Sherman Hemsley, Who Moved On Up from Broadway to The Jeffersons, Dies at 74
Sherman Hemsley, best known as George Jefferson on the '70s sitcom The Jeffersons, died at his El Paso, TX home on July 24, according to TMZ. Before appearing on the hit series, Hemsley starred as Gitlow in the original 1970 Broadway production of Purlie. He reprised the role when the musical returned to Broaday in 1972. A cause of death is unknown at this time. Hemsley was born on February 1, 1938 in South Ph…
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