Lionel Jefferson....Dead at 57

WCBias · Dec 22, 2006

Finally made his way to the top

maxdemo · Dec 22, 2006

57.....thats Too Young To Die

Timetopay · Dec 22, 2006

Him and Weezy were a good couple. Ill miss the little bastard

fucnluc · Dec 22, 2006

Journeyman · Dec 22, 2006

There were two Lionel's...which one?

I believe George Jefferson and Florence are the only ones left now.

Timetopay · Dec 22, 2006

George Jefferson??? Wasnt he married to Jane. With his kids Elroy and Judy. Dont remember a Florence but maybe the robot.

Doug · Dec 22, 2006

Timetopay said:
Him and Weezy were a good couple. Ill miss the little bastard

he was the son.

MIKEY.1TIME · Dec 22, 2006

Journeyman said:
There were two Lionel's...which one?

I believe George Jefferson and Florence are the only ones left now.

the original

fivestarjake · Dec 22, 2006

WC Bias said:
Finally made his way to the top

when i always think your being serious..you always have me in tears when i open your thread up.:missingte :missingte :missingte

RDC-3 · Dec 22, 2006

i heard that Michael Richards will be giving the eoulogy.

Doug · Dec 22, 2006

Doug · Dec 22, 2006

Both Lionels were named Evans

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]George Jefferson .............................Sherman Hemsley
Louise Jefferson.....................................Isabel Sanford
Florence Johnston .....................................Marla Gibbs
Helen Willis ..............................................Roxie Roker
Tom Willis..............................................Franklin Cover
Lionel Jefferson (1975, 1979-)......................Mike Evans
Jenny Willis Jefferson ..........................Berlinda Tolbert
Harry Bentley..........................................Paul Benedict
Mother Jefferson (1975-1978).........................Zara Cully
Lionel Jefferson (1975-1978).....................Damon Evans
Ralph the Doorman .................................Ned Wertimer [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PRODUCERS George Sunga, Jay Moriarity, Mike Mulligan, Don Nichol, Michael Ross, Bernie West, Sy Rosen, Jack Shea, Ron Leavitt, David Duclon [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]PROGRAMMING HISTORY[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Bogel, Donald. Blacks, Coons, Mulattos, Mammies and Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Film. New York: Garland, 1973. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]_______________. Blacks in American Television and Film. New York: Garland, 1988. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Friedman, Lester D. Unspeakable Images: Ethnicity and the American Cinema. Urbana, Illinois and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1991. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Gray, Herman. Watching Race: Television and the Struggle for "Blackness." Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1995. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]MacDonald, J. Fred. Blacks and White TV: Afro-Americans in Television Since 1948. Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1993. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Marc, David, and Robert J. Thompson. Prime Time, Prime Movers: From I Love Lucy to L.A. Law, America's Greatest TV Shows and People Who Created Them. Boston: Little, Brown, 1992. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Taylor, Ella. Prime Time Families: Television Culture in Postwar America. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1990.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]See also All in the Family; Cosby Show; Good Times; Hemsley, Sherman; Lear, Norman [/FONT]

Buster · Dec 22, 2006

Doug said:

the one in this picture is not the lionel that died.the way i understood it is it is the one that was on all in the family

Buster · Dec 22, 2006

no i think you are right.he died over a week ago?

Most Recent Role: Ray on Walker, Texas Ranger
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina (USA)
Birthday: 11-3-1949
Birth Name: Michael Jonas Evans
Date of Death: 12-14-2006
Cause of Death: Throat cancer

Ironman_8 · Dec 22, 2006

His name was Mike Evans and died of throat cancer and was the original Lionel Jefferson the son of George and Weezie.

Buster · Dec 22, 2006

well somebody has it way wrong as the lionel in the picture is not the one that was on all in the family.am i correct?

TWENTYNINE PALMS, California -- Actor Mike Evans, best known as Lionel Jefferson in the TV sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," has died. He was 57.

Evans died of throat cancer December 14 at his mother's home in Twentynine Palms, said his niece, Chrystal Evans.

Evans, along with Eric Monte, also created and wrote for "Good Times," one of the first TV sitcoms that featured a primarily black cast.

Michael Jonas Evans was born November 3, 1949, in Salisbury, North Carolina. His father, Theodore Evans Sr., was a dentist while his mother, Annie Sue Evans, was a school teacher.

The family moved to Los Angeles when Evans was a child.

He studied acting at Los Angeles City College before getting the role of Lionel Jefferson in 1970s situation comedy "All in the Family."

Evans kept the role of Lionel when "The Jeffersons" launched in 1975. The hit show was a spinoff featuring bigoted Archie Bunker's black neighbors in Queens who "move on up to the East Side" of Manhattan.

Evans was replaced by Damon Evans (no relation) for four years, then he returned to the series from 1979 to 1981.

He also acted in the 1976 TV miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man" and made guest appearances on the TV series "Love, American Style" and "The Streets of San Francisco." His last role was in a 2000 episode of "Walker, Texas Ranger."

In recent years he had invested in real estate in Southern California.

Mike Evans, original Lionel Jefferson, dies

Buster · Dec 22, 2006

Ironman_8 said:
His name was Mike Evans and died of throat cancer and was the original Lionel Jefferson the son of George and Weezie.

exactly,however on his death page they have the picture that doug posted. what a f' up

Timetopay · Dec 22, 2006

Guys who gives a shit really...

michael777 · Dec 22, 2006

Timetopay said:
Guys who gives a shit really...

nice post :WTF:

Buster · Dec 22, 2006

Timetopay said:
Guys who gives a shit really...

evidently you or you would not even be reading this thread

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