In wake of the announcement that Sherman Hemsley's family has decided to postpone his memorial, the Tom Joyner Morning Show created a beautiful tribute to honor the TV legend.
At a memorial service for the star of the sitcom "The Jeffersons," a sign on the front door of the Deliverance Evangelistic Church in North Philadelphia read: "Today's Memorial Service for Sherman Hemsley has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience." Hemsley passed away in July in El Paso, Texas. Reports say the actor passed […]
The actor most famous for playing George Jefferson on "The Jeffersons" died as a result of a cancerous mass on his lung, reports TMZ.com. According to the El Paso County Texas Medical Examiner post mortem report, the primary cause of death is listed as "superior vena cava syndrome", a complication resulting from a mass on […]
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The El Paso medical examiner's office says Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson in the television sitcom "The Jeffersons," died of natural causes and that no autopsy will be performed. Coroner's office administration manager Irene Santiago said Wednesday that the 74-year-old actor had been ill. She did not elaborate. El […]
Huggy Lowdown jokes with the crew about TJMS being the "perfect attendence crew" and getting the back-hand from the "beige man" for being late yesterday. He goes on to detail the many reasons why he was late, before sending a funny condolence to his TV dad, the late Sherman Hemsley.
Yesterday, we lost a great entertainer: Sherman Hemsley. Although he went on to play other successful TV roles, his most famous and beloved is that of George Jefferson of the hit sitcom, “The Jeffersons,” alongside the late great TV veteran, Isabel Sanford. It’s not such a big deal now to turn on the TV and […]
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Sherman Hemsley, the actor who made the irascible, bigoted George Jefferson of "The Jeffersons" one of television's most memorable characters and a symbol for urban upward mobility, has died. He was 74. Police in El Paso, Texas, said late Tuesday that Hemsley was found dead at a home on the […]
