his family]: We weren't rich and we weren't poor. We were just happy if we got 50 cents for the week just to go get some snacks every once in a while.

Interesting Facts about Emmanuel Lewis

1. Graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 1997 with a theatre arts degree
2. Was a contestant on "The Weakest Link". His first question was "What month has the least amount of days?" He unfortunately guessed "May", but was not voted 'the weakest link' until much later on the show.
3. His college years stretched from 1989 until 1997. He took time off for occasional acting gigs.
4. Returned to show business after graduating college in 1997, but his options were limited. He was just over 4 feet tall and still looked like the little boy from Webster (1983).
5. Mother's name is Margaret.
6. Is the youngest of 4 children.
7. His parents divorced when he was only 2 years old.
8. Has one sister and two brothers: Lizziebeth (b. 1964), Roscoe (b. 1968), and Chris (b. 1970).
9. Was often mistaken for Gary Coleman because of the 3 things he had in common with the Diff'rent Strokes (1978) child star: he's African-American, short, and has starred in a sitcom about trans-racial adoptions.
10. Was 12 years old when Webster (1983) first premiered. The series finale premiered just one day after his 18th birthday.
11. George Burns died on his 25 birthday, and The Notorious B.I.G., exactly one year later on his 26th.
12. Shares birthday with Shad Moss, Chingy, the late Raul Julia, and Stephanie Chambers (who was also born the same year as Emmanuel).
13. His contract was renegotiated by his agent and attorney after the first season of Webster (1983) to commit him to five more seasons and give him a share of the profits, including syndication money.
14. His tight-knit family kept him off the destructive path traveled by so many child stars.
15. Chooses his projects very carefully. He turned down an offer to play an urban gang-banger.
16. Became a budding entrepreneur, dabbling with both a limousine company and a car wash service.
17. Remained friends with Michael Jackson up until his death, though they rarely saw each other.
18. According to endocrinologists, he has all the potential for normal growth.
19. Had no entourage or limo during his Webster (1983) fame. His mother drove him to work and home.
20. His physical size combined with his age made his Hollywood clout all that more incongruous.