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Sherman Hemsley, who played George Jefferson on The Jeffersons, has died at 74, according to police.

The actor played Jefferson in All in the Family and its successful spin-off, The Jeffersons.

He also played Deacon Ernest Frye on Amen.

Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas, police tell TMZ. He had no wife or children.


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Just saw that.

So sad...loved him on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in addition to his other hilarious roles or bit parts.


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He was a really, really talented guy.

RIP "Mr Jefferson".


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Loved him and Archie Bunker together.

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Loved him and Archie Bunker together.




Some of the funniest TV there was back then. Another has been been lost from a time long gone for alot of us now.


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All that stuff would be deemed politically incorrect these days. Of course, now you can saturate the airwaves with sex and that's OK.


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He was a really, really talented guy.

RIP "Mr Jefferson".




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He finally got that Deluxe apartment in the sky.

R.I.P.


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I hope he is "Movin on up" again.


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