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Sherman Hemsley (Sherman Alexander Hemsley) was born on 1 February, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is an Actor, Miscellaneous, Soundtrack. Discover Sherman Hemsley's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Sherman Hemsley networth?

Popular As Sherman Alexander Hemsley
Occupation actor,miscellaneous,soundtrack
Age 74 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 1 February 1938
Birthday 1 February
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of death 24 July, 2012
Died Place El Paso, Texas, USA
Nationality United States

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Sherman Hemsley Height, Weight & Measurements

At 74 years old, Sherman Hemsley height is 5' 6" (1.68 m) .

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Height 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Sherman Hemsley Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Sherman Hemsley worth at the age of 74 years old? Sherman Hemsley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Sherman Hemsley's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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2013

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.

2006

In 2006, Hemsley was cast in VH1's reality show, The Surreal Life (2003), season 6.

2004

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].

1997

In 1997, the remaining cast of The Jeffersons had a reunion on the Rolonda (1994) talk show, still having the same charm they did decades ago.

1992

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 211-212. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387

1991

The show ran for five seasons until 1991.

Hemsley then made his debut as a voice actor as part of the ABC live action-puppet series, Dinosaurs (1991). Hemsley played Bradley P. Richfield, Earl's cruel boss. The show ran successfully for four seasons.

1990

Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley made television guest appearances together on well-known television programs such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) and were in commercials for The Gap, Old Navy and Denny's.

1989

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.

1986

After The Jeffersons, Hemsley steadily started working on other projects and in 1986 joined the NBC sitcom Amen (1986) where he played religious deacon Ernest Frye.

1985

The Jeffersons turned out to be a success spanning eleven seasons ending in 1985.

1979

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

1975

Hemsley and co-star, Isabel Sanford were chosen to do a spin off of the show All In The Family called The Jeffersons (1975). Despite the age difference between Hemsley and Sanford (twenty years apart), many described their on-screen marriage as truly hilarious. Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe for his outstanding performance as George Jefferson.

1971

In 1971, while on tour for Purlie, he received a call from producer/creator/writer Norman Lear.

Lear wanted Hemsley to audition for a role which was going to be part of his sitcom All in the Family (1971). Due to his commitment to the Purlie project, Hemsley declined the role. Norman Lear said he would have the role open for him and Hemsley joined the cast two years later.

1938

Sherman Hemsley played characters known to be wise-cracking, "Weezy" loving, boisterous fools which America and the entire world laughed with kindheartedly. Sherman Alexander Hemsley, Air Force veteran and actor, was born on Feb. 1, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, William Hemsley, worked at a printing press while his mother worked at various factories during the war. As a child, Hemsley was introduced to acting during school where the teachers would ask students to play different characters. The first play he did as a kid in school was about fire prevention and Hemsley played the fire. He eventually ended up dropping out of school and joined the Air Force. During his adolescence he never considered acting as a profession until after he served in the military. Hemsley then moved from south Philadelphia where he had spent most of his life to New York City. He worked as a post office clerk during the day and actor during the night. He considered New York the best place to be as it had several acting workshops and theater companies such as The Negro Ensemble Company (NEC)founded by Robert Hooks which helped actors/actresses obtain roles on theater, television and movies. His former co-star, Roxie Roker, was also part of the NEC alumni. Hemsley made his professional acting debut on the Broadway play, Purlie, and toured with the show for a year.