Members alphanguy74 Posted July 24, 2012 Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 He passed away today at the age of 74. A funny, funny man. Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 24, 2012 Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 RIP Sherman I LOVE this Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 24, 2012 Members Share Posted July 24, 2012 He will be missed...loved him on The Jeffersons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCKP5HcX2I4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqiyQZsdEhw&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 Was he the last one alive out of George, Louise, Tom, Helen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 Yes, he was the last alive out those four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 I feel like a piece of my youth is gone. I have so many memories of laughing with my family gathered around the tv watching The Jeffersons. George got on my nerves, but he always made me laugh. Sherman was a talent. Rest in Peace, Sherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MissLlanviewPA Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 I watched him primarily on All in the Family when George and Louise (she wasn't called "Weezy" until The Jeffersons) still lived next door to Archie and Edith , and even though it took awhile for George Jefferson and Archie Bunker to come face to face (he wouldn't meet them for years--only his brother Henry), it was worth it. RIP . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 I didn't realize he was only 74. I thought he was a little older. Sherman was a great comic actor, and I don't think The Jeffersons ever would have worked without him. He was also very good on Amen. We've lost so many comic legends this year alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 The Jeffersons DVDs are selling real well on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 Roxie Roker (Lenny Kravitz's mother) who played Helen was the first of the quad to pass. I remember Isabelle Sanford's final public appearance at the TV Land Awards which was truly heartbreaking. She had been through some recent health troubles and her speech was slurred. The look on Sherman's face as she fumbled to make a quip was so sad, like second party embarrassment. He said he knew that was the last time he'd see her, and it was. Marla Gibbs is still living. When TVOne started airing Amen and 227 reruns they did a marathon and had cute commercial breaks of Marla and Sherman boxing in the ring and doing their old familiar banter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 That's good news, hopefully it will help bring the rest of the seasons to DVD, the releases stalled a few years ago due to low sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted July 25, 2012 Members Share Posted July 25, 2012 I watched his Emmy TV Legends interview earlier this year and I remember him talking about how nervous he was his first time on AITF (because he'd never done a major tv show or role before) and how sweet the cast was to him. Also, he mentioned how hard it was for him to slam the door on the Willises on TJ because it was rude but he had to do it for the character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted July 27, 2012 Members Share Posted July 27, 2012 Antenna TV is airing a special block of AITF episodes (they don't haveThe Jeffersons) this Sunday night featuring Sherman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 7, 2012 Members Share Posted August 7, 2012 TMZ is reporting Sherman had a cancerous mass on his lung http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/07/sherman-hemsley-death-certificate/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted August 31, 2012 Members Share Posted August 31, 2012 Sherman still isn't buried. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/30/showbiz/sherman-hemsley-dispute/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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