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Shannon Nutt 07-25-12 02:39 PM
Re: R.I.P Sherman Hemsley
 
Originally Posted by DJariya (Post 11320987)
Granted I don't know anything about Sherman's personal life because from what I've seen he was a private man, but just because he chose not to marry and have children, it doesn't automatically make him gay.
I'm not saying it...I'm saying that other publications are. THE ADVOCATE had an obit piece that said as much. I could give a rat's ass what his (or anyone's) sexual orientation is...the only time I care is when I'm interested in the person. :)

digidoh 07-25-12 07:23 PM
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Several marathon tributes to Hemsley airing this week and weekend.

http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/0...effersons.html

And a really strange revelation (not LSD strange, but still ...) Hemsley's dream role, which he never got to play, was Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...,6105118.story

Drexl 07-25-12 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Sierra Disc (Post 11321299)
One of the great sitcom stars. I'm really surprised to find he was "only" 74, as he seemed to be in his 50s in the Jeffersons run back 35 years ago, I'm surprised to see he was still fairly young then. Guess he was "always" old.
Kinda like Wilford Brimley, who is 77, but has looked old for so long that he was one of the "elderly" actors in Cocoon. At the time, Brimley was the same age (50) that Tom Cruise is today.

RIP Sherman Hemsley.

wz42 07-26-12 01:06 AM
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A comedic legend and a personal idol.

Like Don Knotts and Three's Company it's a crime he wasn't able to create much more great work after Amen since he was looking for work.

JuryDuty 07-26-12 08:07 AM
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The Jeffersons is as good today as when it first aired, and that's in large part to Sherman Hemsley pulling off the character so well.

Sad to see him go, but he's movin' on up...

clckworang 07-26-12 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by adamblast (Post 11321941)
You live on the toe nail of Texas? :lol:

The town I live in might be geographically called the bump on the ass of California.
A few more parts and we could assemble a real person. :lol: But yes, I'm in Cameron Country, which is all the way south, very near the border and South Padre Island.

Originally Posted by Drexl (Post 11322615)
Kinda like Wilford Brimley, who is 77, but has looked old for so long that he was one of the "elderly" actors in Cocoon. At the time, Brimley was the same age (50) that Tom Cruise is today.

RIP Sherman Hemsley.
Wow. That really puts it in perspective. I hadn't thought of it like that, but Brimley is another great example of an "old" actor. I didn't realize he was actually so young in Cocoon. Crazy.

Thrush 07-26-12 02:23 PM
Re: R.I.P Sherman Hemsley
 
Originally Posted by JuryDuty (Post 11323113)
The Jeffersons is as good today as when it first aired, and that's in large part to Sherman Hemsley pulling off the character so well.

Sad to see him go, but he's movin' on up...
Yep it holds up surprisingly well. I'd put Herman's George Jefferson up there with Ralph Kramden in the Pantheon of great sitcom characters.

wz42 07-26-12 11:25 PM
Re: R.I.P Sherman Hemsley
 
Originally Posted by Thrush (Post 11323669)
Yep it holds up surprisingly well. I'd put Herman's George Jefferson up there with Ralph Kramden in the Pantheon of great sitcom characters.
Totally agree and THANK YOU for saying it.

It sadly seems like so many comedic greats aren't recognized until they die. I'm lamenting how much more great stuff he would hve done if he got more work later in life.

JohnnyMovie 07-27-12 11:41 PM
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:rip: George Jeffersons :(

PenguinJoe 09-27-12 02:11 PM
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Sherman Hemsley’s Body Has Been Frozen In El Paso For Two Months Because People Are Fighting Over His Estate

Read more: http://www.uproxx.com/tv/2012/09/she...#ixzz27hOlGGuV

TGM 09-27-12 02:56 PM
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Shermcicle!


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