Sherman Hemsley has died! George Jefferson has gone to meet Wezzie. Hemsley was 74 years old when he died in his home in El Paso, Texas. He will forever be remembered as Geroge Jefferson dry cleaning magnate from Queens who moved on up to a Dee-Luxe apartment in the sky. He was discovered in 1971 by ground breaking sitcom producer Norman Lear and cast as the ying toArchie Bunker's yang on "All in the Family" before being give the lead in his own sitcom "The Jeffersons". Sherman Hemsley and Isable Sanford moved on up to the east side as George and Louise (Wezzie) Jefferson for 11 seasons. He then went on to play and equally bombastic character in the sitcom Amen in the mid-80's. Mr. Hemsley and Ms Sanford were paired again in a series of ads for Old Navy until Isabel Sanford died.
George Jefferson will always be remembered as the man who perfect the door slam. Be it in his neighbor's or his maid Florence's face. His character was also the perfect foil to Archie Bunker's dislike of other races.
Sherman Hemsley was an iconic actor and had received both Emmy and Golden Globe awards for his comic performances. He was living in El Paso when he died of natural causes. George has gone off to meet Wezzie in that deluxe apaprtment in the sky
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