Rest in peace... Sherman Hemsley
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Re: Sherman Hemsley, TV's George Jefferson, dead, according to TMZ
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Re: RIP Sherman Hemsley
Yeah, I though about it after I did it.
Dude asked about her so I posted more. Sorry Mr. Hemsley. 
Yeah, I though about it after I did it.
Dude asked about her so I posted more. Sorry Mr. Hemsley. 
Just saw this on FB.
Sad...RIP.
He didn't have any children? Damn...
Sad...RIP.
He didn't have any children? Damn...
R.I.P.
Rest in peace, Sherm'. One of the all-time funny little men. He was a bit before my time as I was born in the summer of '79 ... and didn't get around to checking out footage of him until I was a teen in the early-90s, but I respect all he did in his career. Laughter is good medicine for us all.
http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2012-07-24/the-jeffersons-star-sherman-hemsley-passes-away-at-74/
http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2012-07-24/the-jeffersons-star-sherman-hemsley-passes-away-at-74/
r.i.p.
funny brotha...
funny brotha...
rip.... loved watching the jeffersons and amen....he will be missed
Actor Sherman Hemsley found dead in his El Paso home
Sherman Hemsley, the actor known for his portrayal of George Jefferson in "The Jeffersons" has died at his El Paso home, according to a friend in El Paso and his publicist.
Hemsley, 74, had lived for several years in El Paso.
Neighbors told ABC-7 that they saw El Paso Police arrive at Hemsley's East El Paso home early Tuesday morning. No cause of death has been released.
A neighbor lived in the neighborhood for four years and said he'd walk to a neighborhood grocery store every morning and that he was a nice guy.
U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte first met Hemsley in 2000 when he was with the Texas Narcotic Association and he heard Hemsley was living in El Paso.
Hemsley dropped by the conference and they became friends since then.
“He was a really nice guy,” Almonte said. “A lot of people thought he’d be like the character (George Jefferson), but it was a character. He was really nice and quiet. He was a little guy with a huge heart.”
In addition to acting he also was a fan of jazz music and a musician who performed several times in El Paso.
Dennis Woo, operations director at KTEP, said Hemsley would call the El Paso radio station every so often and share stories off air with Woo.
"He would say 'God, I haven't heard that song in a long, long time,'" Woo said. "After he called a few times, I finally asked him what his first name was and he said 'You know me as Mr. Jefferson.'"
Woo said Hemsley would usually call the station after he heard an NPR story he was particularly interested in or around certain jazz festival times.
"There was one time he shared a story that he and Bill Cosby used to hang out at the Playboy Jazz Festival with all the luminaries. He would say that here's a guy that used to be a postman and here he is hanging out with all the greats and getting to meet Dizzy Gillespie, among others," Woo said.
El Paso fell in love with El Paso because he liked the way the city looked and that it was a safe place to live, Almonte said.
“I saw him a few months ago when he came to San Antonio,” Almonte said. “He performed a show that ran for two weeks. He was so full of energy and didn’t seem like a 74-year-old. He looked like a star, a star that would never go out. I was lucky he was in my life.”
Check kvia.com for more information on this story as it becomes available.
http://www.kvia.com/news/Actor-Sher...-home/-/391068/15672810/-/7o61aw/-/index.html
Sherman Hemsley, the actor known for his portrayal of George Jefferson in "The Jeffersons" has died at his El Paso home, according to a friend in El Paso and his publicist.
Hemsley, 74, had lived for several years in El Paso.
Neighbors told ABC-7 that they saw El Paso Police arrive at Hemsley's East El Paso home early Tuesday morning. No cause of death has been released.
A neighbor lived in the neighborhood for four years and said he'd walk to a neighborhood grocery store every morning and that he was a nice guy.
U.S. Marshal Robert Almonte first met Hemsley in 2000 when he was with the Texas Narcotic Association and he heard Hemsley was living in El Paso.
Hemsley dropped by the conference and they became friends since then.
“He was a really nice guy,” Almonte said. “A lot of people thought he’d be like the character (George Jefferson), but it was a character. He was really nice and quiet. He was a little guy with a huge heart.”
In addition to acting he also was a fan of jazz music and a musician who performed several times in El Paso.
Dennis Woo, operations director at KTEP, said Hemsley would call the El Paso radio station every so often and share stories off air with Woo.
"He would say 'God, I haven't heard that song in a long, long time,'" Woo said. "After he called a few times, I finally asked him what his first name was and he said 'You know me as Mr. Jefferson.'"
Woo said Hemsley would usually call the station after he heard an NPR story he was particularly interested in or around certain jazz festival times.
"There was one time he shared a story that he and Bill Cosby used to hang out at the Playboy Jazz Festival with all the luminaries. He would say that here's a guy that used to be a postman and here he is hanging out with all the greats and getting to meet Dizzy Gillespie, among others," Woo said.
El Paso fell in love with El Paso because he liked the way the city looked and that it was a safe place to live, Almonte said.
“I saw him a few months ago when he came to San Antonio,” Almonte said. “He performed a show that ran for two weeks. He was so full of energy and didn’t seem like a 74-year-old. He looked like a star, a star that would never go out. I was lucky he was in my life.”
Check kvia.com for more information on this story as it becomes available.
http://www.kvia.com/news/Actor-Sher...-home/-/391068/15672810/-/7o61aw/-/index.html
too funny.....
Re: RIP Sherman Hemsley
Ok I never , NEVER heard this one! Sammy Davis Jr?!
Ok I never , NEVER heard this one! Sammy Davis Jr?!
I wonder what he died from? is Jenny Jefferson still around.
God-Of-War-420
Mr. Pool
daaamn rip to a legend
rip to a legend 
Re: RIP Sherman Hemsley
DAMN
Used to watch this with the whole family...
We really need to support and honor these pioneers more.
DAMN
Used to watch this with the whole family...
We really need to support and honor these pioneers more.
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I posted this youtube up a couple of weeks ago with Isabel Sanford. What happened to Jenny Jefferson.
I posted this youtube up a couple of weeks ago with Isabel Sanford. What happened to Jenny Jefferson.
DAMN
Used to watch this with the whole family...
We really need to support and honor these pioneers more.
Re: RIP Sherman Hemsley
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